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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Dear EIC Team,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">You are cordially invited to the
<b><span style="color:#C00000">EIC</span> <span style="color:#CC9900">Virtual</span>
<span style="color:#385723">Holiday</span> <span style="color:#FF99CC">Party</span>
</b>on Friday, December 17<sup>th</sup> @ 3pm ET! <span style="color:black">Come prepared to show off your most festive holiday attire and best virtual backgrounds.
</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">(Calendar invite</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> to follow<span style="color:black"> with Zoom connection)</span>.</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">To make this an interactive celebration, we
<i>*highly encourage* </i>everyone to fill out the questions in the link below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.office.com/g/TpUVcgMAsm__;!!P4SdNyxKAPE!R5ijgtykb8dTAr6ywBSCJgspgyEJ1caD4swoDSg6ktp1hjf5XWGQpeGwevDTxrI$">https://forms.office.com/g/TpUVcgMAsm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Some activities to look forward to are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#FF99CC">Most Festive Attire / Best Virtual Background Prizes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#385723">Trivia and Games<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#CC9900">“Show Me You Know Me”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#C00000">EIC Holiday Collage
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Last but not least, if you’re interested please send your holiday pictures (i.e. family photos, festive furry friends, etc.) to
<a href="mailto:amendez@bnl.gov">amendez@bnl.gov</a> to be included in a collage presentation!
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😊</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="681" height="681" style="width:7.0972in;height:7.0972in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D7F10E.33DD3450"><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Anna Mendez, Administrative Assistant<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Brookhaven National Laboratory<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Electron Ion Collider / Physics Department <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">631-344-8701<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:amendez@bnl.gov">amendez@bnl.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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