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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,</p><p class="MsoNormal">Attached please find the second announcement for the Beacon Satellite Symposium that will be held at the ICTP in Trieste, Italy on June 27 – July 1, 2016. The abstract deadline is February 15<sup>th</sup>. Note that all of the information on the symposium including instructions for the abstract submittal is on the web site: <a href="http://t-ict4d.ictp.it/beacon2016">http://t-ict4d.ictp.it/beacon2016</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">I hope to see you at the Beacon Symposium.</p><p class="MsoNormal">With best regards,</p><p class="MsoNormal">Patricia Doherty</p><p class="MsoNormal">Beacon Satellite Symposium, Chair</p></div></body></html>