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      Am 06.02.2017 um 17:34 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles:<br>
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                                        Issue 3, February 6, 2017</span></strong><span
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                                  <p style="line-height:150%"><strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333">Scientific
                                        Societies Speak Out on
                                        Immigration</span></strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
                                      <br>
                                      The American Institute of
                                      Biological Sciences signed a
                                      letter, along with 150 other
                                      scientific organizations, to
                                      express concern over a recent
                                      presidential executive order.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      The executive order, signed on 27
                                      January 2017, prevents citizens of
                                      seven countries from traveling
                                      into the U.S. Federal courts
                                      subsequently suspended the travel
                                      ban while the case is being
                                      considered.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      "The Executive Order will
                                      discourage many of the best and
                                      brightest international students,
                                      scholars, engineers and scientists
                                      from studying and working,
                                      attending academic and scientific
                                      conferences, or seeking to build
                                      new businesses in the United
                                      States," states the letter.
                                      "Implementation of this policy
                                      will compromise the United States'
                                      ability to attract international
                                      scientific talent and maintain
                                      scientific and economic
                                      leadership."<br>
                                      <br>
                                      Another letter circulated within
                                      the scientific community has
                                      received more than 42,000
                                      signatures in opposition to the
                                      travel ban, including more than 60
                                      Nobel Laureates and 800 members of
                                      the National Academies.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      Read the multi-society letter at <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage2.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3Dae1212dcda-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=KBj8iuTKjE_sWuBMaxRRxVpaH0TRZEccXrnuZSvhcuQ&s=blv-4Q_gnUDbQXuWz3DNO8dqHZH8R7vCcCOfHnwM_bY&e=" target="_blank">
https://www.aibs.org/position-statements/20170131_immigration.html</a>.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      <strong><span
                                          style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Federal
                                          Hiring Freeze</span></strong><br>
                                      <br>
                                      President Trump signed an
                                      executive memorandum on 23 January
                                      2017 that implements a hiring
                                      freeze across the federal
                                      government. Any positions that
                                      were vacant at noon on 22 January
                                      cannot be filled and no new jobs
                                      can be created. There is no end
                                      date specified for the freeze. The
                                      military and positions related to
                                      national security or public safety
                                      are exempted.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      White House Press Secretary Sean
                                      Spicer said the guidance would
                                      halt the “dramatic expansion of
                                      the federal workforce in recent
                                      years.”<br>
                                      <br>
                                      Federal employment has grown from
                                      2.78 million civilian workers in
                                      2008 to 2.8 million employees
                                      eight years later. Most of this
                                      rise came from hiring at the
                                      Department of Veterans Affairs.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      President Trump has directed the
                                      hiring of 10,000 additional
                                      immigration officers and ordered a
                                      review of military readiness,
                                      which could call for an expansion
                                      of the military workforce.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      The White House Office of
                                      Management and Budget later stated
                                      that some newly hired federal
                                      workers might see their employment
                                      offers rescinded. Anyone who
                                      accepted a job before noon on 22
                                      January and has a start date on or
                                      before 22 February can still
                                      report to work.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      The White House is working on a
                                      “long-term plan to reduce the size
                                      of the Federal Government’s
                                      workforce through attrition.”<br>
                                      <br>
                                      <strong><span
                                          style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Concerns
                                          about Science Gag Orders: What
                                          Do We Know?
                                        </span></strong><br>
                                      <br>
                                      During the first full week of the
                                      Trump Administration there were
                                      sometimes contradictory news
                                      reports surfacing about gag orders
                                      within various federal agencies.
                                      Now that the dust has largely
                                      settled, here’s what actually
                                      happened.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      At the Environmental Protection
                                      Agency (EPA), all grants and
                                      contracts were frozen during a
                                      ‘temporary’ review. The agency
                                      resumed issuing such funding on 27
                                      January 2017. EPA’s release of
                                      information on social media and to
                                      the press is still limited,
                                      however. The last tweet from the
                                      @EPA Twitter account was on 19
                                      January, the day before President
                                      Trump’s inauguration.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      There had been reports of the EPA
                                      climate change webpage being
                                      removed from the agency’s website,
                                      but this has not happened.
