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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Dear colleagues,</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">This is just a reminder that the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">keynote </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">lecture</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">by
Prof. Emanuela Ceva (University of Geneva)</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">on
the topic of</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">"Accountable Public Institutions</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">
is taking place tomorrow (9 Dec.) from 5:00 to 6:30pm</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">.
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Given the circumstances, the lecture will be delivered as a livestream</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">, and all
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">members of DemocracyNet
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">are welcome to join.<b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">The keynote is part of our research workshop on "Vested Interests and Democracy"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">,
organized with the support of the Doctoral Program in Democracy Studies</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">, which will be held at the University of Zurich on December 9-10.</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">If you would like to attend Prof. Ceva's keynote, please register using the following</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://bit.ly/2YTuJY2"><span style="color:#0563C1">link</span></a>. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">You
will then receive the zoom link for the talk. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">You will find</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">further
information about the keynote and the research workshop</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> on the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">DemocracyNet</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">website: <a href="https://democracynet.eu/ws2021/"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://democracynet.eu/ws2021/</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">We hope to see many of you at this event! </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">With all best wishes,</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Olivier Ruchet</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">and
Odile Ammann, for the organizing committee</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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