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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (www.spnhc.org) is proud to announce the results of the 2018 Elections. Join us in congratulating the following members who were elected to the open SPNHC positions:</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: 2.0in;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">PRESIDENT-ELECT: Debra Trock, California Academy of Sciences</span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: 2.0in;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">SECRETARY: Cindy Opitz, University of Iowa Museum of Natural History</span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: 2.0in;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">MEMBER AT LARGE: Talia Karim, CU Museum of Natural History</span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: 2.0in;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">MEMBER AT LARGE: Fran Ritchie, American Museum of Natural History</span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Thank you to those who voted in the elections and to the members who ran in the elections!</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Register today (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__spnhc-2Dtdwg2018.nz_&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=SA3_440PlBTP7hC8Yuu0WNj9TCKyEx-NVBU6i54OjYk&s=AXx-fz5EuMzAmd2HEdzKGJer-F-ekV8bO2ECXDAnO28&e=">http://spnhc-tdwg2018.nz/</a>) to join us at the upcoming SPNHC Conference in Dunedin, New Zealand this coming 25 August--1 September 2018 to welcome our candidates to their new SPNHC positions.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">Home institution of the President</span></em><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">:</span></p>
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