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Dear SC, </div>
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In this email, we have summarised and addressed the most relevant points that came up at the monthly meeting on 28 January. Find the presentation and minutes of the meeting, uploaded on the Sharepoint: <span style="background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244);"></span><span style="background-color: rgb(243, 242, 241);"><a style="padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; background-color: rgb(243, 242, 241); border-radius: 2px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-ogsc="" data-loopstyle="linkonly" class="x_OWAAutoLink x_eScj0 x_none" id="OWA76f22c0f-3e8d-9aec-706e-fbe048099049" href="https://icfo.sharepoint.com/:f:/r/sites/PIXEurope/Shared%20Documents/General/02.%20MEETINGS/02.%20STEERING%20COMMITTEE/20260128%20SC%20meeting?csf=1&web=1&e=LyLNRo"><img style="width: 16px; height: 16px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 2px; padding-bottom: 2px;" height="16" width="16" src="https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/assets/fluentui-resources/1.1.0/app-min/assets/item-types/24/folder.png">20260128
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In the first place, and with the intention of establishing greater clarity in the planning of the following in-person meetings, here is a brief summary of the meetings already agreed upon for 2026: </div>
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Dates</div>
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<b>SC + MCT meeting</b></div>
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18-19 February 2026</div>
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<b>General Assembly</b></div>
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20 May 2026</div>
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Barcelona, venue TBC</div>
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<b>PIXEurope event</b></div>
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21 May 2026</div>
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Barcelona, venue TBC</div>
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<b>Review meeting in-person</b></div>
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End of September / First of October</div>
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Brussels </div>
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Secondly, at the following link, you can find all the information regarding the SC in person meeting on 18-19 February (agenda, guidelines for presentations, and information about accommodation): <span style="background-color: rgb(243, 242, 241);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="entityDelimiterBefore"></span><span style="display: inline-block;" class="_Entity _EType_OWALink _EId_OWALink _EReadonly_1"><span><span><a data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-ogsc="" style="padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; background-color: rgb(243, 242, 241); border-radius: 2px;padding: 0px 1px; border-radius: 2px; user-select: all; background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244);padding: 0px 1px; border-radius: 2px; user-select: all; background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244);" class="OWAAutoLink eScj0 none" id="OLK_Beautified_OWA2069179b-59ae-fe20-0c55-89f758aabff6" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icfo.sharepoint.com/:f:/r/sites/PIXEurope/Shared%20Documents/General/02.%20MEETINGS/02.%20STEERING%20COMMITTEE/20260218%20SC%20in%20person%20meeting?csf=1&web=1&e=7KMEGs"><img style="width: 16px; height: 16px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 1px 2px 2px 0px;" height="18" width="18" role="presentation" alt="" class="suRDx" src="https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/assets/fluentui-resources/1.1.0/app-min/assets/item-types/24/folder.png">20260218
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Finally, attached is the <b>first draft of the agenda for the General Assembly</b> that we presented during yesterday's meeting. As always, please feel free to make any comments or suggestions. Please note that any input resulting from the SC's in person meeting
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As always, thank you very much for your work and cooperation.</div>
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Best regards, </div>
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