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<span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Dear MCLS community,</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">
<span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""> </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">
<span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">When monitoring the availability of accommodations in Loughborough for the conference dates, we became aware that the availability
of the hotels on campus and in town is already very limited – which is unusual as there are several options available. As described on the conference website, hotels work on a first-come, first-served basis and we are not able to block hotel rooms for conference
guests in advance because hotels require payment in advance. </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">
<span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""> </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">
<span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">When looking further into this, it became clear that a big festival in the area will take place from Thursday, 8 June to Sunday,
11 June with up to 110,000 guests. This festival is usually a 3-day festival, but this year due to their 20</span><sup style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32);" class="">th</sup><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""> anniversary
they announced a 4</span><sup style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32);" class="">th</sup><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""> festival day in
late autumn resulting in the overlap with our conference dates (the night from Thursday to Friday). </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">
<span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""> </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">
<span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Together with the MCLS board, we have considered various options to solve this issue and have decided that shifting the conference
dates to one day earlier is the most feasible solution.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">
<br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">
<span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Therefore, </span><strong style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">the conference
dates have been changed</strong><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""> from Tuesday 6 June (pre-conference workshops) + Wednesday-Friday 7-9 June (conference) </span><strong style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">to </strong><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">
<span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""> </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">
<strong style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">the new conference dates ** Monday, 5 June 2023 to Thursday, 8 June 2023 **</strong><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">
<span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">with pre-conference workshops taking place on Monday afternoon (5 June) followed by three conference days (6-8 June).</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">
<span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""> </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">
<span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">We appreciate that this solution is not ideal as some attendees might have made arrangements already or have other responsibilities
for Monday 5 June. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. However, in our view, this is preferable to having the majority of attendees travel every day.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">
<span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""> </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">
<span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Please get in touch via </span><a href="mailto:mcls2023@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); font-size: 16px;" class="">mcls2023@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""> should
there be any questions.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">
<span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""> </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">
<span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Many thanks</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">
<span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""> </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px;" class="">
<span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">The MCLS 2023 organising committee</span>
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