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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear CGNI community: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thank you for your interest to attend the
<b>“15<sup>th</sup> Annual Southern California Symposium on Glial-Neuronal Interactions in Health and Disease”</b>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Since we could not meet in person for our symposium this past year, many of us are looking forward to having an in person event next year. However, the recent news concerning the spread of the Omicron variant,
makes it imperative that we take the necessary precautions to reduce the likelihood of transmission. Yesterday, Chancellor Wilcox of UC Riverside shared several important updates on the
<u><span style="color:#0070C0">beginning of the winter quarter</span></u>. (please reference the email attached).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In recognition of the potential health risks, Chancellor Wilcox issued a new directive for campus,
<b>prohibiting any large in-person indoor events on campus for the first two weeks of the winter quarter.
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In compliance with this directive, the CGNI committee has decided to
<b>postpone</b> the symposium until the spring quarter of 2022, in the hopes that we can return to an in person event. In-person interactions amongst all registrants during poster sessions and engagement with our prominent speakers, have always been the heart
and soul of our symposium. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The committee will continue its discussions in hopes of identifying a date to convene for an in-person symposium, and will certainly keep our CGNI community updated.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We thank you for your patience, understanding, and continued support!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any thoughts, questions, or concerns. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Wishing you all good health,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Pica<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#385623">Pica Preston</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2963A9">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">| <i>
Project Manager</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Center for Glial Neuronal Interactions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.medschool.ucr.edu_&d=DwMFAg&c=98-1fAyu96wLkqDlFjoYUb5nrUdSVWGncDa4Mw9HQNE&r=eSnpv6ZhAy8OwtDi8X4XIqeur9U-fVwHyXYCERmRGCY&m=cn5AKa1UzGCxk4rqQGKPzB6wKbamaUpbrlzrJcQOl40&s=T62eHCERGz3TZxmCRr6rVD1EbT9w7snZxghv4gYs8HI&e=" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">UC
Riverside School of Medicine </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">900 University Ave. Riverside, CA 92521<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Office: 951.827.6087 | Mobile: 909.975.9854<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Email:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:pica.preston@medsch.ucr.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">pica.preston@medsch.ucr.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Website:<span style="color:#847248">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://cgni.ucr.edu/"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">https://cgni.ucr.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#847248"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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