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<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Dear
Friends,<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Yesterday we concluded the Israel Stringology 2024 Conference.<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">There is still a lot of work ahead of me to update the site with the
presentations and videos of the talks, as well as photos of the speakers and
activities. But I would like to take this opportunity to say thanks.<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">First and foremost to the brave speakers who came from abroad to
participate physically.<span> </span>In the photos
below you will see them hunkering in the trenches, eating gruel from a mess kit
as the bullets are whizzing <span> </span>in their hair
<span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span>J</span></span>. <span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Next, to the speakers who contributed online – I know that took social
courage and I acknowledge and appreciate it.<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">It was nice to see, albeit online, many old friends – thank you, and I
hope you enjoyed the talks.<span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">My thanks to all who contributed to <span> </span>this conference:<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The co-organizer, Zvika Galil, who was invaluable for the success of
this meeting.<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Rothschild Fund of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities,
The Israel Science Foundation, Bar Ilan University Vice President for Research,
the Dean of Exact Sciences at Bar-Ilan University, and the department of
Computer Science at Bar Ilan University.<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">In particular, our heartfelt thanks go to Ms. Sylvie Baruch who was
there with us every step of the way and who was the address for every
complaint, from arranging a cab for a participant, to interfacing with the
hotels, travel agent, caterers, and other providers.<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">And to all of you who participated, I hope you all found the conference
interesting and pleasurable.</p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><br></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;unicode-bidi:embed;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Attached are some photos of the conference, there are lots more.<br></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span></span></p>
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you all in the next Israel Stringology Conference!<span></span></p>
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<div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">Amihood Amir</span> <span>Tel. +972 3 5318770</span></div><div>Prof. of Computer Science <span>Secr. +972 3 7360497</span></div><div>Bar Ilan University Fax +972 3 7384056<br></div><div>Ramat Gan email: <a href="mailto:amir@cs.biu.ac.il" target="_blank">amir@cs.biu.ac.il</a><br></div><div>ISRAEL 52900 url: <a href="http://u.cs.biu.ac.il/~amir/" target="_blank">http://u.cs.biu.ac.il/~amir/</a><br></div><div>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div></div></div></div></div>