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<b style="font-weight:normal"><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:400;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">       Each object in a museum represents an incredible amount of work spanning permitting, initial discovery (both purposeful
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 the field, lab, digital world, or public-facing venues. You can submit an abstract to present either an in-person talk or poster, or via virtual poster. </span></b></div>
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<b style="font-weight:normal"><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:400;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">       This year abstracts are due Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Please consider sharing your expertise and experience with
 your community. As in recent years, if you submit a first-authored abstract in EITHER the Preparator’s Session OR the Education and Outreach Poster Session, you are still allowed to submit a first-authored abstract to one other session. We look forward to
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