                                      Information on climate change that
                                      was included on WhiteHouse.gov
                                      during President Obama’s tenure
                                      was removed, but each
                                      administration uses the site as a
                                      tool for drawing attention to its
                                      priorities.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      A report that caused significant
                                      concern was that a spokesman for
                                      the presidential transition team
                                      at the EPA said that agency
                                      scientists will likely need to
                                      have their work reviewed on a
                                      “case by case basis” before
                                      distribution. Such a move would be
                                      in conflict with EPA’s scientific
                                      integrity policy, which prohibits
                                      the suppression, alteration, or
                                      impeding the timely release of
                                      scientific findings.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      A similar report from the
                                      Agricultural Research Service
                                      (ARS) within the U.S. Department
                                      of Agriculture was later walked
                                      back. ARS chief of staff Sharon
                                      Drumm sent a memo on 23 January
                                      stating that “starting immediately
                                      and until further notice, ARS will
                                      not release any public-facing
                                      documents.” Later the same day,
                                      the Department released a
                                      statement saying that its guidance
                                      was “misinterpreted by some to
                                      cover data and scientific
                                      publications. This was never the
                                      case; those data and scientific
                                      publications are not covered by
                                      the interim operating procedures.”<br>
                                      <br>
                                      Other agencies, including the
                                      Departments of Agriculture and the
                                      Interior, have instructed
                                      employees not to post to social
                                      media accounts or release other
                                      information to the public. This
                                      directive was not specific to
                                      science.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      The Department of Health and Human
                                      Services ordered employees to
                                      avoid “any correspondence to
                                      public officials.” Some members of
                                      Congress have spoken out against
                                      this gag order.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      The White House denied any
                                      involvement in these communication
                                      bans. “They haven’t been directed
                                      by us to do anything,” press
                                      secretary Sean Spicer said. “From
                                      what I understand … [staff] have
                                      been told within their agencies to
                                      adhere to their own policies, but
                                      that directive did not come from
                                      here.”<br>
                                      <br>
                                      <strong><span
                                          style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Delays
                                          in the Nomination Process:
                                          Who’s Next in Line for Senate
                                          Confirmation?
                                        </span></strong><br>
                                      <br>
                                      Several of President Trump’s
                                      nominees who require Senate
                                      confirmation have encountered
                                      hurdles in their nomination
                                      process. Currently, the Senate has
                                      confirmed five cabinet nominees
                                      and three others are likely to be
                                      voted on this week.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      Rex Tillerson, former CEO of Exxon
                                      Mobil, was confirmed by the Senate
                                      on 1 February 2017. The vote was
                                      primarily along party lines, with
                                      three Democrats breaking rank and
                                      supporting Mr. Tillerson for the
                                      position. His confirmation vote by
                                      the Senate was nearly delayed as
                                      Democrats tried to question him
                                      further on President Trump’s
                                      recent executive order that banned
                                      travel from seven mostly Muslim
                                      countries.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      Committee votes on nominees for
                                      Secretary of Energy and of the
                                      Interior, Rick Perry and Ryan
                                      Zinke, were delayed following
                                      collegial confirmation hearings. A
                                      notice of indefinite delay for a
                                      committee vote was issued several
                                      days later. Nicole Daigle,
                                      communications director for the
                                      Senate Energy and Natural
                                      Resources Committee, said the
                                      delay was due to a
                                      miscommunication between
                                      Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
                                      and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell
                                      (D-WA). She noted that Senator
                                      Murkowski “wants to start 2017 on
                                      a good footing with her ranking
                                      member.” Senator Cantwell told
                                      reporters that Democrats wanted
                                      more information from Perry on how
                                      he will deal with energy
                                      efficiency and that they also
                                      objected to a committee vote being
                                      held without three days advanced
                                      notice. Zinke and Perry ultimately
                                      received bipartisan support from
                                      the Energy and Natural Resources
                                      Committee on 31 January 2017.
