<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-e1d53380-7fff-ff63-ef85-c1072c4995c9"><br><br><div style="text-align:center"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/OU-nOQkxZpON8oVbsWhFDWtznXB3PlCC90uGsL8qxq1HML8f29BpJa1yaM6KDPWcOfXpwpVtncUfOXUObQxv1XdOSaEJYEpG77qNADakvTTHinWH7jfizfhQ9UjT3QohrzyM4JlfLvaH8Su4OMvzG9uWK8AVVHTs03M1L5Wfv_vZd8NHzZKdfvgAtQ" width="287" height="290" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"></font></div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collection (SPNHC) 2023</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">38th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">28 May - 2 June 2023</font></span></p><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,242,204);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Deadline Reminder: Call for Proposals</font></span></p><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:rgb(255,242,204);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This is a friendly reminder to submit your proposals for </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:rgb(255,242,204);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Workshops</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:rgb(255,242,204);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:rgb(255,242,204);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Symposia </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:rgb(255,242,204);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">for SPNHC 2023</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:rgb(255,242,204);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> by 26 September, 2022</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:rgb(255,242,204);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">!</span></font></p><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.cognitoforms.com/SPNHC2023CaliforniaAcademyOfSciences/SPNHC2023CallForProposalsWorkshopsAndSymposia" style="text-decoration-line:none"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:15pt;color:rgb(22,101,114);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Submit your proposal </span><span style="font-size:15pt;color:rgb(22,101,114);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">HERE</span></font></a></p><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We sincerely hope you will all join us in San Francisco, California for SPNHC 2023.  Our theme for 2023 is “</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Taking the Long View”, encouraging all of us to envision the future for our field, our collections, and ourselves.</span></font></p><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">We welcome proposals for workshops and symposia that will be conducted in a language other than English, however, we ask that you please submit your proposal in English.</font></span></p><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please note the following </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Key Dates</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">:</span></font></p><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Workshop/Symposia</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> proposal submission deadline: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">26 September 2022</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Workshop/Symposia</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> notification: 10 October 2022.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Workshops will take place on </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">29 May 2023</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Symposia will take place from </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> 31 May - 1 June 2023 </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">and will include Lightning Talks. </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Abstract submission</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> will open</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(26,26,26);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-s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