<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><b style="font-weight:normal" id="m_8260604062786010873m_2414161927734473216gmail-docs-internal-guid-dfeec97e-7fff-4dfb-5699-8a94709b8d0f"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear all,</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are excited to announce the second workshop in the <a href="http://urssi.us" target="_blank">URSSI</a> (US Research Software Sustainability Institute) conceptualization, which will take place October 23 and 24 in </span><a href="https://illinicenter.illinois.edu/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Chicago, IL</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Similar to our <a href="http://urssi.us/workshops/berkeley/" target="_blank">first workshop in Berkeley</a>, the event will be mostly participant driven. In addition to a few keynotes and lightning talks, the agenda will mostly be open discussions around topics suggested by participants prior to and during the meeting.</span></p><br><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We welcome participation from anyone interested in issues and challenges facing research software sustainability. Our goal is to host up to 90 participants, a size that will allow for dynamic discussions in small breakout groups. If you are keen to participate or have suggestions for us, please </span><a href="http://urssi.us/suggest/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">fill out our form</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> as soon as possible. We will strive to accommodate as many participants as possible. We also have limited travel support for the meeting and ask that you contact us before September 17th if you require support. We will notify everyone by September 21st.</span></b><div><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;white-space:pre-wrap"><b id="m_8260604062786010873m_2414161927734473216gmail-docs-internal-guid-dfeec97e-7fff-4dfb-5699-8a94709b8d0f" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;white-space:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-weight:normal"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Anyone interested in research software sustainability who would like to see specific topics covered in a community-driven discussion can suggest them</span><a href="https://discuss.urssi.us/t/suggestions-for-topics-for-working-groups-at-the-second-workshop-in-chicago-october-23-24-2018/71" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal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