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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Dear Equals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The EU Commission has just launched an open public consultation on the potential priorities of the Horizon 2020 'Science with and for Society' (SWAFS)
 Work Programme 2018-2020.  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">To submit a contribution and for more information visit:
<a href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/consultations/swafs-wp2018-2020/consultation_en.htm">
http://ec.europa.eu/research/consultations/swafs-wp2018-2020/consultation_en.htm</a>  </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">All citizens and organisations are welcome to contribute to this consultation. Contributions are particularly sought from civil society organisations,
 businesses, research institutions, policy makers, higher education institutions, science museums, science shops, scientific centres of excellence, local public authorities, cities of scientific culture, innovators and entrepreneurs (non-exhaustive list).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The aim of the consultation is to obtain contributions from a broad constituency to inform the work programme priorities, including for gender equality.
 As you know, gender equality has been one of the pillars of the SWAFS Work Programme since the beginning of H2020 and your input and views on future priorities would be very much welcomed. The contributions received will complement the opinion provided by
 an external advisory group of high-level experts set up by the Commission according to Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 establishing Horizon 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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