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Dear all,</div>
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Many thanks to those of you who have applied for membership for 2024-25. </div>
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A reminder that the deadline is <b>tomorrow evening... 31st July 2024</b>.</div>
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However, in anticipation that people are on holiday at this time, I have set up a round 2 of the registration at
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Philip</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> 27 June 2024 15:00<br>
<b>To:</b> uknc@phys.strath.ac.uk <uknc@phys.strath.ac.uk><br>
<b>Cc:</b> admin@uknc.org <admin@uknc.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> UK Nitrides Consortium Membership</span>
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Dear all,</div>
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The time has come for institutions/companies to register their membership of the <a href="https://www.uknc.org/" id="OWAfeb4e823-adcd-5c29-96cc-12742ee995c8" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.uknc.org/" data-auth="NotApplicable">
UKNC </a>for the period April 2024 - March 2025.</div>
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As in previous years, we will be using Eventbrite to collect membership: see <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<a href="https://uknc-2024-25.eventbrite.co.uk/" id="OWAcc12a211-1045-8057-fea7-46b2accaeea7" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">https://uknc-2024-25.eventbrite.co.uk</a></span>.</div>
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The deadline for renewing UKNC membership via this route is <b>31<sup>st</sup> July 2024</b>. Please liaise with other parties in your institution/company to avoid unnecessary duplicate membership. Any problems with the deadline, please get in touch.</div>
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Large academic group (more than 6 people): £220<br>
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Industrial member: £220</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr;">
Individual member: £110</li></ul>
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Be part of this thriving community,</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; margin-left: 0cm;">
Qualify for reduced rates at the Annual Winter Conference,</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; margin-left: 0cm;">
Have your students be eligible for conference bursaries,</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; margin-left: 0cm;">
Participate in any online seminars,</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; margin-left: 0cm;">
Vote at the AGM.</li></ul>
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Please feel free to forward this email onto any parties you think might be interested.</div>
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Best regards,</div>
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Philip Shields (UKNC Webmaster)</div>
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<p style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom | Telephone: +44 (0)1225 386309
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>From:</b> Philip Shields<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 27 June 2024 15:00<br>
<b>To:</b> uknc@phys.strath.ac.uk <uknc@phys.strath.ac.uk><br>
<b>Cc:</b> admin@uknc.org <admin@uknc.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> UK Nitrides Consortium Membership</span>
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Dear all,</div>
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The time has come for institutions/companies to register their membership of the <a href="https://www.uknc.org/" id="OWA5f6ccec5-438c-c038-7438-7cf31ef829a8" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.uknc.org/" data-auth="NotApplicable">
UKNC </a>for the period April 2024 - March 2025.</div>
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As in previous years, we will be using Eventbrite to collect membership: see <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<a href="https://uknc-2024-25.eventbrite.co.uk/" id="OWAf0fb099a-bfdb-6924-87b5-004e42e0e20c" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">https://uknc-2024-25.eventbrite.co.uk</a></span>.</div>
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The deadline for renewing UKNC membership via this route is <b>31<sup>st</sup> July 2024</b>. Please liaise with other parties in your institution/company to avoid unnecessary duplicate membership. Any problems with the deadline, please get in touch.</div>
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The relevant membership categories (excluding the Eventbrite processing fee) are:</div>
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Small academic group (up to 6 people) : £110</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr;">
Large academic group (more than 6 people): £220<br>
(For larger academic groups who wish to split the fee across two departments please sign up as two small groups)</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr;">
Industrial member: £220</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr;">
Individual member: £110</li></ul>
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Membership allows you to:</div>
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Be part of this thriving community,</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; margin-left: 0cm;">
Qualify for reduced rates at the Annual Winter Conference,</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; margin-left: 0cm;">
Have your students be eligible for conference bursaries,</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; margin-left: 0cm;">
Participate in any online seminars,</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; margin-left: 0cm;">
Vote at the AGM.</li></ul>
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Please feel free to forward this email onto any parties you think might be interested.</div>
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Best regards,</div>
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Philip Shields (UKNC Webmaster)</div>
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<p style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(64, 64, 64);">Philip Shields, Senior Lecturer & Director of Teaching, Department of Electronic and Electrical
Engineering</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom | Telephone: +44 (0)1225 386309
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