                                      Currently, no date has been
                                      scheduled for a Senate floor vote
                                      for either nominee.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      Scott Pruitt’s nomination to lead
                                      the Environmental Protection
                                      Agency (EPA) has been fought
                                      fiercely by Democrats, primarily
                                      due to his stance against certain
                                      EPA rules and alleged conflicts of
                                      interest with the gas and oil
                                      industries. On 1 February,
                                      Democratic members of the
                                      Environment and Public Works
                                      Committee boycotted the meeting
                                      for his confirmation vote. To
                                      bypass this situation, committee
                                      chairman Senator John Barrasso
                                      (R-WY) suspended the rules, which
                                      require that a member of the
                                      minority party must be present for
                                      the committee to conduct business.
                                      Republican members of the
                                      committee then confirmed Pruitt by
                                      an 11-0 vote. No date has been
                                      scheduled a vote by the full
                                      Senate.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      <strong><span
                                          style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Join
                                          Us for the 2017 Congressional
                                          Visits Day
                                        </span></strong><br>
                                      <br>
                                      Scientists and graduate students
                                      who are interested in
                                      communicating the importance of
                                      federal investments in scientific
                                      research and education to
                                      lawmakers are invited to
                                      participate in the Biological and
                                      Ecological Sciences Coalition
                                      (BESC) Congressional Visits Day in
                                      Washington, DC.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      This event is an opportunity for
                                      scientists to meet with their
                                      members of Congress to discuss the
                                      importance of federal funding for
                                      biological research and education.
                                      Event participants advocate for
                                      federal investments in biological
                                      sciences research, with a primary
                                      focus on the National Science
                                      Foundation, as well as other
                                      federal agencies.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      BESC is co-chaired by the American
                                      Institute of Biological Sciences
                                      and the Ecological Society of
                                      America.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      This year's event will be held on
                                      April 25-26, 2017 in Washington,
                                      DC. The first day of the program
                                      is a training program that will
                                      prepare participants for meetings
                                      with congressional offices. The
                                      second day is spent on Capitol
                                      Hill meeting with members of
                                      Congress and their staff.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      There is no cost to participate in
                                      this event, but space is limited.
                                      BESC and its member organizations
                                      are not able to pay/reimburse
                                      participants for their travel
                                      expenses.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      Learn more about the event and
                                      express your interest in
                                      participating at <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3Db5cfac7a9c-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=KBj8iuTKjE_sWuBMaxRRxVpaH0TRZEccXrnuZSvhcuQ&s=xxWEhQ2WDuGPb3jujFi5ZBET5BAg6dtYyJXn1c2MTEU&e=" target="_blank">
https://www.aibs.org/public-policy/congressional_visits_day.html</a>.
