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<div><font color="green">IEEE VGTC Visualization Pioneers Group (VPG) </font></div>
<div><font color="green"><a href="http://vacommunity.org/ieeevpg/reception/"><font color="#0563C1"><u>http://vacommunity.org/ieeevpg/reception/</u></font></a> </font></div>
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<div><font color="green">IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee (VGTC) established the <a href="http://www.vgtc.org/content/ieee-vgtc-visualization-pioneers-group"><font color="#0563C1"><u>IEEE Visualization Pioneers Group</u></font></a> (VPG)
in 2013. VPG will host its fourth member exclusive reception on Monday, October 24 co-located with the IEEE VIS 2016 conference in Baltimore, MD.</font></div>
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<div><font color="green">To become a member of the VPG, one simply needs to have at least 20 years of contributions to some aspect of visualization and visual analytics. The membership fee is $US 50.00 per year. Members are highly encouraged to pay their membership
dues online at <a href="https://www.payit2.com/collect-page/77297"><font color="#0563C1"><u>https://www.payit2.com/collect-page/77297</u></font></a>.</font></div>
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<div><font color="green">If you plan to attend the 2016 VPG reception, we encourage you to join VPG as soon as possible so that we can have a more accurate head count for the reception.</font></div>
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<div><font color="green">We look forward to seeing you in Baltimore.</font></div>
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<div><font color="green">For your calendar:</font></div>
<div><font color="green">Time: 6 p.m.</font></div>
<div><font color="green">Date: Monday, 24 October, 2016</font></div>
<div><font color="green">Location: <a href="http://www.prattstreetalehouse.com/about/"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#0563C1"><span style="font-size:9pt;"><u>Pratt Street Ale House</u></span></font></a></font></div>
<div><font color="green">Address: <font face="Verdana" size="2"><span style="font-size:9pt;">206 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21201 (0.2 miles or 4 minutes of walking from the conference hotel)</span></font></font></div>
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<div><font color="green">If you have questions, please contact <a href="mailto:vpg@vgtc.org"><font color="#0563C1"><u>vpg@vgtc.org</u></font></a>.</font></div>
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