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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">CTLS (Core Technologies in Life Sciences) is a grassroots association of core facility scientists aiming to improve all aspects of core facility science and life (management, training, networking and influence; see:
</span><u><span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ctls-2Dorg.eu_about-2Dctls_&d=DwMGaQ&c=yHlS04HhBraes5BQ9ueu5zKhE7rtNXt_d012z2PA6ws&r=Tlex6a4rANueY3Z4ow0mcS-UVV1PpCZInmcJs49fQLOd1BLGJHg6nnZ85uZJf5RY&m=9N1Cw25ZRM7ah3Ksi4px7z5vfiQUyL7cTfORnAX9_gk&s=6ABTq9A16qJVAdW3gq-Y3JwxDP6vlQv1qoC5x2TnfH0&e="><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#4472C4">www.ctls-org.eu/about-ctls/</span></a></span></u><u><span style="color:#4472C4">
</span></u><span lang="EN-US">). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Following on from our two previous conferences at Institut Pasteur in 2014, and EMBL in 2016, we would like to invite you to attend CTLS2018 which will take place at VIB in Ghent, Belgium from July 1-4, 2018 (see:
<u><span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ctls-2Dorg.eu_ctls-2Dcongresses_ctls-2D2018_&d=DwMGaQ&c=yHlS04HhBraes5BQ9ueu5zKhE7rtNXt_d012z2PA6ws&r=Tlex6a4rANueY3Z4ow0mcS-UVV1PpCZInmcJs49fQLOd1BLGJHg6nnZ85uZJf5RY&m=tAEW2vTDW60zcbmZXubEbrcA4WZAEHXfaxND7EhV4po&s=hELuJlKWb2BLRL2bYI9keKOv8M9WymqNpHiwjtty7uY&e="><span style="color:#4472C4">http://www.ctls-org.eu/ctls-congresses/ctls-2018/</span></a></span></u>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Keynote talks will be given by <span style="color:black">
2001 Nobel laureate Paul Nurse </span>and by Frances Weis-Garcia (President of the Association for Biomolecular Resource Facilities, ABRF).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">The early-bird registration deadline is May 19.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Members of CTLS will benefit from a very substantially
<b>reduced registration fee</b> (300 € instead of 420)– To become a member of the CTLS association see:
</span><u><span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ctls-2Dorg.eu_membership_apply-2Dfor-2Dmembership_&d=DwMGaQ&c=yHlS04HhBraes5BQ9ueu5zKhE7rtNXt_d012z2PA6ws&r=Tlex6a4rANueY3Z4ow0mcS-UVV1PpCZInmcJs49fQLOd1BLGJHg6nnZ85uZJf5RY&m=9N1Cw25ZRM7ah3Ksi4px7z5vfiQUyL7cTfORnAX9_gk&s=ztKeK5ltnU-TD1glA1TgYzLeH_rzwawdu5NcKRnb-NA&e="><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#4472C4">http://www.ctls-org.eu/membership/apply-for-membership/</span></a></span></u><span lang="EN-US">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If you have any questions or comments about CTLS and your benefits as a member, please feel free to contact us for further details:
</span><a href="mailto:contact@ctls-org.eu"><span lang="EN-US">contact@ctls-org.eu</span></a>
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Please feel free to disseminate this e-mail widely to all of your colleagues who might be interested.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">On behalf of the membership committee and the Executive Board of the CTLS Association, I look forward to welcoming you soon as a member and seeing you in Ghent.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:FR">Patrick ENGLAND<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:FR">President of the CTLS Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR"><a href="http://www.ctls-org.eu/"><span lang="EN-US">www.ctls-org.eu</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR"><img border="0" width="283" height="128" id="Image_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D3E69D.4F20A5F0" alt="cid:image003.jpg@01D3A42A.CCD96FA0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR">Postal Address :<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR">Institut Pasteur,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR">25 rue du Docteur Roux,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR">75015 Paris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR">France<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR">Tel : +33144389474<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR">e-mail : <a href="mailto:patrick.england@ctls-org.eu">
patrick.england@ctls-org.eu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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