                                      The deadline to sign up is March
                                      1, 2017.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      <strong><span
                                          style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">AIBS
                                          Comments on Paleontological
                                          Resources Rule
                                        </span></strong><br>
                                      <br>
                                      The American Institute of
                                      Biological Sciences (AIBS) weighed
                                      in on a draft rule regarding the
                                      protection and preservation of
                                      paleontological resources on
                                      federal lands.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      The draft rule from the Department
                                      of the Interior would create a new
                                      permitting process for researchers
                                      who want to collect fossils on
                                      lands managed by the Bureau of
                                      Land Management, Bureau of
                                      Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife
                                      Service, or National Park Service.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      In its comments, AIBS highlighted
                                      the burdens the new permitting
                                      system would have on academics, as
                                      the four agencies will use two
                                      different permitting forms. Even
                                      when agencies have proposed to use
                                      the same form, they have their own
                                      instructions. The differences in
                                      the instructions are significant
                                      enough that an applicant would
                                      have to complete a new application
                                      for each permit they seek.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      AIBS also raised concerns about
                                      the proposed prohibition on
                                      releasing the location of
                                      paleontological resources and new
                                      criminal punishments for
                                      scientific misconduct.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      Read the letter at <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D54d50741df-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=KBj8iuTKjE_sWuBMaxRRxVpaH0TRZEccXrnuZSvhcuQ&s=wc9y5sW9K-OV5ZK_RfyNw8ZzMCxpum02PPy1_XYmGZ4&e=" target="_blank">
https://www.aibs.org/position-statements/20170130_aibs_comments_o_8.html</a>.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      <strong><span
                                          style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Research
                                          and Practice: Reducing
                                          Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
                                          Through Infection Prevention
                                        </span></strong><br>
                                      <br>
                                      The Presidential Advisory Council
                                      on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant
                                      Bacteria held its fifth public
                                      meeting on 25 January 2017. This
                                      advisory council offers advice,
                                      information, and recommendations
                                      to the Secretary of Health and
                                      Human Services on reducing the
                                      risk of antimicrobial resistance
                                      (ARB).<br>
                                      <br>
                                      The council was formed as a result
                                      of an executive order issued by
                                      President Obama in 2014.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      The meeting focused on three
                                      “buckets” of knowledge for
                                      infection prevention in humans,
                                      including best practices,
                                      implementation, and workforce and
                                      education.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      Opening remarks by Dr. Peter Lurie
                                      of the U.S. Food and Drug
                                      Administration (FDA) updated the
                                      committee on the new antibiotic
                                      drug approval process through the
                                      Limited-Population Antibacterial
                                      Drug (LPAD) pathway. This
                                      streamlined development program
                                      distinctively labels new
                                      antibiotics with the words
                                      “limited population.” The labeling
                                      and correct use of these LPAD
                                      drugs is critical in helping to
                                      reduce new drug resistance.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      Other speakers addressed how
                                      partnerships between scientists
                                      from the Centers for Disease
                                      Control and Prevention (CDC),
                                      hospitals, and universities have
                                      advanced innovative research in
                                      infection control and prevention.
                                      New investments include enhancing
                                      detection, preventing transmission
                                      of ARB, understanding
                                      environmental factors of ARB,
                                      antibiotic stewardship, and
                                      microbiome protection.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      The meeting also addressed how
                                      combating ARB is difficult given
                                      that the workforce of infectious
                                      disease physicians is relatively
                                      small compared to other types of
                                      physicians. Infectious disease
                                      physicians are among the lowest
                                      paid relative to other physicians.
                                      Increasing pay may be one of the
                                      methods to promote more doctors
                                      into this career pathway.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      The next PACCARB public meeting
                                      will focus on animal health and
                                      will be held on 3-4 May 2017.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      <strong><span
                                          style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">AIBS
                                          to Help Scientists Develop
                                          Interdisciplinary Skills
                                        </span></strong><br>
                                      <br>
                                      Reports abound from professional
                                      societies, the Academies,
                                      government agencies, and
                                      researchers calling attention to
                                      the fact that science is
                                      increasingly an
                                      inter-disciplinary,
                                      trans-disciplinary,
                                      inter-institutional, and
                                      international endeavor. In short,
                                      science has become a "team sport."<br>
                                      <br>
                                      There is a real and present need
                                      to better prepare scientists for
                                      success in this new collaborative
                                      environment. The American
                                      Institute of Biological Sciences
                                      is responding to this call with a
                                      new program for scientists,
                                      educators, and research managers.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      Team science is increasingly
                                      common in 21st century biological,
                                      life, and environmental sciences.
                                      Collaboration is no longer limited
                                      to sharing ideas with the
                                      biologist in the lab next door.
