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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Please see the announcement below regarding a series of 3 workshops offered by the Canadian Network of Scientific Platforms (CNSP) on challenges/solutions
related to the reopening and operations of research core facilities (scientific platforms) during the COVID-19 situation.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 19.5pt; line-height: 39px; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif; color: rgb(193, 39, 45);" class="">CNSP virtual meetings: COVID-19 and scientific platforms operations</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);" class=""><br class="">
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</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);" class="">Dear colleague,<br class="">
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We hope that you and your families are keeping safe during this pandemic.<br class="">
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Many institutions are now talking about how to reopen under the current situation. As central hubs where many scientists engage to do their work each and every day, scientific platforms will have unique challenges to overcome to operate in times of social distancing.<br class="">
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The CNSP is organizing a series of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class=""><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif;" class="">three online workshops</span></strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to brainstorm
on these associated challenges and collectively find solutions to safely reopen and operate scientific platforms during the continuing COVID-19 situation.<br class="">
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<strong class=""><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif;" class="">Tuesday May 12 12 pm – 1 pm ET</span></strong><br class="">
<em class=""><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif;" class="">Social Distancing – Public transit, Personal Protective Equipment, social distancing in the scientific platform</span></em><br class="">
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<strong class=""><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif;" class="">Wednesday May 13 12 pm – 1 pm ET</span></strong><br class="">
<em class=""><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif;" class="">Training Solutions – Remote training, online resources, new/unique solutions</span></em><br class="">
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<strong class=""><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif;" class="">Thursday May 14 12 pm – 1 pm ET</span></strong><br class="">
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Registration for all workshops is free, but mandatory at:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://cnsp-rcps.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2fcb7abe88478f8ce3588982c&id=83b219ea0b&e=2e045c3a12" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">events.eply.com/cnspvirtual</span></a><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);" class="">.<br class="">
Shortly before each event, a link to a Zoom Meeting will be emailed to the registrants.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);" class=""><br class="">
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</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);" class="">Feel free to forward this invitation to anyone who would like to be part of the discussion and exchange on these topics.
Shortly after the workshops, the CNSP will establish guidelines for the reopening of scientific platforms.<br class="">
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We hope that you will be able to participate.<br class="">
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Sincerely,<br class="">
The CNSP Executive Board</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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Cher(e)s collègues,<br class="">
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Nous espérons que vous et vos familles êtes en santé durant cette pandémie.<br class="">
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De nombreuses institutions réfléchissent à la manière de rouvrir dans la situation actuelle. Points centraux pour le travail quotidien de nombreux scientifiques, les plateformes scientifiques devront relever des défis uniques pour réussir à opérer en condition
de distanciation sociale.<br class="">
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Le RCPS organise une série de<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class=""><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif;" class="">trois ateliers en ligne<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></strong>afin de réfléchir
à ces défis et trouver collectivement des solutions afin de rouvrir et opérer les plateformes scientifiques durant la situation de la COVID-19.<br class="">
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<strong class=""><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif;" class="">Mardi 12 mai de 12h à 13h ET</span></strong><br class="">
<em class=""><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif;" class="">Social Distancing – Public transit, Personal Protective Equipment, social distancing in the scientific platform</span></em><br class="">
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<strong class=""><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif;" class="">Mercredi 13 mai de 12h à 13h ET</span></strong><br class="">
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<strong class=""><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif;" class="">Jeudi 14 mai de 12h à 13h ET</span></strong><br class="">
<em class=""><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif;" class="">Financial Impact and Potential Solutions</span></em><br class="">
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L'inscription aux ateliers est gratuite, mais obligatoire à:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://cnsp-rcps.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2fcb7abe88478f8ce3588982c&id=e6a9c8adf2&e=2e045c3a12" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">events.eply.com/cnspvirtual</span></a><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);" class="">.<br class="">
Avant chaque atelier un lien vers un Zoom Meeting sera envoyé aux participants par courriel.<br class="">
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N'hésitez-pas à faire suivre cette invitation à qui voudrait prendre part aux discussions et échanger sur ces sujets. Peu après les ateliers, le RCPS établira des conseils pour la réouverture des plateformes scientifiques.<br class="">
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Nous espérons que vous pourrez participer.<br class="">
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Bien cordialement,<br class="">
Le Conseil d'administration du RCPS</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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