<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><span style="border:0px;font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="border:0px;font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">Note that there are two weeks left to register for the PETSc Meeting, and one week to submit an abstract.</span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="border:0px;font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="border:0px;font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">Key Dates</span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="border:0px;font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="border:0px;font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">  20 April 2026: Abstract submission deadline</span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="border:0px;font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">  <b>27 April 2026</b>: Registration deadline</span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="border:0px;font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">    </span><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">Registration is available here: </span><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://cvent.me/lqGoPm__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!axmPt7EFRCbvkjug0A4PGtNk152Z9AfJ4Veh1bIV8r3b0knBdgti4Ukvyw9nJo80L5HrkhWU9Dx8TO2lOlq9$" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="https://cvent.me/lqGoPm" role="button" target="_blank" style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:initial;outline:0px;word-break:break-word"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">https://cvent.me/lqGoPm</span></a></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="border:0px;font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">  1–3 June 2026: PETSc User Meeting</span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="border:0px;font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">  3–5 June 2026: Firedrake ’26 Meeting</span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="border:0px;font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">We are pleased to announce that the Firedrake Annual </span><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Meeting</span><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> and the </span><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">PETSc</span><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> Annual User </span><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Meeting</span><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> will be held jointly this year in </span><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Oxford</span><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">, from Monday 1 June to Friday 5 June. </span><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">The </span><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">PETSc</span><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> </span><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">meeting</span><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> will run from Monday morning to Wednesday at noon, followed by the Firedrake </span><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">meeting</span><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">, which will begin on Wednesday early afternoon and continue until Friday evening. </span><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">While we encourage participants to attend both events, registration is available separately for each </span><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">meeting</span><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">, or jointly for both.</span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br></span></div><div><span style="border:0px;font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">Further information about the event can be found at:</span></div><div><span style="border:0px;font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://petsc.org/release/community/meetings/2026__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!axmPt7EFRCbvkjug0A4PGtNk152Z9AfJ4Veh1bIV8r3b0knBdgti4Ukvyw9nJo80L5HrkhWU9Dx8TMfyE8Ca$" target="_blank">https://petsc.org/release/community/meetings/2026</a><br></span></div><div><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://www.firedrakeproject.org/firedrake_26.html__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!axmPt7EFRCbvkjug0A4PGtNk152Z9AfJ4Veh1bIV8r3b0knBdgti4Ukvyw9nJo80L5HrkhWU9Dx8TBRnSOuD$" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="https://www.firedrakeproject.org/firedrake_26.html" role="button" target="_blank" style="border:0px;font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:initial;outline:0px;word-break:break-word"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">https://www.firedrakeproject.org/firedrake_26.html</span></a><span style="border:0px;font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">For any questions, please contact Connor Ward at </span><a href="mailto:c.ward20@imperial.ac.uk" target="_blank" style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">c.ward20@imperial.ac.uk</a><span style="font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">.</span></div><div><span style="border:0px;font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><br></span></div><div><span style="border:0px;font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">Thanks,</span></div><div><span style="border:0px;font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><br></span></div><div><span style="border:0px;font-family:"gg sans","Noto Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px">PETSc and Firedrake Teams</span></div></div><font color="#888888"><div><br></div></font></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to which their experiments lead.<br>-- Norbert Wiener</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/*knepley/__;fg!!G_uCfscf7eWS!axmPt7EFRCbvkjug0A4PGtNk152Z9AfJ4Veh1bIV8r3b0knBdgti4Ukvyw9nJo80L5HrkhWU9Dx8TGgxpCZ8$" target="_blank">https://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~knepley/</a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>