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Hi all,</div>
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Due to the Hall A and C collaboration meetings next week, we will not have a TDIS weekly meeting on Tuesday the 28th. Apologies... we don't want to get behind, and so I will likely chat with some of you who may be here for the A/C collaboration meetings about
maybe having a TDIS-dedicated collaboration meeting some time soonish.</div>
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Meanwhile, would anyone like to submit an abstract for DIS2020 (see below)? I think this is a very good audience for our experiment. </div>
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Very best,</div>
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Thia</div>
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<b>The third announcement of the DIS2020:</b></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">1) I am writing to remind you that the<span> </span><b>abstract submission deadline for DIS2020 is fast approaching</b>: <b>January 30, 2020</b>. If you are thinking of submitting abstracts,
please do so at the </font><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__indico.bnl.gov_event_6567_&d=DwMFaQ&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=sbzyxkeroY58e-CkP8hQtA&m=5IwBs5yC-OQu2GqJLGSfl7crXtTXCaqNL0Ofg5Ko6bc&s=MQURje8uSY_3x9GstOhs4nsBecQfiera_Jnd5ySkuvc&e=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin: 0px; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT">DIS2020
Official WebSite:</a><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__indico.bnl.gov_event_6567_&d=DwMFaQ&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=sbzyxkeroY58e-CkP8hQtA&m=5IwBs5yC-OQu2GqJLGSfl7crXtTXCaqNL0Ofg5Ko6bc&s=MQURje8uSY_3x9GstOhs4nsBecQfiera_Jnd5ySkuvc&e=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin: 0px">https://indico.bnl.gov/event/6567/</a>).</font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> The
conveners are already hard at work! Plenary agenda is now final and on the Indico Page.</font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">2) With the recent announcement of CD0/Site-Selection of the US EIC & the anticipated results of the ongoing discussion on Europe’s future planning (EPPSU)
we have organized a<span> </span><b>special plenary session on Thursday, 3/26</b><span> </span>to hear about these exciting developments in the fields of high energy nuclear and particle physics and the path forward.</font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">3) A<b><span> </span>poster session</b><span> </span>is being considered. We are accepting poster (title/abstract).<span> </span><b>If we reach a minimum
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><b>4) Early registration </b>along with <b>reduced rate early hotel booking</b> continues. We hope attendees will take advantage of both of these. The reduced
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt">We are pleased to announce the 28th International Workshop on Deep Inelastic Scattering (DIS2020) to be held in Brooklyn, NY hosted by Stony Brook University and the Center for
Frontiers in Nuclear Science (CFNS) during March 23-27, 2020. The conference will take place at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge. The meeting will begin on the morning of Monday, March 23, 2020 and will end late afternoon on Friday, March 27, 2020.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt">The conference will be held in NY Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, one of NY’s most dynamic destinations. It is located a few steps away from the Brooklyn Bridge just across from
the East River (with a view of many of NY’s attractions). A short walk across the Brooklyn Bridge will take you into Manhattan, China town or Little Italy. The Hotel is newly renovated with modern conference facilities and rooms which will accommodate our
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt">Early registration for the conference is available now through the conference website. The registration fee is $500 for regular attendees and <b>$300 for students</b>. Late registration
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt">The conference hotel is the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge. The first 127 rooms will be available for a <b>SBU/CFNS discounted rate of $179/room (tax-free);</b> rooms
with one or two beds are available. We also offer a<b> shared room option at rate of $120/room (tax-free)</b>. If you chose this option, we will match you with a roommate, unless you specify otherwise. These discounted rates are only available through the
registration link above and will be a<b>vailable until the 127 rooms are booked</b>. After the 127 rooms are booked, a special DIS2020 rate of $239+tax will be available until March 7th, 2020 directly with the Hotel <b>depending on the availability of rooms</b> at
the hotel. After March 7th 2020, the DIS2020 room block will be released with no special DIS2020 rate. Please register and book your hotel as early as possible. There are other hotels in the vicinity but they have no special arrangement with DIS2020, and the
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt">Both conference registration and Marriott hotel bookings are available through the conference page through a secure server. Please note we can not make the hotel booking at the
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt">We recommend using John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK, 19 miles), LaGuardia Airport (LGA, 10 miles), Newark Liberty International’s Airport (EWR, 14 miles) for those who
are flying in from international and national destinations. Directions to the Conference Venue/Hotel from these airports are available on the Hotel Web Page. Other airport one might consider are: Philadelphia airport (PHL) connected by a train and bus service
(~2.5hrs) for international travelers, and Islip Airport (ISP) on Long Island by a train & bus combination (~1.5hrs) for domestic travelers.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt">The address for the GPS for the conference venue is: 333 Adams Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, USA. If you rent a car, then the hotel’s parking rates are $20/hr or $50/night.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt">During the registration process you will be asked if you need a visa to enter the United States. Based on your answer you will received an invitation letter for the meeting after
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Abhay Deshpande<br>
Professor, Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University<br>
Director, EIC Science, Brookhaven National Laboratory<br>
Director, Center for Frontiers In Nuclear Science (CFNS)<br>
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.stonybrook.edu_cfns_&d=DwMFaQ&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=sbzyxkeroY58e-CkP8hQtA&m=5IwBs5yC-OQu2GqJLGSfl7crXtTXCaqNL0Ofg5Ko6bc&s=lIie03Rfu-1TYBiLQHGHrzekrBcmuWf-iL9QtuqcGOQ&e=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin: 0px">https://www.stonybrook.edu/cfns/</a><br>
Phone: @ SBU: +1 (631) 632-8109 and @ BNL +1 (631) 344-8783<br>
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