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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear All<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As you know IWN is next month in Hawaii<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">At the conference there will be a committee meeting to discuss the venue for the next conferences. This will include IWN in Asia in 2026 and I expect the committee will look at expressions of interest for
2028 in Europe. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">It is a while since a conference on nitrides has been held in the UK (2011 Glasgow) so I think we could make a good argument if one of our groups wants to lead it. I should say I have not spoken to other
European IAC members yet, and so would not be clear if there are other people thinking of throwing their hats in the ring.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you think you are interested can you please let either me, Rob or a UKNC committee member in you geographical area know. From personal experience this is a lot of hard work, but I found it rewarding.
It does help to have a strong team locally to support also. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Peter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:none">Peter J Parbrook<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:none"> <b>Professor and Head of Discipline<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:none">Electrical and Electronic Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:none">School of Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:none">University College Cork<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:none">College Road, Cork, T12 K8AF<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:none">Ireland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:none">Tel: +353-21-490-3390 // +353-21-234-6365<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:none">Email:
<u>p.parbrook@ucc.ie</u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#501549;mso-ligatures:none">Also<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#501549;mso-ligatures:none">Professor and Head of Group, Nitride Materials and Devices<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#501549;mso-ligatures:none">Tyndall National Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#501549;mso-ligatures:none">Lee Maltings, Cork, T12 R5CP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#501549;mso-ligatures:none">Email (alternative):
<u>peter.parbrook@tyndall.ie</u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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