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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">We are excited to announce the release of BIDS version 1.2.2! This release enhanced the specification through additional clarifications and smaller fixes. The new recently released versions
 can be found at:</span><a href="https://bids-specification.readthedocs.io/en/stable/"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">https://bids-specification.readthedocs.io/en/stable/</span></a><span style="color:black"> along with the complete</span><a href="https://bids-specification.readthedocs.io/en/stable/CHANGES.html"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#954F72">changelog</span></a><span style="color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">In addition, BIDS is calling a final round of comments on the</span><a href="https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification/pull/395"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">Genetic Information</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification/pull/395"><span style="color:#1155CC">extension proposal</span></a><span style="color:black">! Please review this extension proposal and leave your feedback
 - we aim to merge this extension soon!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Shout out to the Genetic Information BIDS Extension Proposal leads: Cyril Pernet, Clara Moreau, Tom</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Nichols, and Jessica Turner! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Thank you!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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