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INVITATION</strong></h2> <p><span><span><span><span>TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL (TTC) </span></span></span></span></p> <h3><strong>EU-U.S. TTC Working Group 1 Technology Standards Hybrid Workshop Event</strong></h3> <p><span><span><span>The European Commission and the U.S. Department of Commerce with support from the Trade and Technology Dialogue (TTD) invites you to join WG1 representatives from the European Commission and the United States Government for a hybrid workshop event to seek input on existing and future areas of transatlantic collaboration in emerging technology standards (i.e. artificial intelligence, green and clean tech, digital identity, etc.).</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><strong><span><span><span>Event Details  </span></span></span></strong><br/> <br/><span><span><span>Date:</span></span></span><strong><span><span><span> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span><span>Friday, 17 November 2023  </span></span></strong><br/><span><span><span>Time:</span></span></span><strong><span><span> 09:00 - 11:00</span></span></strong> <strong><span><span>EST / 15:00 - 17:00 CET</span></span></strong><br/><span><span><span>Duration:</span></span></span> <span><span><strong>2 hours </strong> </span></span><br/><span><span><span>Location: </span></span></span><strong><span><span><span> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span><span>Hybrid - National Association of Manufacturing,</span></span></strong><span><span> 733 10th Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC, 20001 and <strong>online via Zoom (a link to join will be provided)</strong></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><strong><span><span><span>Registration for in-person attendance: </span></span></span></strong><br/><span><span>Please </span></span><a 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