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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);">Dear MCLS Community, </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);">We are thrilled to share that we have received 200 abstract submissions for MCLS 2025! This includes 2 plenary sessions, 24 symposia, 64 lightning talks, and 95 posters.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone for your enthusiastic support! </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);">We invite you to take advantage of our early bird registration rates by registering before
<b>March 31, 2025</b>. After this date, registration will close on <b>April 14, 2025</b>. You can find all the details on our
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://www.the-mcls.org/mcls-2025-hong-kong/registration-membership" target="_blank" id="OWA57ed477c-1359-7232-a67a-d475cf990365" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.the-mcls.org/mcls-2025-hong-kong/registration-membership" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-linkindex="0" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">Registration
& Membership</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);"> page. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);">To assist with your travel plans to Hong Kong, we have secured
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://www.the-mcls.org/mcls-2025-hong-kong/travel-and-accommodations" target="_blank" id="OWAec397de5-4f6e-9cd4-8be0-98356ad6125c" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.the-mcls.org/mcls-2025-hong-kong/travel-and-accommodations" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-linkindex="1" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">discounted
hotel rates</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);"> and have posted a
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://www.the-mcls.org/mcls-2025-hong-kong/adjacent-events-planning-tips" target="_blank" id="OWA84aaf119-cc2d-7b9c-51d9-9eae9a591686" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.the-mcls.org/mcls-2025-hong-kong/adjacent-events-planning-tips" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-linkindex="2" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">tentative
program</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);"> on our website. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);">Additionally, we are pleased to announce that the registration deadline for
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://www.insudoc.info/" target="_blank" id="OWA35d06d22-df15-e1a3-85cd-911463f35bad" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.insudoc.info/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-linkindex="3" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">InSuDoc2025</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);">,
our International Summer School, has been extended to <b>March 23, 2025</b>! </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);">We look forward to welcoming you all to MCLS 2025! </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);">Best regards, </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);">Dr. Jenny Yun-Chen Chan, <br>
Dr. Alfredo Bautista, <br>
Dr. Sum Kwing Cheung, <br>
Prof. Kerry Lee </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 41, 55);">The MCLS 2025 Conference Organizing Committee </span></p>
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