<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><img id="gmail-m_8812838433700971889gmail-m_-29999260328924249078267ABD-88B1-4B63-A122-E405EAF0DB6F" apple-inline="yes" src="cid:178c6374661f0a0707e1" class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""><br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Dear Colleagues,</span><br class=""><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" class="">
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<div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size:14px" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Please save the date—</span></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size:14px" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Lecture/Discussion: Thurs., 12th August, 12 noon ET</span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><i class="">Arecibo: State of the Observatory and Plans for the Future</i></span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>NAIC Director Francisco Cordova</span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">This event is the first in a series of ASAP “lunchtime” talks/discussions </span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">exploring issues </span><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">and </span><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">proposals pertinent to Arecibo’s future. A number </span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">of the early talks will present material developed by working groups in </span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">the recent NSF Workshop on Arecibo’s Future—but now in more detail </span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">and with much greater opportunities for questions and discussion.</span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>This is your opportunity to learn about and discuss proposals for </span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">exciting new instruments for Arecibo. Please reserve the date. And </span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">look for a zoom link that we will send about 12-24 hours before the </span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">event.</span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Best regards and wishes,</span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">ASAP Secretary</span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></div>
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