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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear all </span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We are organizing a Quantum ESPRESSO (QE) virtual hackathon, to be held online (using Zoom) in the afternoons (</span></span><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>2-6 PM</span></span><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>, CET) of 15, 22, </span></span><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>29 January</span></span><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>. The goal of this meeting is to work on selected topics (preliminary list is here </span></span><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>https://forms.gle/iNzbBh4rrDMYUiCG6</span></span><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>) to advance the QE distribution. All interested developers are invited to participate and to propose new topics as well (including your own developments that you would like to release). Please fill in the form (see the link above) </span></span><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>by 11</span></span><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> January 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This hackathon is a great occasion to meet other QE developers, get to know about ongoing activities and efforts on the QE distribution, have discussions and brainstorming on new developments and implementations. Many thanks and happy development and computing with QE!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The QE developers team</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p></div></body></html>