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style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001d8OcOyAO5l5ssux94zkrJUGK76Gg-zXI3G3TPezdfA0seuONa5Q0HAM_jqI7HUb63B2rW-b836W-JGCc1t1UjgQeqNvcIZVAe5ewCnZ4zm10lsrJK12oFYbtd4qR5LAivPbIRHA6c4PMcMf9yVRTT9NHUgVBQapuHynkLFAZkRA=&c=3iIjbXKzztPxdGwJ52eqbK2kkJ5HPhpPDeLTTxtDtGHwZUq-NSWABw==&ch=pMWBvo048fRw7Xuxgfegw0otv5mm2y1KnbCVcaf_ov6Jzw7ZTAvAJw=="><b><span style='color:#395485;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=690 style='width:7.1875in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/69fa83aa501/d618935b-16b8-4fce-ad5f-ee476f3524b7.png"></span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 15.0pt 0in 15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>International Travel Recommendations for VSS 2025</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><i><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> </span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>In response to questions from several of our non-US members, VSS has updated its website to include specific recommendations for travel to the US to attend our meeting this year<i>. </i></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001d8OcOyAO5l5ssux94zkrJUGK76Gg-zXI3G3TPezdfA0seuONa5Q0HIckfGOti9IuSSs9SLGxzQs5DBR4-Yk4hZ_xuIzQ-HCV-RLoGcXuERwF0swEoebF81b-WAne76Qflyf0ZGOSclHAwtttAGUZYVXNVzZsEXe-UqDmI4pJRO5PcKX3Rt0UI7o9hJNEsBA3&c=3iIjbXKzztPxdGwJ52eqbK2kkJ5HPhpPDeLTTxtDtGHwZUq-NSWABw==&ch=pMWBvo048fRw7Xuxgfegw0otv5mm2y1KnbCVcaf_ov6Jzw7ZTAvAJw==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#395485;text-decoration:none'>Information for International Travelers </span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>now includes specific advice, links to key US government websites, as well as a means of requesting a formal Letter of Invite to attend VSS 2025, which you can print to support your entry into the USA.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><i><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> </span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Please address any further questions you might have about travel to </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="mailto:vss@visionsciences.org" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#395485;text-decoration:none'>vss@visionsciences.org</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>. </span><span 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style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> - Board of Directors Election Closes</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>April 24</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> - Standard Registration Deadline</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>May 1</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> - 3MT® Competition Deadline</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>May 16-20, 2025</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> - VSS 2025</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><img border=0 width=687 style='width:7.1562in' id="_x0000_i1028" 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