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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31, 73, 125)">I will be chairing a special session on marine and freshwater invertebrate zoology at this year’s Northeast Natural History Conference, April 22-24, 2922, in Albany, NY (</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31, 73, 125)"><a href="https://www.eaglehill.us/NENHC_2022/NENHC2022.shtml" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.eaglehill.us/NENHC_2022/NENHC2022.shtml&source=gmail&ust=1643210738277000&usg=AOvVaw2bX1E2Un88pKbIvCH5YYqQ" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);margin:0px">https://www.eaglehill.us/<wbr>NENHC_2022/NENHC2022.shtml</a> .
I am herein<span> </span><u>soliciting presentation abstracts</u><span> </span>for the session. If the number of presenters warrants, we will divide the session into multiple marine and freshwater sessions at the conference. The Northeast Natural History
Conference is a great venue for biologists, resource managers, naturalists, artists, faculty and students to share information on all aspects of natural science in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada. The conference has always provided an opportunity
to network among peers, friends, and colleagues. </span> </div>
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Announcing the 2022 Northeast Natural History Conference ... back in Albany and in-person!! After a long hiatus from the city where the conference originated, we are excited to return there for the 2022 NENHC and even more so as we will be holding it at the
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31, 73, 125)">The entire session will run a total of 90 minutes (twice that amount if we receive several submissions in which case we will divide into multiple sessions), with the general structure as follows:
a few minutes for session overview and introduction then 20 minute presentations including two minutes for questions/answers. If you are interested,<span> </span><u>please contact (RSVP) me DIRECTLY at 508-494-8764 or<span> </span><a href="mailto:jay.cordeiro@umb.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204)">jay.cordeiro@umb.edu</a></u></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31, 73, 125)"> and/or
submit an abstract directly to me at that email address. I am setting an abstract SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR THIS SESSION is February 16<sup>th</sup>, 2022 . Participation is first come- first served so get your abstract in early. Presenters must register for
the conference and pay the applicable registration fee. Early registration is March 27th, which includes a 10% registration fee savings.</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31, 73, 125)">Registration information can be found at: </span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31, 73, 125)"><a href="https://www.eaglehill.us/NENHC_2022/registration/registrationinfo.shtml" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.eaglehill.us/NENHC_2022/registration/registrationinfo.shtml&source=gmail&ust=1643210738277000&usg=AOvVaw0ea1Q07pBpsUUrB8ohHjuq" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);margin:0px">https://www.eaglehill.us/<wbr>NENHC_2022/registration/<wbr>registrationinfo.shtml</a> along
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31, 73, 125)">Presentation guidelines are available at </span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31, 73, 125)"><a href="https://www.eaglehill.us/NENHC_2022/guidelines/oral-presentations.shtml" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.eaglehill.us/NENHC_2022/guidelines/oral-presentations.shtml&source=gmail&ust=1643210738277000&usg=AOvVaw08sc63SkM4k7qr3XtGYL7w" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);margin:0px">https://www.eaglehill.us/<wbr>NENHC_2022/guidelines/oral-<wbr>presentations.shtml</a>. </span> </div>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31, 73, 125)">Please consider joining me at this regional meeting. I have been to this meeting every year since its founding and it is entertaining, informative, and fun. Also consider bringing your students
along if you are an acadme We encourage student oral and poster presentation and registration is discounted for students. Please feel free to forward this announcement to others who might be interested. </span> </p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31, 73, 125)">Thanks and I look forward to a great conference. Looking forward to hearing from you.</span> </p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31, 73, 125)">Sincerely,</span> </p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31, 73, 125)">Jay</span> </p>
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