<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Calibri Light";
panose-1:2 15 3 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Aptos;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;
mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#467886;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoListParagraph, li.MsoListParagraph, div.MsoListParagraph
{mso-style-priority:34;
margin-top:0cm;
margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:36.0pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;
mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
span.MsoSmartlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
background:#F3F2F1;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle20
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:233442490;
mso-list-template-ids:-485839652;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-start-at:3;
mso-level-tab-stop:36.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;}
@list l1
{mso-list-id:1138962440;
mso-list-template-ids:-1363110720;}
@list l2
{mso-list-id:1156385959;
mso-list-template-ids:943980890;}
@list l2:level1
{mso-level-start-at:2;
mso-level-tab-stop:36.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;}
@list l3
{mso-list-id:1493256402;
mso-list-type:hybrid;
mso-list-template-ids:-1103706224 403243023 403243033 403243035 403243023 403243033 403243035 403243023 403243033 403243035;}
@list l3:level1
{mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;}
@list l3:level2
{mso-level-number-format:alpha-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;}
@list l3:level3
{mso-level-number-format:roman-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:right;
text-indent:-9.0pt;}
@list l3:level4
{mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;}
@list l3:level5
{mso-level-number-format:alpha-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;}
@list l3:level6
{mso-level-number-format:roman-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:right;
text-indent:-9.0pt;}
@list l3:level7
{mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;}
@list l3:level8
{mso-level-number-format:alpha-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;}
@list l3:level9
{mso-level-number-format:roman-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:right;
text-indent:-9.0pt;}
@list l4
{mso-list-id:1594163459;
mso-list-template-ids:-4045878;}
@list l4:level1
{mso-level-start-at:4;
mso-level-tab-stop:36.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0cm;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0cm;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-IE" link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear PIXEurope training partners,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks for your continued support and valuable input in WP3-DEP Training. Your contributions over the past months have enabled us to establish an initial training baseline for PIXEurope. I will be reaching
out to each of the partners who provided input in the coming days and weeks to continue the discussion. Following the completion of the training baseline mapping, the next steps are as follows:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Training needs assessment
<o:p></o:p></span></u></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">All colleagues in PIXEurope are invited to complete a training needs assessment survey by 10<sup>th</sup> February 2026. I will send a separate email shortly, you may be on the recipient list again, as it
will be sent to the pixeurope-ga mailing list. The purpose is to capture individual training needs related to their role in the pilot line. This is an individual, needs-based assessment.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The results will help identify priority skills and training areas within the pilot line, though not all training requests may be addressed within PIXEurope and the training programme in development.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Call to action:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Please use this opportunity to indicate your training needs related to your role in the pilot line by following this link:
<a href="https://forms.office.com/e/uZYiS09eCj">PIXEurope training needs assessment – Fill in form</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I would kindly ask you to keep this survey within PIXEurope, please do not share outside of the consortium.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="2" type="1">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Training & Interoperability meetings with WP leaders<o:p></o:p></span></u></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Meetings with WP leaders will be organised to better understand how a baseline level of training can support technical coordination and discussions within the WPs, and to identify partners who could contribute
to or lead relevant training activities. These meetings will be organised and attended by Padraic Morrissey, myself, and respective WP leaders/co-leaders.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="3" type="1">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Outcomes and next steps<o:p></o:p></span></u></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The survey results and WP leader meetings will inform a gap analysis, which will then support the development of the PIXEurope training syllabus together with the pilot line consortium members. Further details
to be shared in our upcoming monthly training meeting on 11<sup>th</sup> February 2026, at 11:00 CET.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="4" type="1">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Regular meetings with the training partners<o:p></o:p></span></u></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">You are invited to join monthly training update meetings, held every second Wednesday at 11:00 CET, a corresponding meeting invite has been issued and should be in your diaries. An overview of the dedicated
training partners per consortium member is available in the <a href="https://icfo.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/sites/PIXEurope/Shared%20Documents/WP3%20DEP%20Training%20and%20Interoperability/01.%20Documents/WP3-DEP%20Training%20%26%20Interoperability%20-%20training%20contacts.xlsx?d=wa3f3323072b440ef813b7ebfa248174c&csf=1&web=1&e=whr1CF">
<span class="MsoSmartlink">PIXEurope Sharepoint</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please let me know if you have any access issues.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you for your time, and please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Liz <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#595959;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE">Elisabeth (Liz) Wintersteller</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE"><br>
</span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#595959;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE">Programme Manager<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#595959;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE">Training & Operations, Advanced Packaging Group<b><br>
</b></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#5B6770;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE">Tyndall National Institute</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#595959;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE">University College Cork, Lee Maltings, Dyke Parade, Cork, Ireland. T12 R5CP<br>
</span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#6CACE4;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE">t
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#5B6770;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE">+353 21 234 6594</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE"><br>
</span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#6CACE4;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE">e
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE"><a href="mailto:elisabeth.wintersteller@tyndall.ie"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">elisabeth.wintersteller@tyndall.ie</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#616E78;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE">Follow
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE"><a href="https://www.tyndall.ie/"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Tyndall National Institute</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#616E78;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE">
on </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE"><a href="https://twitter.com/TyndallInstitut"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Twitter</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#616E78;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE">,
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/school/31607/"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">LinkedIn</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE">,</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#657786;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tyndall_institute/?hl=en"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white">Instagram
</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#616E78;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE"> and
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TyndallInstitute"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:blue">Facebook</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#616E78;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE">.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#616E78;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE">Please help us spread the word of our research excellence by sharing and liking our posts online.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.tyndall.ie/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="302" height="78" style="width:3.1458in;height:.8125in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DC8F96.CE0D0B60"></span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/9540504fc2fc473681fe0924cd3c4f69@tyndall.ie?anonymous&ep=bwmEmailSignature"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" style="width:.2083in;height:.2083in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/assets/bookwithme/misc/CalendarPerson20px.png"></span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"></td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-IE"><a href="https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/9540504fc2fc473681fe0924cd3c4f69@tyndall.ie?anonymous&ep=bwmEmailSignature"><span style="color:#0078D4;text-decoration:none">Book
time to meet with me</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>