<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><p data-start="162" data-end="181" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Avenir-Book">Dear MEI Community,</font></span></p><p data-start="183" data-end="411" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Avenir-Book">We are pleased to announce the Technical / Developer Workshop 2026, which will be held at Maynooth University (Ireland) from November 2 to November 4, kindly hosted by Karen Desmond. The workshop will consist of three full days of collaborative work and discussion.</font></span></p><p data-start="413" data-end="448" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Avenir-Book">The schedule is planned as follows:</font></span></p><ul data-start="450" data-end="593" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><li data-section-id="pneo7n" data-start="450" data-end="486"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Avenir-Book">November 1 \u2013 Arrival in Maynooth</font></span></li><li data-section-id="1pjtty2" data-start="487" data-end="568"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Avenir-Book">November 2\u20134 \u2013 Developer Workshop (full days, morning and afternoon sessions)</font></span></li><li data-section-id="1fgy2z4" data-start="569" data-end="593"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Avenir-Book">November 5 \u2013 Departure</font></span></li></ul><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Avenir-Book; font-size: 14px;">As usual, it </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Avenir-Book; font-size: 14px;">will be possible to </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Avenir-Book; font-size: 14px;">attend the workshop either in person or online</b><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Avenir-Book; font-size: 14px;">.</span></div><p data-start="595" data-end="767" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Avenir-Book">If attending in-person, we <b>recommend staying in the on-campus accommodation</b>, as hotels in Maynooth can be quite expensive. To book a room on campus, please use the following link and voucher code:</font></span></p><p data-start="769" data-end="866" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><ul class="MailOutline"><li><span style="font-family: Avenir-Book; font-size: 14px;">Booking link:</span><span style="font-family: Avenir-Book; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-start="783" data-end="824" rel="noopener" target="_new" class="decorated-link" href="http://www.maynoothcollege.ie/hospitality" style="font-family: Avenir-Book; font-size: 14px;">http://www.maynoothcollege.ie/hospitality</a></li><li><span style="font-family: Avenir-Book; font-size: 14px;">Voucher code: MU_0126 (discounted rate)</span></li></ul></p><p data-start="769" data-end="866"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Avenir-Book; font-size: 14px;">Please<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 106, 0);"> </span></span><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Avenir-Book; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 106, 0);">book your on-campus accommodation as soon as possible</b><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Avenir-Book; font-size: 14px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 106, 0);">, </span>as the rooms tend to fill up quickly. Although payment is required at the time of booking, the accommodation offers a</span><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Avenir-Book; font-size: 14px;"> very flexible cancellation policy</b><font face="Avenir-Book"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> (until 18:00 on the day before arrival). There are three types of en-suite rooms: <i>Classic</i>, <i>Superior</i>, and <i>Suite</i>.</span></font></p><p data-start="1110" data-end="1195" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Avenir-Book">We look forward to seeing you in Maynooth either virtually or in-person.</font></span></p><p data-start="1241" data-end="1297" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Avenir-Book">Kind regards,</font></span></p><p data-start="1241" data-end="1297" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Avenir-Book">Martha & Benni<br data-start="1271" data-end="1274">MEI Technical Co-Chairs</font></span></p></body></html>