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Given the increasing scope of the disease, the declaration of a National Emergency in the US, the increasing number of governmental and institutional travel bans, and the need for social distancing in order to fight the COVID-19 outbreak, we regretfully must cancel the VSS 2020 in-person meeting, which was to be held May 15-20 in St. Pete Beach, Florida. We did not take this decision lightly, but protecting the health of our VSS community is our highest priority, and at this juncture we cannot responsibly move forward with the meeting.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The Board will now turn its attention to whether it is feasible to hold a Virtual VSS Meeting this year, with the goal of facilitating the high-quality scientific exchange that is the hallmark of our Annual Meeting.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>One important factor in our decision to cancel the in-person meeting now is our desire to provide as much advance notice as possible for those who were planning on attending, so that they can manage travel and accommodation cancellations. Once we have established whether it is feasible to offer remote participation, we will make a detailed announcement outlining the options. These will include the option to refund registration for those who choose not to participate.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>We thank everyone who has already invested their time and energy in planning for VSS 2020, and will be in touch as soon as possible with more information. 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