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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We're pleased to announce that
<u>free</u> registration is now open for BCOVS 2021: <span style="background:white">
<a href="https://forms.office.com/r/fzMgzzZYTg">https://forms.office.com/r/fzMgzzZYTg</a></span>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please note that you'll need to register in order to be able to receive information about the programme and how to attend the sessions once all the details have been
 finalised. We will also be updating the programme outline on the website this week so please do keep an eye out for that
<span style="background:white">(</span><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbcovs2021.wordpress.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7CL.C.Rountree%40bradford.ac.uk%7C263115bae0844353c95608d967c023aa%7C245ea2d143654726805a631eb93d93aa%7C1%7C1%7C637654897223028684%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0&sdata=Ke%2BMI7uC9%2FRaRpU7lb6eE58JmPHefKIu78n6DiUlFn0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="background:white">https://bcovs2021.wordpress.com/</span></a><span style="background:white">).</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">With help from the Association of Optometrists (AOP; Dr Ian Beasley) we have applied for continuing education and training (CET) points for optometrists and so we are hoping that we will be able
 to provide the opportunity for you to claim some CET points too - more details will be available in the coming weeks."</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Finally,
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#303030">we are once again offering the opportunity to donate towards future vision research! This year, we have chosen to support the College of Optometrists in their research fund. Please click
<u><a href="https://bcovs2021.wordpress.com/fundraising/">here</a></u> to find out more about donating.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Lindsay Rountree<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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