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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Join<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background:white">the U.S. Culture Collection Network (USCCN)</span> on Thursday 14 December<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#202020;background:white">@11:00am
EST</span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#202020;background:white"> to learn about the network's activities, how you can get involved and how USCCN can help you increase the visibility and access of your microbial culture collections. </span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Register here:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5880365641962135130" target="_blank" title="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fregister.gotowebinar.com%2Fregister%2F5880365641962135130&data=05%7C01%7Cabentley%40ku.edu%7C739e8715c8b949f3b10108dbf05d914d%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C638368056926475330"><span style="color:#0078D7">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5880365641962135130</span></a> </span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Created in 2012, the NSF-founded USCCN brings together scientists working with collections of living microbes. USCCN engages scientists across multiple disciplines to work toward
addressing challenges and needs shared by all microbial collection managers and users.</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">In particular, USCCN is currently developing a registry of U.S. microbe collections – an easily accessible and searchable database of plant associated, microbial culture collections
from universities and government agencies worldwide. The goal of this registry is to facilitate a greater access to collections of all types.</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Participants</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">• Rick Bennett, University of Kentucky, USCCN Steering Committee member</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">• Neha Potnis, Auburn University, USCCN Steering Committee member</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">• Kirk Broders, curator of the USDA-ARS Culture Collection (NRRL), USCCN participant</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you!</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Isabelle</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Isabelle Caugant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Communications Director</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">International Phytobiomes Alliance</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Telephone<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="tel:%28301%29%20221-8636" target="_blank" title="tel:%28301%29%20221-8636"><span style="color:#0078D7">+1.916.840.8801</span></a></span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">E-mail:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:leach@eversoleassociates.com" target="_blank" title="mailto:leach@eversoleassociates.com"><span style="color:#0078D7">caugant@eversoleassociates.com</span></a></span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Andy Bentley<br>
Ichthyology Collection Manager<br>
University of Kansas<br>
Biodiversity Institute</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Dyche Hall<br>
<a href="x-apple-data-detectors://9/" title="x-apple-data-detectors://9/"><span style="color:#954F72">1345 Jayhawk Boulevard</span></a><br>
<a href="x-apple-data-detectors://9/" title="x-apple-data-detectors://9/"><span style="color:#954F72">Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561</span></a><br>
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Tel: <a href="tel:%28785%29%20864-3863" target="_blank" title="tel:%28785%29%20864-3863"><span style="color:#954F72">(785) 864-3863</span></a><br>
Fax: <a href="tel:%28785%29%20864-5335" target="_blank" title="tel:%28785%29%20864-5335"><span style="color:#954F72">(785) 864-5335</span></a> <br>
Email: <a href="mailto:abentley@ku.edu" target="_blank" title="mailto:abentley@ku.edu"><span style="color:#954F72">abentley@ku.edu</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">ORCID: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#494A4C;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258" title="Original URL:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu/" target="_blank" title="http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu/"><span style="color:#954F72">http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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