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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(sent on behalf of Tim Bedding (SIfA)</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear colleagues,</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We are pleased to announce that the abstract submission for the <span class="markm7merp45z">TESS</span> <span class="markf26hb9s3e">Science</span> <span class="markod3sd04x9">Conference</span> II
(<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/KFbNCp81lrtnN7n9RHDVe4e?domain=tsc.mit.edu" target="_blank">tsc.mit.edu/2021</a>, <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/HrIyCq71mwf8PV81MHQqtZC?domain=twitter.com" target="_blank">@<span class="markm7merp45z">Tess</span>SciCon2</a>)
is now open! </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The <span class="markod3sd04x9">conference</span> will take place August 2nd-6th, 2021 and will be dedicated to all aspects of the <span class="markm7merp45z">TESS</span> mission.
This includes data analysis of 20-second and 2-minute pixel stamps and 10-minute and 30-minute full frame images, and the wide range of <span class="markf26hb9s3e">science</span> done with <span class="markm7merp45z">TESS</span> data -- including but not limited
to Solar System <span class="markf26hb9s3e">science</span>, exoplanets, asteroseismology, binary stars, variable stars, galactic astronomy, transients, supernovae, and AGNs.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The <span class="markod3sd04x9">conference</span> is being designed to run entirely online and we will have a fully supported online component, even if travel is possible for
some participants. A final decision on whether the <span class="markod3sd04x9">conference</span> will have any in-person activities is expected to be made by the end of March at the latest.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The deadline for splinter session requests is 11:59pm PST March 26th.<br>
The splinter session submission form is available at: <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/iwN0Cvl1rKi7jR7EkHolKrl?domain=tinyurl.com" target="_blank">tinyurl.com/TSC2SplinterSubmission</a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Deadline for all talk and poster abstracts: 11:59pm PST April 30th.<br>
The abstract submission forms is available at: <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/JgXjCxngwOf14z1LWt25DFw?domain=tinyurl.com" target="_blank">tinyurl.com/TSC2AbstractSubmission<span style="color:black"><br>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Conference Registration is expected to open in mid-March, exact date TBD.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> For any questions please email: </span><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC"><a href="mailto:tsc2@mit.edu" target="_blank">tsc2@mit.edu</a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Jennifer and Avi,</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">on behalf of the TSC2 SOC and LOC.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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