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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>During a time in which most of the planned international conferences <span lang=EN-US>and </span>science events have been postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, ESO <span lang=EN-US>is pleased </span>to conduct<span lang=EN-US> </span>a new series of talks aimed at fostering the visibility and promoting the work of astronomers at <span lang=EN-US>an </span>early stage of their career.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The new series called the <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/owGnC6XQ4LfwK2qEhppprY?domain=eso.org">“Hypatia Colloquium: Early Career Astronomer series at ESO”</a> foresees a series of seminars to be scheduled <b>on Tuesdays at 3pm Garching time (~midnight Australian east coast time) during the months of February to June 2021</b>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PhD students and early postdocs (max 3 years from the PhD) working in any field of theoretical and observational astronomy and astrophysics are invited to apply to be nominated as a speaker for the Hypatia Colloquium, by submitting an abstract t<span lang=EN-US>h</span>rough<span lang=EN-GB> the </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/UtPQC81V0PT4RVElu2nCtz?domain=forms.office.com"><span style='text-decoration:none'>dedicated form</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The closing date for this application round is <b>30 November 2020</b>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>For more information, please check the dedicated <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/owGnC6XQ4LfwK2qEhppprY?domain=eso.org">web page</a> or send an email to <a href="mailto:esohc@eso.org">esohc@eso.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>