                                      The questions confronting science
                                      often require teams that may
                                      include a mix of computer and
                                      information scientists, physical
                                      and social scientists,
                                      mathematicians, ethicists, and
                                      even policy and management
                                      experts, as well as community
                                      stakeholders and citizen
                                      scientists. Adding to this
                                      complexity, teams span programs
                                      within organizations, cross
                                      organization boundaries to form
                                      institutional consortia, and often
                                      include international partners.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      This intensive, two-day,
                                      interactive, professional
                                      development course was developed
                                      by scientists and experts on
                                      collaboration and teamwork to
                                      provide participants with the
                                      knowledge and skills required to
                                      become productive and effective
                                      members of scientific teams.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      Nothing teaches collaboration like
                                      practicing collaboration. This is
                                      not a course that asks you to
                                      learn in isolation. It is a
                                      microcosm of scientific
                                      collaboration, with extensive
                                      hands-on learning as part of a
                                      scientific team.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      Who should attend?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                        working at the interface of
                                        different fields<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Groups
                                        interested in developing
                                        successful research proposals<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2
                                      level1 lfo2">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Academic,
                                        government, and industry
                                        scientists<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                  </ul>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                                    style="line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333">This
                                      course is designed for anyone
                                      involved in collaborative
                                      scientific endeavors. Team leaders
                                      will find the course especially
                                      helpful. Because participants will
                                      work on “real-world” team science
                                      concerns, we encourage multiple
                                      members of a team to attend
                                      together.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      Participants will develop and hone
                                      the skills needed to: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                  <ul type="disc">
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l7
                                      level1 lfo3">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Engage
                                        in collaborative scientific
                                        ventures;<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l7
                                      level1 lfo3">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Eliminate
                                        barriers to effective team
                                        science;<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l7
                                      level1 lfo3">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Execute
                                        the factors that make
                                        collaborations successful;<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l7
                                      level1 lfo3">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Build
                                        the right scientific team;<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l7
                                      level1 lfo3">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Perform
                                        with a variety of personalities
                                        and work approaches;<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l7
                                      level1 lfo3">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Create
                                        a team roadmap;<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l7
                                      level1 lfo3">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Enact
                                        the five keys to leadership;<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l7
                                      level1 lfo3">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Develop
                                        effective communication
                                        strategies and techniques<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l7
                                      level1 lfo3">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Facilitate
                                        scientific collaborations; and,<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l7
                                      level1 lfo3">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Apply
                                        practical solutions for team
                                        science concerns.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                  </ul>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                                    style="line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333">Learn
                                      more and register at
                                      <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage1.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D659b2f4c5a-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=KBj8iuTKjE_sWuBMaxRRxVpaH0TRZEccXrnuZSvhcuQ&s=HX-A-8IIxmSe54rk-l5W1T6qRzdaPxfh0b1HYIaF6Z4&e=" target="_blank">
https://www.aibs.org/events/team_science_event.html</a>.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      <strong><span
                                          style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Short
                                          Takes </span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                  <ul type="disc">
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0
                                      level1 lfo4">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">President
                                        Trump is requiring federal
                                        agencies to revoke two rules for
                                        each new regulation they issue.
                                        Moreover, for the remainder of
                                        the current fiscal year,
                                        agencies must limit the total
                                        cost of all new regulations to
                                        zero dollars. This means that
                                        existing regulations must be
                                        repealed to pay for new
                                        rulemakings.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0
                                      level1 lfo4">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">House
                                        Science Committee Chairman Lamar
                                        Smith (R-TX) plans to revive two
                                        bills that take aim at science
                                        in the regulatory process at the
                                        Environmental Protection Agency
                                        (EPA). The “Science Advisory
                                        Board Reform Act” and the
                                        “Secret Science Reform Act” both
                                        passed the House of
                                        Representatives in 2015. The
                                        first bill would correct a
                                        perceived bias in EPA’s science
                                        advisory board. The latter bill
                                        would prevent the agency from
                                        using research results in
                                        rulemaking that are not
                                        “transparent or reproducible.”
