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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">I am pleased to announce that
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">the </span><a href="https://orgabattdays.ece.uh.edu/"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#4472C4;mso-themecolor:accent1">Organic
Battery Days (OBD) 2022 Workshop</span></b></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"> will be held at the University of Houston on October
13–14, 2022, continuing a series of OBD events that started in Uppsala, Sweden, in 2017. This is the first time the OBD Workshop will be held in the United States!
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Building on the success of previous meetings, this year’s event aims to strengthen communication and cooperation among experts from academic organizations,
research institutes, and manufacturing companies, as well as to exchange knowledge and experience on the most recent developments in the field of organic batteries.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">We will meet in person,
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">with 80-100 expected participants from all over the world. In addition to academic colleagues,
DOE program managers and industry leaders will also speak at the event. <o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">We encourage you, your colleagues, and postdocs and talented graduate students to submit abstracts
for oral and poster presentations and send in your registration via the workshop website.
<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black;background:white">A room block at the special rate of $169 USD per night has been reserved at
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#4472C4;mso-themecolor:accent1;background:white">the </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/houuhhf-hilton-university-of-houston/__;!!LkSTlj0I!BT-j2rgRAAVZX2IrjENk4bit03w8fUYfltsTyg3hcCdVzRxoF0FV9B5QIsPnyGNN3upAx-meJGZkZxKZ9IPq-uWnTlc$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#4472C4;mso-themecolor:accent1">Hilton
University of Houston</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black;background:white"> and includes a pass for free access to the award-winning </span><a href="https://uh.edu/recreation/facilities/facility-details/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#4472C4;mso-themecolor:accent1">Campus
Recreation and Wellness Center</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black;background:white"> upon request.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">We plan to kick off the workshop with a Welcome to Houston Barbecue reception on
<b>October 12</b> in the award-winning University Student Center Ballroom. We will host the Conference Dinner on <b>October 13</b> at the University of Houston Hilton and the dinner meeting of the board and invited speakers on <b>October 14</b> at an off-campus
location. For those who may be staying over on the night of <b>October 14</b>, we will have optional visits to Houston’s world-renowned museums, NASA/JSC/Space Center Houston, Public Art Walking Tour at UH, and AIA Walking Architectural Tour of Houston. <o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:DengXian;color:black">We look forward to seeing you in October in Houston. Please complete the registration online:
</span><a href="https://orgabattdays.ece.uh.edu/registration/"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:DengXian;color:#4472C4;mso-themecolor:accent1">https://orgabattdays.ece.uh.edu/registration/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:DengXian;color:black">
It should take less than 5 minutes to complete. I am available for any questions you may have at +1(310) 689-9743 (also WhatsApp ID).</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;mso-fareast-font-family:DengXian"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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