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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">We have been monitoring the spread of COVID-19 (Corona Virus) and have decided to make the difficult decision of canceling the Music Encoding Conference scheduled for May 26-29, 2020 at Tufts University.
As of last night, the United States issued a <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-announces-travel-europe-restricted-amid-coronavirus-threat/story?id=69543646"><span style="color:#0563C1">travel ban</span></a> on some travel from Europe to the United
States for the next 30 days due to the COVID-19 (Corona virus). This week Tufts University issued an announcement to its community that all classes will be held remotely, asking all students to return to their homes by March 16 and not return until after the
end of the spring semester. The University also <a href="https://coronavirus.tufts.edu/3-10-2020-presidents-message/"><span style="color:#0563C1">identified its own restrictions</span></a> on travel for employees and students, including cancelling gatherings
and events at least through April 30.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The health and safety of our entire community is important and while we have been looking forward to hosting this conference and welcoming so many colleagues and friends to Tufts University we must cancel the in-person
conference.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The Organizing, Program Committees, and MEI Board are exploring alternative options<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for a selection of the planned papers, presentations, workshops and meetings to be offered
online<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and within the next week we will be in touch with everyone who has registered already or planned to attend the conference. We will make another announcement here on MEI-L by then.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Anna Kijas, Chair, Organizing Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Richard Freedman, Chair, Program Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Elsa De Luca, Chair, MEI Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Anna Kijas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Head, Lilly Music Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Granoff Music Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Tufts University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">20 Talbot Avenue, Medford, MA 02155<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://tufts.libcal.com/appointments/kijas/lilly"><span style="color:#0563C1">Book an appointment</span></a> | (617) 627-2846
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