<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div><div style="" data-mce-style=""><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;">Dear colleagues, <br style="" data-mce-style=""> <br style="" data-mce-style=""> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;">This is the second announcement that the registration and abstract submission are open for the </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" data-mce-style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: #3333ff;">8<sup style="" data-mce-style="">th</sup> International Workshop on <br style="" data-mce-style=""> "<strong style="" data-mce-style="">Thin films applied to Superconducting RF: Pushing the limits of RF Superconductivity</strong>" </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;"><br style="" data-mce-style=""> <br style="" data-mce-style=""> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>held at </strong><strong style="" data-mce-style="">the Legnaro National Laboratories of the INFN, </strong></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong style="" data-mce-style="">in Viale dell'Università, 2 - 35020 Legnaro (Padova) – ITALY</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);" data-mce-style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><span class="Object"><span class="Object"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></span></span></strong></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);" data-mce-style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1892_com_zimbra_date"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1898_com_zimbra_date">October 8</span></span>-10, 2018</strong></span>.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;">Information about the program, venue and accomodations are available at <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1893_com_zimbra_url"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1899_com_zimbra_url"><a target="_blank" href="http://agenda.infn.it/event/TFSRF2018" data-mce-href="http://agenda.infn.it/event/TFSRF2018">http://agenda.infn.it/event/TFSRF2018</a></span></span><br></span></p></div><div style="" data-mce-style=""><br><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;">The deadline for early registration and abstract submission is September 10, 2018. <br data-mce-bogus="1"></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;">For any kind of information, please do not hesitate to send an inquiry at </span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1894_ZmEmailObjectHandler"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1900_ZmEmailObjectHandler">thinfilms@lnl.infn.it</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;">.<br style="" data-mce-style=""> <br style="" data-mce-style=""> </span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;">We are looking forward to seeing you in Legnaro.<br style="" data-mce-style=""> <br style="" data-mce-style=""> Best regards, <br style="" data-mce-style=""> <br style="" data-mce-style=""> Anne-Marie Valente-Feliciano, Chair<br style="" data-mce-style=""> Cristian Pira, co-Chair</span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;"><br style="" data-mce-style=""></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;"><img pnsrc="cid:425cfe093dfd09225a400381131e69381abf0725@zimbra" style="" src="cid:534e890337a94fae77cbcbfeef3ce55f3a101961@zimbra" data-mce-src="https://zimbra.jlab.org/service/home/%7E/?auth=co&id=181515&part=2.2" data-mce-style=""></span></p></div><br style="" data-mce-style=""></div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__">Anne-Marie Valente-Feliciano, PhD<br>SRF R&D Staff Scientist<br>(O) 757-269-6073<br>(L) 757-269-6077<br>(C) 757-753-1385<br><br>Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility<br>600 Kelvin Drive<br>Suite 8, Mailstop 55-H<br>Newport News, VA 23606<br></div></div></body></html>