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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/" title="https://www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/"><span style="color:#954F72">PaleoSynthesis Project</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is
happy to announce an upcoming speaker series on “Diversity Dynamics and Crisis in Paleontology,” organized by Nussaibah Raja-Schoob and Emma Dunne. The seven speakers will discuss a range of topics related to the practice of paleontology and the exchange of
information across diverse communities. Virtual presentations will take place on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Tuesdays at 11:00 UTC and Fridays at 16:00 UTC, beginning November 16</b>. For more information on speakers and the topics of their
presentations, please see the attached flyer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">We invite everyone in our global paleontological community to attend this free speaker series! To help us plan, we ask that you<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>please register using this link</b>:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://diversity-dynamics-and-crises.eventbrite.co.nz/" title="https://diversity-dynamics-and-crises.eventbrite.co.nz/"><span style="color:#954F72">https://diversity-dynamics-and-crises.eventbrite.co.nz/</span></a>.
Registered participants will receive email updates about the series, calendar invites for upcoming speakers, and the Zoom link for attendance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">We look forward to discussing these important topics with you, and hope that you will consider joining us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Jansen Smith<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">(on behalf of the event organizers, Nussaibah Raja-Schoob and Emma Dunne, and the PaleoSynthesis Project)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">***For more updates about this speaker series, and other events in the PaleoSynthesis, follow us on Twitter<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/PaleoSynth"><span style="color:#0563C1">@PaleoSynth</span></a>***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">***Apologies for any cross-posting!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">______________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Jansen A. Smith, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Post-doctoral Researcher</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Email: <a href="mailto:jansen.smith@fau.de"><span style="color:#954F72">jansen.smith@fau.de</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Paleosynthesis Project: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cetschopp%40amnh.org%7C6bd7c57df2064d5d047108d8dcad4f9e%7Cbe0003e8c6b9496883aeb34586974b76%7C0%7C0%7C637501984365230793%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=K2DAdlOCgxb6h6A%2Fesy8DYxaZbXv18idQno21QYcjR0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cetschopp%40amnh.org%7C6bd7c57df2064d5d047108d8dcad4f9e%7Cbe0003e8c6b9496883aeb34586974b76%7C0%7C0%7C637501984365230793%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0563C1">https://www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Follow the project on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/PaleoSynth" title="https://twitter.com/PaleoSynth"><span style="color:#0563C1">@PaleoSynth</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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