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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black" lang="EN-GB">Dear Colleagues, 
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-bidi-font-style:italic" lang="EN-GB">We would like to remind you that the BCCCD21 symposia, paper, and poster
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black" lang="EN-GB">submissions<span style="mso-bidi-font-style:italic"> are now
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black" lang="EN-GB">Submissions for on-site symposia, talks, and posters, as well as virtual presentations
 are open from the 1st September and will be due by 30 September. <br>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black" lang="EN-GB">We are still hopeful that the 12th annual BCCCD meeting, organized by The Cognitive Development
 Center at CEU can <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">be arranged in a hybrid format and we will see many of you at Budapest.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black" lang="EN-GB">As stated before, the
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">first, on-site component </span>will take place at the
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Budapest </span>campus of CEU, from <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">
6 to 8 January</span>. As usual, this section will include invited and submitted talks and symposia, as well as poster presentations. While mainly an in-person event, emphasizing face-to-face networking, talks and symposia will be streamed online during this
 component with additional virtual participation options.<br>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black" lang="EN-GB">A
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">second, virtual component</span> will take place
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">online </span>during the subsequent week, from
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">10 to 14 January</span>. On-site participants will take part in this component as well but we welcome additional submissions of empirical and theoretical work from those who prefer or are able to present only virtually.
 All presenters will have their dedicated channel on an online platform, with their material (video & other) uploaded directly into the channel, so that attendees will have access to the presentations that they can discuss in the same space. Additionally, presenters
 will be asked to be online in their channel during assigned sessions, so that participants in all time zones can attend each other's presentation slots.<br>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black" lang="EN-GB">Regarding the symposia submissions, please indicate also your preferences whether you would
 be able to attend the on-site conference and present in person at Budapest, or you would prefer to join only the virtual component of the conference.<br>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black" lang="EN-GB">We are committed to create an impactful and inclusive conference in spite of the changing
 circumstances. With this hybrid format, we want to ensure that all registered participants will be able to benefit from similar opportunities during BCCCD22.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black" lang="EN-GB">For more information, please visit
<a href="https://bcccd.org/" target="_blank">https://bcccd.org/</a>.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black" lang="EN-GB">Hanna Marno and Bálint Varga<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB">INVITED SPEAKERS</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB">  <o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://psychology.fas.harvard.edu/people/fiery-cushman" target="_blank" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">Fiery Cushman</a></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB">
 (Harvard University)<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://saxelab.mit.edu/people/rebecca-saxe" target="_blank" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">Rebecca Saxe</a></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB">(MIT)
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB">INVITED SYMPOSIUM</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB">Active learning: computational, neural and developmental perspectives </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4472C4" lang="EN-GB"> </span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.gottlieblab.com" target="_blank" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3">Jacqueline Gottlieb</a></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB">(Columbia
 University)<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.pip.tu-darmstadt.de/ag_pip/members_pip/publications.en.jsp" target="_blank" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4">Constantin A. Rothkopf</a></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB">(Technical
 University of Darmstadt)</span><br>
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/staff/azzurra-ruggeri.html" target="_blank" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="5">Azzurra Ruggeri</a></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB">
 (Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Technical University Munich)<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB">IMPORTANT DATES</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB">
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB">Deadline for submissions</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB">: September 30, 2021 midnight CET (GMT+1)
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB">Notifications of acceptance</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB">: October 22, 2021<o:p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB">Registration opens:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB"> October 23, 2021 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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