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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear Ana,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Many thanks for the invitation to the upcoming in-person Steering Committee Meeting in Barcelona on 18<sup>th</sup> and 18<sup>th</sup> February 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Padraic and I are delighted to attend, and we would also be available for an in-person MCT meeting.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Liz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#595959">Elisabeth (Liz) Wintersteller</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#5B6770;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Tyndall National Institute</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Pixeurope-mct <pixeurope-mct-bounces@lists.icfo.es>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ana Aguarod Franco via Pixeurope-mct<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday 8 January 2026 14:24<br>
<b>To:</b> 'pixeurope-mct@lists.icfo.es' <pixeurope-mct@lists.icfo.es><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Pixeurope-mct] PIXEurope: Invitation to attend the Steering Committee Meeting - ICFO, Barcelona (18–19 November)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:red">[EXTERNAL] </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:maroon">This email was sent from outside of UCC.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Following internal discussions within the Steering Committee, we would like to formally invite you to attend the upcoming<u> in-person Steering Committee Meeting</u>, which will
take place at ICFO (Barcelona) on <b>18 and 19 February</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Steering Committee feels like this would be a good opportunity to meet you in person and further support the coordination and effective implementation of the Pilot Line tasks.
We will share an agenda for this meeting very shortly. In the meantime, please find a rough schedule below so you can make travel arrangements. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Provisional schedule:</span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">13:00-14:00 lunch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">9:30-12:30 meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">12:30 lunch and close<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Should the majority of MCT members be able to participate in person, we would consider holding an in-person MCT meeting as well, thus replacing the MCT meeting initially planned
in Helsinki on 23–24 March. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We apologise for the last minute change of plans. Upon careful consideration, we believe this is a better approach than meeting in Helsinki. We hope you can make it despite the
short notice. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please note that, to consider this an in-person MCT meeting, we require at least one member from each institution to be present - although participation through teams will also
be possible. Please let us know if you are available to attend at your earliest convenience. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We look forward to your feedback and availability.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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