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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 33^rd Annual SPNHC Meeting at the Otago Museum in Dunedin, New Zealand is almost here!  SPNHC is thrilled to be meeting with TDWG, and the conference program organized by the Local Organizing Committee looks very exciting:</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;">Please be aware of several important Society events and dates during the meeting:</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">SPNHC Committee meetings (open to all)</span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">26 August 2018</span></p>
<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">4-6 pm</span></p>
<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Skinner Annex, Otago Museum</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">SPNHC Council meeting (for officers, chairs and representatives)</span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">28 August 2018</span></p>
<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">5:30-6:30 pm</span></p>
<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Otago Museum Boardroom</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">SPNHC Annual Business Meeting (open to all)</span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">31 August 2018</span></p>
<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">immediately following lunch/closing farewell at 12:30 pm</span></p>
<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Castle 2 (415)</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;">Looking forward to seeing you there!</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">Linda S. Ford</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">, Ph.D.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">President</span></p>
<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections</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>
<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">Director, Collections Operations</span></p>
<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">Museum of Comparative Zoology</span></p>
<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">Harvard University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">Cambridge, MA  02138   USA</span></p>
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