<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;font-size:12pt">Dear all,</span><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">We are writing to announce the launch of the new SMT-PAIG
website, now hosted through Knowledge Commons.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">All interest groups have recently been recommended to move
all associated websites/forums to Knowledge Commons. This will allow interest
groups to maintain their online presence on a single platform that will
hopefully allow for easier access and internal moderation.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">There are multiple components to our new site, which we will
discuss together in our upcoming virtual mid-year meeting. We’ll take this as
an opportunity to remind everyone that we are accepting proposals for 13-minute
lightning talks through <b>Monday, June 1, 2026 </b>(submit proposals through <a href="https://forms.gle/owfj3jD4yPgQxxwc7">this Google Forms link</a>).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">In the meantime, we recommend initial exploration of KC site! We
have been advised to make the group invite-only, which will require that
everyone creates a Knowledge Commons account before they can gain access. This
can be done here:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"><a href="https://profile.hcommons.org/registration/start/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://profile.hcommons.org/registration/start/</a>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Once you have done so, please click on the following link,
or search for “SMT Performance and Analysis Interest Group,” and select
“Request Membership.”</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"><a href="https://hcommons.org/groups/smt-performance-and-analysis-interest-group/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://hcommons.org/groups/smt-performance-and-analysis-interest-group/</a>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Once admitted, you will find a handful of forum posts
designed to introduce you to the site, as well as set off some conversations.
We recommend beginning with the “Welcome” forum post as your first stop. We
also invite the exploration of the new associated blog (many thanks to all
previous PAIG webmasters!), which can be found here:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"><a href="https://smtpaig.hcommons.org" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://smtpaig.hcommons.org</a>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Please let us know if something seems to be amiss, or if we
can help in any way. We are also new to the platform, but we hope that it
serves as a productive space for the sharing of materials and conversation
going forward!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">All best,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Christa Cole and John Heilig, PAIG Co-Chairs</p></div></div>