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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear CEDAR Community,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As the 2020 Virtual CEDAR Workshop approaches, we would like to inform you about the
<b>newly created CEDAR Science Slack workspace</b> <b>(cedarscience.slack.com).</b> This intended to serve the CEDAR Science community during the virtual workshop in addition to acting as a resource for sustained interactions at all times.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To kickstart the joining process, we have created a temporary invitation link, set to expire on July 13th, 2020:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://join.slack.com/t/cedarscience/shared_invite/zt-f3e4yin7-nrXl64KYD6EBYhjNvo2ODQ">https://join.slack.com/t/cedarscience/shared_invite/zt-f3e4yin7-nrXl64KYD6EBYhjNvo2ODQ</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Additionally, current members of the workspace can freely send invites to other community members.
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<p class="MsoNormal">We strongly encourage <b>workshop session conveners and other community leaders</b> to join and utilize the workspace by creating and using channels for their subcommunities.
<b>We also invite students</b> to play a leadership role in making this a beneficial resource for the entire community.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you are new to Slack, or would like more information on the benefits of using Slack, the following resource may assist you:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://slack.com/resources/slack-101/what-is-slack">https://slack.com/resources/slack-101/what-is-slack</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">@everyone We look forward to seeing you there!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Matthew Grawe<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ryan Mcgranaghan<o:p></o:p></p>
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