<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-8e54f727-7fff-ba49-7bc0-ffd60c5c80dc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,</font></span></p><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We would like to inform you that there is still time to apply for the second  ILGE (Integrated Laboratories for Geosciences and Environment) Transnational (TNA) and National Open Access (NOA) call. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">The application deadline has been extended to</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">07/02/2025.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> We encourage you to apply and share this opportunity with colleagues and students to complete the application. To give you a better insight into ILGE TNA/NOA activities, we invite you to watch this short video showcasing researchers conducting their projects at various ILGE facilities during the first call for access:</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/2C_DCANpgjC15rDp2S8h5SGJjS0?domain=eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://youtu.be/LzrTRJMBocY</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></font></p><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Please find more details  on the ILGE TNA/NOA program below:</font></span></p><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">About ILGE and MEET:</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The </span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/QndXCBNqjlClNPLWBcNimS2aw3c?domain=ilge.ct.ingv.it" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">ILGE</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (Integrated Laboratories for Geosciences and Environment) network is an initiative that is part of the larger </span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/dI1uCD1vlpTOZj8Y0iZszSjZhl3?domain=meet.ingv.it" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">MEET</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (Monitoring Earth's Evolution and Tectonics) project, supported by the European Union PNRR Next Generation Europe program and the Italian Ministero per l’Università e la Ricerca. ILGE involves key Italian institutions - Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), the University “Roma Tre” (UniRomaTre), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), and Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale</span><span style="font-size:18pt;color:rgb(32,33,36);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(OGS), integrating diverse Earth Sciences disciplines, including experimental volcanology, geophysics, tectonics, paleomagnetism, geochemistry, microscopy, core logging, and site effects investigation.</span></font></p><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Opportunities:</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The 2nd TNA/NOA call aims to promote open science and innovation by facilitating access to key national facilities for geoscientists at all stages of their career (i.e., BSc, MSc, and PhD students, as well as researchers and professors). The ILGE TNA/NOA network allows in-person or remote access to Italian laboratory facilities for national, European, and extra-European individuals providing the logistical, technological, and scientific support and the specific training needed to use the services provided by the facility. The access is free of charge with the ILGE TNA/NOA network covering the costs of physical access activities (i.e., travel, accommodation, and sustenance) or remote service (i.e., sample shipment).  Applications can be submitted through this </span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/MFIYCE8wmrt6j1Z4MFZtmS7a7fj?domain=ilge.ct.ingv.it/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">website</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, and we encourage you to review the </span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/ZULbCGv0oyCL9Wz3Gi0uqSB9ZxR?domain=ilge.ct.ingv.it" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Call Announcement</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, and the documents available at this </span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/QWNrCJyBrGfQopj95fpCPSyC4VH?domain=ilge.ct.ingv.it" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">webpage</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> for detailed information on the application process and eligibility criteria.</span></font></p><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Key Dates:</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">- Application Period: 01.12.2024 to </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">07.02.2025</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">- Access Period: 01.04.2025 to 31.08.2025</font></span></p><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Contact Information:</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">For any inquiries or assistance, please contact </span><a href="mailto:management.ilge@ingv.it" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">management.ilge@ingv.it</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Feel free to share this opportunity with your network, colleagues, and peers who may benefit from the ILGE TNA/NOA initiative.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">We look forward to receiving innovative proposals and supporting groundbreaking geoscience research.</font></span></p><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Best regards,</font></span></p><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">The ILGE TNA/NOA Management Team</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Piergiorgio Scarlato, Francesca Funiciello, Silvia Brizzi, Alessio Pontesilli</font></span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div>