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<p class="MsoNormal">The deadline to submit abstracts for the Society of Preservation for Natural History Collections (SPNHC) conference in Jacksonville, FL on May 11-15, 2021 has been extended to Wed., November 11. If you were interested in submitting an abstract
for our symposium, “Digitized specimen data use by non-academic and non-museum agencies,” it’s not too late!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Here’s the description of our symposium:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The utility of digitized natural history specimen data extends beyond universities and public or private museums to non-academic and non-museum agencies such as state and national
parks, state conservation agencies, and natural heritage programs. This symposium will cover aspects of how these agencies use digitized collections data, including finding historical distributions of (rare) species at a county-level; searching for specimens
from a specified area, such as a National Park or state boundary; describing new species; and identifying areas for conservation, preservation, or restoration. While digitized data are searchable online, many agencies also build connections with academic and
museum collections to access the specimens for study, deposit new specimen collections, or collaborate. Audience members should find this symposium engaging no matter the type of institution of employment, as we intend for an exchange of ideas among universities
and museums with these non-museum agencies. The location of the SPNHC 2021 meeting is well-suited for many prospective presenters from state heritage programs, the U.S. National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and
the academic and museum collections which work with these groups.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you’d like to submit an abstract, please email <a href="mailto:diana.soteropoulos@arkansas.gov">
diana.soteropoulos@arkansas.gov</a> the following information:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Name and affiliation for each author<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email address for main presenter<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">An abstract of up to 500 words<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A bio of up to 300 words for main presenter<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Let us know if you have any questions about this symposium, and we hope to see you at SPNHC 2021!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2B2B">DIANA SOTEROPOULOS</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2B2B">Botanist / Arkansas Herbarium Digitization Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2B2B"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2B2B">Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2B2B">1100 North Street</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2B2B">Little Rock, AR 72201</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:diana.soteropoulos@arkansas.gov"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">diana.soteropoulos@arkansas.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2B2B">p: 501.324.9763 | f: 501.324.9618</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.naturalheritage.com/"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">NaturalHeritage.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<img border="0" width="75" height="75" style="width:.7812in;height:.7812in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D6A94C.0C418F00"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">And<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Herrick Brown - Curator<br>
Andrew Charles Moore Herbarium (USCH)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Coker Life Science room 208<br>
Department of Biological Sciences<br>
University of South Carolina<br>
Columbia, SC 29208<br>
</span><a href="tel:803-777-8175"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0086F0">803-777-8175</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
</span><a href="mailto:HBrown@mailbox.sc.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BE7DFF">HBrown@mailbox.sc.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
</span><a href="http://www.herbarium.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BE7DFF">www.herbarium.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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