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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">**Apologies for cross-posting**<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi there,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">After careful consideration and because of the ongoing and unpredictable developments around the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), this year’s Access Lab in London will
<b>now be hosted online</b>. The ‘physical’ event will not occur to ensure we manage risk appropriately and provide certainty to those people who are not sure whether to attend.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Instead, we will run the day as an <b>online event</b> to take advantage of work our speakers have put in preparing some brilliant and insightful presentations. We still want to share
ideas and thoughts with people who encounter the same challenges in the sector we all work within.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Joining the new event</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We have adapted our agenda for the online event – it still contains the same presentations as the original event. Please look at this </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://openathens.org/access-lab-2020/" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:#0563C1">new
schedule online</span></span></a><span class="normaltextrun"> and </span><a href="https://jisc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gGzjikNjSAazI0jJIHiUew" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:#0563C1">register</span></span></a><span class="normaltextrun"> to
access the webinar link. You will not be charged for this – this format is now free for all. Please send the link to any colleagues or anyone who may be interested! You can re-join the webinar as many times as you wish throughout the day.</span><span class="eop"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Our online software Zoom is optimal for audience participation. We encourage questions via the Q&A box function or using a microphone. The sessions will be recorded and available on our
YouTube channel after the conference has finished.</span></span><span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Join in the conversation on Twitter, we’ll be using the hashtag #AccessLab2020</span></span><span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:contact@openathens.net" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:#0563C1">get in
touch</span></span></a><span class="normaltextrun"> with any questions, concerns, suggestions and ideas you may have!</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The OpenAthens team</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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