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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">REMINDER</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">DEADLINE: November 1,</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT�S AWARD, CAROLYN L. ROSE AWARD, AND HONORARY MEMBERSHIPS</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> The SPNHC Recognition and Grants Committee is requesting nominations for the President�s Award, the Carolyn L. Rose Award, and Honorary Memberships.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> The President�s Award is presented to a member, or former member, whose activities have furthered the objectives of the Society through outstanding
committee work, prolonged officer roles, or promotion of activities of the Society.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> The Carolyn L. Rose Award (formerly the SPNHC Award) is our Society�s highest honor and given to a practitioner (membership not required) whose
work and efforts have promoted the values and objectives of the Society. Nominations should include a letter of nomination, a current curriculum vitae, and letters of recommendation.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> Honorary Membership can be conferred by Council in recognition of outstanding contributions to natural history collections or to the Society.
Honorary Members have all the rights and privileges of regular members. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Questions and nominations should be directed to the Chair of the Recognition & Grants Committee, Jean-Marc Gagnon (<a href="mailto:jmgagnon@mus-nature.ca">jmgagnon@mus-nature.ca</a>)
and must be submitted by November 1, 2012.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Jean-Marc Gagnon, Ph.D.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Past President (2012-2014) of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (<a href="http://www.spnhc.org">www.spnhc.org</a>)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Curator / Conservateur des collections</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Invertebrate Collections / Collections des invert�br�s</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Canadian Museum of Nature / Mus�e canadien de la nature</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">P.O. Box 3443, Stn "D" / C.P. 3443, Succ. D</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Ottawa, ON Canada K1P 6P4</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">T: 613-364-4066 / F: 613-364-4027</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">E/C:
<a href="mailto:jmgagnon@mus-nature.ca">jmgagnon@mus-nature.ca</a> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.nature.ca">http://www.nature.ca</a>
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