                                        Members of the scientific
                                        community previously expressed
                                        concern about both pieces of
                                        legislation.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0
                                      level1 lfo4">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">A
                                        new group has formed to elect
                                        more scientists to public
                                        offices. 314 Action is a
                                        political action committee that
                                        will support scientists running
                                        for elected office. In the first
                                        two weeks, more than 400 people
                                        expressed an interest in running
                                        for local, state, or federal
                                        office. Read more in
                                        <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage1.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D538b08a822-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=KBj8iuTKjE_sWuBMaxRRxVpaH0TRZEccXrnuZSvhcuQ&s=bvgUMHDNoAsqqulerzjguuye8qSnnsUQbuJe2VwEn9w&e=" target="_blank">
                                          <em><span
                                              style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">The
                                              Atlantic</span></em></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0
                                      level1 lfo4">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">On
                                        1 March, a webinar entitled
                                        “Beyond Doom and Gloom: Include
                                        Solutions to Climate Change”
                                        will be held. The webinar will
                                        focus on expert curricular
                                        materials to engage students in
                                        solutions to climate change.
                                        Register at <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3Db05edd30a0-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=KBj8iuTKjE_sWuBMaxRRxVpaH0TRZEccXrnuZSvhcuQ&s=VS7ck9EucgYgjpYf8jkaECvnoBjeuOEWUxzrO2WCKKA&e=" target="_blank">
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2860146782187308801</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0
                                      level1 lfo4">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">AIBS
                                        welcomes a new member, the
                                        Association of State Wetland
                                        Managers. Learn more about ASWM
                                        at
                                        <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D5acd1ede52-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=KBj8iuTKjE_sWuBMaxRRxVpaH0TRZEccXrnuZSvhcuQ&s=yFDS5CsfRP-20Nezt6p3bR_4l_AtODi-kix9EHAjJLw&e=" target="_blank">
http://www.aswm.org/aswm/about-aswm</a>. Learn how your organization,
                                        society, or department can join
                                        AIBS to help promote informed
                                        decision-making at
                                        <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3Dd9d2a84c24-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=KBj8iuTKjE_sWuBMaxRRxVpaH0TRZEccXrnuZSvhcuQ&s=wjpDY9hAYiOZAkZsQCGdvl_oLM1nLbaFS3QhgEroiuo&e=" target="_blank">
                                          www.aibs.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                  </ul>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                                    style="line-height:150%"><strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333">From
                                        the Federal Register</span></strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
                                      <br>
                                      The following items appeared in
                                      the Federal Register from 23
                                      January to 3 February 2017. For
                                      more information on these or other
                                      recent items, please visit the
                                      AIBS Federal Register Resource
                                      <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage1.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D3ee947528d-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=KBj8iuTKjE_sWuBMaxRRxVpaH0TRZEccXrnuZSvhcuQ&s=entLAHIEVD1efiz1rT5UEY5coS61put6A0MUPKDWZRI&e=">www.aibs.org/federal-register-resource/index.html</a>.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      <strong><span
                                          style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Week
                                          Ending 3 February 2017</span></strong><br>
                                      <br>
                                      <strong><span
                                          style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Commerce
                                        </span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                  <ul type="disc">
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l8
                                      level1 lfo5">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Availability
                                        of Seats for National Marine
                                        Sanctuary Advisory Councils<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                  </ul>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                                    style="line-height:150%"><strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333">Executive
                                        Office of the President</span></strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333">
                                      <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                  <ul type="disc">
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l6
                                      level1 lfo6">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Construction
                                        of the Dakota Access Pipeline<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l6
                                      level1 lfo6">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Construction
                                        of the Keystone XL Pipeline<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l6
                                      level1 lfo6">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Executive
                                        Order 13766: Expediting
                                        Environmental Reviews and
                                        Approvals for High Priority
                                        Infrastructure Projects<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l6
                                      level1 lfo6">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Reducing
                                        Regulation and Controlling
                                        Regulatory Costs<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                  </ul>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                                    style="line-height:150%"><strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333">National
                                        Science Foundation</span></strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333">
                                      <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                  <ul type="disc">
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4
                                      level1 lfo7">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Sunshine
                                        Act Meeting; National Science
                                        Board<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4
                                      level1 lfo7">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Sunshine
                                        Act Meeting; National Science
                                        Board<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4
                                      level1 lfo7">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Sunshine
                                        Act Meetings; National Science
                                        Board<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                  </ul>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                                    style="line-height:150%"><strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333">Week
                                        Ending 27 January 2017
                                      </span></strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
                                      <br>
                                      <strong><span
                                          style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Agriculture
                                        </span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                  <ul type="disc">
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1
                                      level1 lfo8">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Visioning
                                        of United States, (U.S.)
