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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m reaching out to all Registrars who are attending the 2019 Chicago SPNHC Conference.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wish that you knew more natural history registrars who might have insights regarding the complexities of biodiversity, legal collecting or (gasp!) exhibit loans?
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<p class="MsoNormal">Want to get to know like-minded people who you can bounce ideas off of?
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<p class="MsoNormal">Interested in just getting to know other registrars?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Along with Sarah Loudin, Museum Registrar at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, I’m looking to put together an unofficial happy hour meet-up during this year’s SPNHC conference in Chicago. We’ll be providing icebreaker questions
to facilitate conversation, but this is also meant to be a social gathering. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you are interested in meeting up or even just to introduce yourself as a natural history registrar, please contact me off list at
<a href="mailto:bilyeue@si.edu">bilyeue@si.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Erin K. Bilyeu</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Registration Technician<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Office of the Registrar, Collections Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MRC 170 Rm 85<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">National Museum of Natural History<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">10th Street & Constitution Ave NW<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Washington, DC 20560<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">w</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 202.633.1626
<b>c</b> 414.477.2466 <span style="color:black"> <b>email </b>bilyeue@si.edu</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) complies with all U.S. export and sanctions laws, as well as fish, wildlife and other regulations applicable to the importation and exportation of specimens
and research materials. Please consider the country of origin and nature of any specimen, sample, object or material shipped to NMNH, and if applicable, ensure that it is properly licensed and otherwise compliant with U.S. law prior to shipment.</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00C1D5">SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00778B">NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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