<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-b65156a8-7fff-d423-242b-0ae3d3ef85a8"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-weight:normal" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-3400a468-7fff-843e-19b0-d50ee6018c20"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:273px;height:275px"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Xsg-yD0zwDUUE-nVyzUgn0Y5XZtncbF1O4e3NQm10fJPFkvbxrbuBHRJwZQSd41zxxmEjbj5PtOUiG2JNtcpclXleohr5rCKOboBNCr3rpFnkJqqTd-2IgbmzrFPE8XCW8hzdNY6oKEjyQnCi41unyxLdABF_OzhVhr3i48QhBmEC_uQFBnGIwXsPQ" width="273" height="275" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></span></span><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) 2023</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">38th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">28 May - 2 June 2023</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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"><span style="font-weight:normal" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-c936f678-7fff-5ad0-f93f-072c184c4429"></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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">Deadline Extension: Call for Proposals</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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">The deadline to submit your proposals for </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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"> has been extended to September 30, 2022.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are also pleased to announce Workshop and Symposium facilitators from countries and communities not recently well represented at SPNHC (self identifying) will receive a </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">discount</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> at the time of registration. Submitters will be asked whether they wish to seek this discount and will be provided further instructions at the time of their acceptance.</span></p><br><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"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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">30 September 2022</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">24 October 2022</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and close on </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">09 January 2023</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please visit the SPNHC 2023 </span><a href="https://www.calacademy.org/spnhc-2023" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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">conference website</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for more information and to access </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O4xEc6UJAUOR7Cj48H1PMzFACswPHYXXHFfxJ0GScxo/edit?pli=1" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;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">Guidelines for Submissions</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.  </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We look forward to receiving your proposals and seeing you in 2023!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(26,26,26);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Contact us:</span></p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Questions about the SPNHC 2023 program? We're happy to help. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(22,101,114);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:SPNHC2023program@calacademy.org">SPNHC2023program@calacademy.org</a></span></span><br></div>