                                        Agricultural Systems for
                                        Sustainable Production
                                        Stakeholder Listening Session
                                        Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                  </ul>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                                    style="line-height:150%"><strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333">Commerce
                                      </span></strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                  <ul type="disc">
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3
                                      level1 lfo9">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Ocean
                                        Exploration Advisory Board<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3
                                      level1 lfo9">
                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Science
                                        Advisory Board (SAB); Notice of
                                        Public Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                  </ul>
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                                    style="line-height:150%"><strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333">Energy</span></strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333">
                                      <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l12
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                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Notice
                                        of Request for Information (RFI)
                                        on Fostering Energy Innovation
                                        Ecosystems<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                  </ul>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                                    style="line-height:150%"><strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333">Environmental
                                        Protection Agency</span></strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333">
                                      <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                  <ul type="disc">
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style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l5
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                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Delay
                                        of Effective Date for 30 Final
                                        Regulations Published by the
                                        Environmental Protection Agency
                                        Between October 28, 2016 and
                                        January 17, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                  </ul>
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                                    style="line-height:150%"><strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333">National
                                        Science Foundation</span></strong><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333">
                                      <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                  <ul type="disc">
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l9
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                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Sunshine
                                        Act Meeting; National Science
                                        Board<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                  </ul>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                                    style="line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
                                      <strong><span
                                          style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Become
                                          an Advocate for Science: Join
                                          the AIBS Legislative Action
                                          Center</span></strong><br>
                                      <br>
                                      Quick, free, easy, effective,
                                      impactful! Join the <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage2.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D5ae1de97d4-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=KBj8iuTKjE_sWuBMaxRRxVpaH0TRZEccXrnuZSvhcuQ&s=eBC4oON__t0FFNWSJqX2JKKiNxoW0gHlziIg_MPg_OQ&e=">AIBS
                                        Legislative Action Center</a>. 
                                      The Legislative Action Center is a
                                      one-stop shop for learning about
                                      and influencing science policy.
                                      Through the website, users can
                                      contact elected officials and
                                      sign-up to interact with
                                      lawmakers.  The website offers
                                      tools and resources to inform
                                      researchers about recent policy
                                      developments. The site also
                                      announces opportunities to serve
                                      on federal advisory boards and to
                                      comment on federal regulations.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      This new tool is made possible
                                      through contributions from the
                                      Society for the Study of
                                      Evolution, Association for the
                                      Sciences of Limnology and
                                      Oceanography, and the Botanical
                                      Society of America.  AIBS and our
                                      partner organizations invite
                                      scientists and science educators
                                      to become policy advocates today.
                                      Simply go to <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D17ff98a69a-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=KBj8iuTKjE_sWuBMaxRRxVpaH0TRZEccXrnuZSvhcuQ&s=J8TpbKHbRHIacg1s8-U2Zn3AJ0hXyMBnGZzi8QHFlKY&e=">policy.aibs.org</a>
                                      to get started.<br>
                                        <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                    style="text-align:center;line-height:150%"
                                    align="center">
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style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333">
                                      <hr align="center" size="2"
                                        width="100%">
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                                  <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
                                    <ul type="disc">
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                                        <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Give
                                          your society or organization a
                                          voice in public policy. See
                                          <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage2.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D7128bfed2c-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=KBj8iuTKjE_sWuBMaxRRxVpaH0TRZEccXrnuZSvhcuQ&s=AErTWXhkfL-v6hjb_7meCakP0UolAtNM7uf-ARupr5c&e=">http://www.aibs.org/public-policy/funding_contributors.html</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                    </ul>
                                  </span>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                                    style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
                                  <ul type="disc">
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l10
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                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Become
                                        an AIBS Individual Member and
                                        lend your voice to a national
                                        effort to advance the biological
                                        sciences through public policy,
                                        education, and science programs.
