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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>VSS and F1000Research invite you to deposit posters and slides presented at VSS 2017. F1000Research is a life sciences publishing platform committed to open access and full transparency. Depositing and sharing scholarly posters and slides is a fantastic way of disseminating and openly sharing research. Benefits of depositing with F1000Research include the following:</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#403F42;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>All published submissions will receive their own DOIs, making them fully citable </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#403F42;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Posters are permanently hosted, which increases exposure and allows for visibility of the work beyond the conference hall </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#403F42;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>A <i>Comments </i>system allows for feedback and collaboration at a community level</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>To deposit your presentation, go to the </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001VV0ALJoaJ9cdhRJrpo0SQAy4xQE5M01IutNSMZG3n2KCLfmjYwRQiALdWKSkv9mp9sE6xWoxqAxDWFjsr_Am2zkSxZiMxN1x5_xfoDsm6IkBewdYuanBpwFTwvvBgVTCcFQyVZ3rDZaEjcE5mrlyGTH-CvfK3t9covQ2P_3uyAfRYPdNJmIqocnndY54zU6P&c=4zPkl5hTeqN5Lp2NUM-Ac-4MIYcU0ux-u0RuK5FCeOCuOe5dMjVSbQ==&ch=aJBotVPdyYxp_dnbWjtwfWq1wPDBTSrV8FN9feVyHoUOJ1iZqCEFTw=="><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#09A3BA'>online submission form</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>If you have any questions about this invitation, please feel free to contact the F1000Research team at <a href="mailto:research@f1000.com"><span style='color:#09A3BA'>research@f1000.com</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>