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                      <td align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?KenesInternationalFE/88e293aa42/d776baabc6/17d6baef44" target="_blank"><font color="#0000FF">FEMS 2013, The 5th Congress of European Microbiologists, Leipzig, Germany, July 21-25, 2013</font></a></td>
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                            <li> FEMS provides approximately <strong>200 grants</strong> for European Young Scientists to support their attendance at the 5th FEMS Congress. A special FEMS Congress Award (including a Certificate and an additional 500 EURO) will be awarded to five European and one non-European Young Scientists for the best presented papers. <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?KenesInternationalFE/88e293aa42/d776baabc6/c1efc6d715" target="_blank">Find out more</a> and remember that the <strong>deadline for submission is March 15th 2013 </strong></li>
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                              <li>Early registration is now open. Save your spot today.</li>
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                              <td height="277" valign="top" bgcolor="#EDFBFC" style="font-family:Arial, Georgia, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:13px;"><p>Feb 11th 2013: Deadline for <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?KenesInternationalFE/88e293aa42/d776baabc6/addf2710bf" target="_blank">abstracts submissions</a></p>
<p>March 15th 2013: <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?KenesInternationalFE/88e293aa42/d776baabc6/2f997baba7" target="_blank">Grants Application</a> deadline</p>
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<p>April 16th - July 15th 2013: <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?KenesInternationalFE/88e293aa42/d776baabc6/a73305fa20" target="_blank">Late registration</a> period</p>
<p>July 16th - Congress dates: On site registration</p>
<p>July 21st - 25th 2013: <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?KenesInternationalFE/88e293aa42/d776baabc6/75911e7be8" target="_blank">FEMS 2013 Congress</a></p></td>
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                      <td align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><p>Submit your abstract for a dynamic opportunity to share your research discoveries as well as benefit from the exchange of ideas and knowledge with thousands of fellow international colleagues in this truly global microbiology event.</p>
<p>Remember that the deadline for <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?KenesInternationalFE/88e293aa42/d776baabc6/599a33d106" target="_blank">abstract submission</a> is <strong>February 11, 2013.</strong></p>
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                      <td align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><p><strong>Did you  know that Leipzig is known for its connection to classical music? </strong></p>
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                          <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>A  concert by St. Thomas Choir in the actual place where Bach worked – St.  Thomas's Church – is one of the cultural and emotional highlights of a visit to  Leipzig.</li>
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                        <p><strong>Have you heard about all the wonderful recreational opportunities available in Leipzig? </strong></p>
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                          <li><span dir="ltr"> </span>With over 120 hectars of woodland, parks, golf courses, rivers, and canals within the city, and lakes in the southern part, Leipzig offers a wide range of recreational opportunities. Along with the Botanical Garden, a special mention must be made of Leipzig Zoo. One Zoo project which is unique in the world is Pongoland, in which scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology are studying the behaviour of the great apes in a close-to-natural environment.</li>
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