                                        Visit
                                        <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage1.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3Ddd405c3bc2-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=KBj8iuTKjE_sWuBMaxRRxVpaH0TRZEccXrnuZSvhcuQ&s=PBKyIaHsQO4jdPxzqAFqudeBPEKjpE10rMYylYrlJkY&e=">http://www.access.aibs.org/?page=IndMem</a>
                                        to join AIBS.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                  </ul>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                                    style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
                                  <ul type="disc">
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l10
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                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Become
                                        an advocate for science, visit
                                        the AIBS Legislative Action
                                        Center at
                                        <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D28b48b4edc-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=KBj8iuTKjE_sWuBMaxRRxVpaH0TRZEccXrnuZSvhcuQ&s=1Mf0U9WhEfpA_-anVRgIIfT6bQeVYfsmMiI82F6Fzpc&e=">http://policy.aibs.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                  </ul>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"
                                    style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
                                  <ul type="disc">
                                    <li class="MsoNormal"
style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l10
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                                      <span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Know
                                        the news as it happens, sign-up
                                        to receive AIBS press releases
                                        and policy statements (<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3Da719fb51bb-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=KBj8iuTKjE_sWuBMaxRRxVpaH0TRZEccXrnuZSvhcuQ&s=73BI5vKr_EkrEzH99FXGb2A4DZs_sidz9pbwIB8TM44&e=">http://www.aibs.org/mailing-lists/mediaisu.html</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                  </ul>
                                  <p style="line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                  <p style="line-height:150%"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333">The
                                      American Institute of Biological
                                      Sciences is a nonprofit 501(c)(3)
                                      scientific association dedicated
                                      to advancing biological research
                                      and education for the welfare of
                                      society. AIBS works to ensure that
                                      the public, legislators, funders,
                                      and the community of biologists
                                      have access to and use information
                                      that will guide them in making
                                      informed decisions about matters
                                      that require biological knowledge.
                                      The organization does this through
                                      informing decisions by providing
                                      peer-reviewed or vetted
                                      information about the biology
                                      field and profession and by
                                      catalyzing action through building
                                      the capacity and the leadership of
                                      the community to address matters
                                      of common concern.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      Founded in 1947 as a part of the
                                      National Academy of Sciences, AIBS
                                      became an independent,
                                      member-governed organization in
                                      the 1950s. Today, AIBS has over
                                      140 member organizations and is
                                      headquartered in Reston, VA, with
                                      a Public Policy Office in
                                      Washington, DC. Its staff members
                                      work to achieve its mission by
                                      publishing the peer-reviewed
                                      journal
                                      <em><span
                                          style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">BioScience</span></em>
                                      and the education Web site
                                      <em><span
                                          style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">ActionBioscience.org</span></em>,
                                      by providing scientific
                                      peer-review and advisory services
                                      to government agencies and other
                                      clients, and by collaborating with
                                      scientific organizations to
                                      advance public policy, education,
                                      and the public understanding of
                                      science.<br>
                                      <br>
                                      Website: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage1.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D07a22409b8-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=KBj8iuTKjE_sWuBMaxRRxVpaH0TRZEccXrnuZSvhcuQ&s=7arYbl8DrQo4qq5moPx6p44koeFhQuQmQavGLGWs5E4&e=">www.aibs.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                    <p><strong><span
style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333">Our
                                          mailing address is:</span></strong><span
style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
                                        American Institute of Biological
                                        Science<br>
                                        1201 New York Ave., NW, Ste. 420<br>
                                        Washington, DC 20005<br>
                                        <em><span
                                            style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Copyright
                                            (C) 2017 American Institute
                                            of Biological Sciences All
                                            rights reserved.</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Tel: 089 / 8107-111
Fax: 089 / 8107-300
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