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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN>MuseumPests & Pest Odyssey Public Presentation Session</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN> </span>14<sup>th</sup> May 2024</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN>Announcement and Call for Contributions </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN>**Deadline Extended**</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN>For the first time the MuseumPests Working Group (MPWG) has come together with Pest Odyssey UK, to host a virtual IPM meeting. We aim to include short presentations to update members on new developments, active research, and areas of topical concern. We are inviting short presentations of no more than 10 minutes to be presented via Zoom webinar. These presentations are meant to be short, informative, and informal. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN>Please submit abstracts via this </span>Google forms link by 27th April 2024. The form will ask for the following information: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>- A short description of your presentation (no more than 250 words)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN>- Author(s) name(s) and contact information</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN>- Agreement that presented content will be recorded and a pdf of your content may be posted on museumpests.net website. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN>We will acknowledge and send out acceptances by 30<sup>th</sup> April 2024 For more information or questions, please contact Pest Odyssey secretary Suzanne Ryder at <a href="mailto:S.Ryder@nhm.ac.uk">S.Ryder@nhm.ac.uk</a> or MPWG Co-Chair Rachael Arenstein at <a href="mailto:chair@museumpests.net">chair@museumpests.net</a> with “<i>MPWG/PO 2024 Presentations</i>” in the subject line. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="composer_signature"><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#575757'>Rachael Perkins Arenstein<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#575757'>A.M. Art Conservation, LLC<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#575757'><a href="http://www.AMArtConservation.com">www.AMArtConservation.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#575757'><a href="mailto:rachael@amartconservation.com">rachael@amartconservation.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#575757'>917-796-1764<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#575757'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#575757'>Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>