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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Dear
colleague,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Last
year the first Dutch Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) users meeting in Utrecht
was a great success with more than 80 attendees and a lively discussion on all
the ins and outs of this revolutionary new technology that affects many field
in biology and medicine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Therefore,
we have decided to broaden the initiative and to organize a follow-up to the
2008 meeting, now with the aim to include colleagues from Belgium and
Luxemburg. In close collaboration with NBIC we are now organizing the second
Benelux (Belgium-Netherlands-Luxemburg) NGS users meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>The
meeting will be held on July 7th 2009, at the Beatrix Theater in Utrecht. At
this one-day annual meeting we expect approximately 200 scientists
involved/interested in NGS to meet and discuss developments in the field, with
a strong focus on practical issues like protocols, bioinformatics issues etc.
In addition, a number of plenary presentations will be given by leading
scientists in the field of NGS.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>This
users meeting aims to bring together all scientist in the Netherlands that are
working with any of the next-generation sequencing platforms, to exchange
experiences, identify complementary interests and common problems and to
enhance interaction between individuals at all levels. The primary focus of this
meeting is on user experiences and networking, rather than scientific breakthroughs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>The
symposium is free for anyone interested, although</span> <span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://h094.niob.knaw.nl/symposium/NGS/register.html">registration</a> is
required. You are invited to submit a brief abstract to qualify for selection
for oral presentation in one of the dedicated parallel sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Please
check the website (<a href="http://h094.niob.knaw.nl/symposium/NGS">http://h094.niob.knaw.nl/symposium/NGS</a>)
for more details on the program, location, and registration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>To
express the breadth of the application scope, the meeting will be supported and
co-organised by the leading genomics initiatives in the Netherlands, including
the Netherlands Cancer Genomics Centre (CGC), The Centre for BioSystems
Genomics, the Centre for Medical Systems Biology (CMSB) and the Kluyver Centre
for Genomics of Industrial Fermentation, all research centres under the
Netherlands Genomics Initiative (NGI: <a href="http://www.genomics.nl">www.genomics.nl</a>).
</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Please
forward this email to anyone who might be interested in this meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>For
more information, please contact Edwin Cuppen (<a
href="mailto:e.cuppen@niob.knaw.nl">e.cuppen@niob.knaw.nl</a>), Marc van Driel
(<a href="mailto:marc.van.driel@nbic.nl">marc.van.driel@nbic.nl</a>), or Joris
Veltman (<a href="mailto:j.veltman@antrg.umcn.nl">j.veltman@antrg.umcn.nl</a>)</span><span
style='font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:120%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:120%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>On behalf of the organizers:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Dr. Marc van Driel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Bioinformatics
Coordinator NBIC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>**************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>NBIC
Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Phone:
+31 (0)24 36 19500<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>E-mail:
<a href="mailto:office@nbic.nl">office@nbic.nl</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Website:
<a href="http://www.nbic.nl">www.nbic.nl</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Netherlands
Bioinformatics Centre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>260
NBIC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>P.O.
Box 9101<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>6500
HB Nijmegen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Fax:
+31 (0)24 36 19395<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Visiting
address:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=NL style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Geert
Grooteplein 28, Route 260<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=NL style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>6525
GA Nijmegen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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