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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dear </span><span class="x_gmail-il" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">SPNHC</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> members,</span><br>

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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I’m very happy to announce the <span class="x_gmail-il">results</span> of the 2020 <span class="x_gmail-il">Elections</span> as follows:</span></p>

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<strong><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">MEMBER AT LARGE:  

</span></strong><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(77,73,73); background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial"><b>Meghann

 Toner</b></span><strong><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History</span></strong><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

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<strong><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">MEMBER AT LARGE:  

</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(77,73,73); background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial">Vanessa

 Delnavaz</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">, </span>

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 of Natural History</span></b></p>

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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The candidates will assume their new positions at the end of the virtual

<span class="x_gmail-il">SPNHC</span> Annual Business Meeting (ABM).  The upcoming joint

<span class="x_gmail-il">SPNHC</span> and AIC meeting is shaping up to be quite interesting, so hope you can make it! Please take a look at the Program and Schedule and register before February 28<sup>th</sup> to receive the early member registration rate.

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<span style="background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial">May 10 to June 24, 2021  (Main Conference)</span></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Sincerely,</span></p>

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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Paul Mayer</span></p>

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<strong><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Paul Mayer</span></strong><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

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1400 S. Lake Shore Dr.<br>

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