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<div><span style="display: none; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; max-height: 0px; max-width: 0px; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden;">Propose a symposium, panel discussion, or other format for an organized session at the joint SPNHC-TDWG conference</span><center>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;" dir="ltr">We strongly encourage you to submit proposals that fit the conference theme: <em>Enhancing Local Capacity, Elevating Global Standards.</em></p>
<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;" dir="ltr">Sessions may be open or closed to presentation submissions; we highly encourage diversity and inclusivity and session ideas not explored during previous SPNHC or TDWG conferences. </p>
<p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin: 10px 0; padding: 0; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;" dir="ltr">Calls for abstracts will be announced in early March, 2024.</p>
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