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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span>            </span>We invite you to consider submitting
an abstract to the </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">14th International Workshop on
Layered Phenomena in the Mesopause Region (LPMR) which will be held in Williamsburg,
Virginia. The dates of the workshop are October 1-4, 2019 with a welcome
reception on the evening of September 30, 2019. <span></span></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The goal of this meeting is to
advance our understanding of ice layers in the region of the mesopause and the
environment in which they form.</span> Sessions include (but are not limited to):</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span>



















</span></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Studies of  the MLT, PMC, NLC, PMSE,
PMWE<span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ice microphysics<span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Atmospheric Waves
(Gravity Waves, Planetary Waves, Tides)<span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Airglow
and radiation<span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Metal
layers<span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Solar
cycle and trend <span></span></span></li></ul>





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program description, abstract submission, registration, and logistical
information: <a href="http://www.cpe.vt.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">www.cpe.vt.edu</a><span></span></span></p>

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hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. We are looking forward to
seeing you in Virginia!<span></span></span></p>

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