Urgent: no Nanseikan training tomorrow. Please see TeamApp message

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Hi all,

Please refer to the TeamApp message I just sent or contact me directly if you have not received it.

The link to apply to attend the special training is https://forms.gle/jEnaRA3nvda2RWcd9

If you plan on attending, please complete this form asap. There will be no Nanseikan zoom training.

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