<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Society for the Preservation
of Natural History Collection (SPNHC)<br>
36<sup style="">th</sup> Annual Meeting<br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Held jointly with the </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style=""><a href="https://www.culturalheritage.org/events/annual-meeting/future-meetings/meeting-2021" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">American Institute for
Conservation</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
11-15 May, 2021<br>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""><a href="https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/florida/hyatt-regency-jacksonville-riverfront/jaxrj" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,123,255);text-decoration-line:none">Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> in
Jacksonville, Florida.</span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41)">Call for Proposals</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41)">You are cordially invited
to submit proposals for Symposia, Field trips, and Workshops for the 2021
annual meeting of SPNHC which will be held in Jacksonville, Florida, USA from 11-15
May, 2021. The theme for the meeting is “Transform 2021”.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41)">We apologise for the rapid
but necessary time-frame for submissions.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41)">Please note the following
dates:</span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-weight:normal"></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41)"><b>Proposals </b>for<b> </b><i style="font-weight:bold">Symposia</i>
are <b>due 1 September 2020. </b></span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-weight:normal"></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36pt;line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Proposals</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">
for <b><i>Workshops</i></b> and <b><i>Field trips</i> </b>are <b>due</b> <b>30 September<sup>
</sup>2020. </b></span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-weight:normal"></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41)">Abstract submission will
begin 1 September 2020 and the deadline is September 30<sup style="">th</sup> for all
abstracts.</span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-weight:normal"></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Workshops
and Field Trips will take place prior to the conference on 11-12 May 2021.</span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-weight:normal"></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41)">Symposia will take place
on 13-15 May 2021</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">. </span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-weight:normal"></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41)">Please note:
submissions are requested for in-person sessions, and proposers must be able to
commit to attending the 2021 meeting (at this time).</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Submissions should include the following information: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt 47.25pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Title</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt 47.25pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Symposium/Workshop/ Field Trip Description: minimum of 200
words, but not more than one page.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt 47.25pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Amount of time for your Symposium/Workshop: 30, 60, 90 minutes,
half day, full day</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt 47.25pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Expected number of participants</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt 47.25pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">What should participants bring? (For example: a laptop.)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41)">Proposals should be sent
to:</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-weight:normal"></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="https://lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/about-us/staff/kelsey-staff/davissl.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration-line:none">Suzanne
Davis</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="mailto:davissl@umich.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">davissl@umich.edu</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> and Ruth Seyler </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="mailto:rseyler@culturalheritage.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration-line:none">rseyler@culturalheritage.org</span></a></span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal"></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Please see the
conference website for more information:</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="https://www.culturalheritage.org/events/annual-meeting/future-meetings/meeting-2021" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://www.culturalheritage.org/events/annual-meeting/future-meetings/meeting-2021</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,37,41)"></span></p></div>