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<table class="m_20268505705397579row-content m_20268505705397579stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="color:#000;width:600px;margin:0 auto" width="600"><tbody><tr><td class="m_20268505705397579column" width="100%" style="font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="m_20268505705397579image_block" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="m_20268505705397579fullWidth" style="max-width:450px"><a href="https://t.congressweb.com/l/?VHGDHIKMKWNHQWB" style="outline:none" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.congressplus.com/userfiles/2525/AIBS%20BSCDV.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="450" height="auto"></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-bottom:35px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#555;direction:ltr;font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:center;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Meet with Your Lawmakers This Summer and Help Inform Science Policy</h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td><table class="m_20268505705397579row-content m_20268505705397579stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="color:#000;width:600px;margin:0 auto" width="600"><tbody><tr><td class="m_20268505705397579column" width="100%" style="font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px"><span style="font-size:14px">The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 15th annual Biological Sciences Congressional District Visits event. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px">
<span style="font-size:14px">This national initiative is an opportunity for biologists across the country to meet with their federal or state elected officials to showcase the people, facilities, and equipment that are required to support and conduct scientific research. This initiative helps to put a face on science and to remind lawmakers that science is happening in their district and state.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px">
<span style="font-size:14px">The Biological Sciences Congressional District Visits event enables scientists, graduate students, representatives of research facilities, and people affiliated with scientific collections to meet with their federal or state elected officials without traveling to Washington, DC. Participating scientists can either meet with their elected officials at the local district office or may invite them to visit their research facility.</span></p></div></div></td></tr>
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</tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:45px;padding-right:45px;padding-top:20px"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#5797a5;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0"><em><strong>"I am grateful for the experience, which has enriched my professional development. I am particularly pleased to think that we started a conversation with Rep. Joyce Beatty's office that will continue in the future. I encourage everyone to reach out beyond their scientific community, which includes explaining your science to your district offices."</strong></em></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:right">
- Coralie Farinas, Graduate Student,</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:right">Ohio State University</p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td><div align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:45px;padding-right:45px;padding-top:20px"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#5797a5;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0">
<em><strong>"We were able to share with Representative Veronica Escobar's (D-TX) District Director what natural history collections were and how important federal funding was to museums like us. This program was a great first step to building a relationship with our local elected officials and to let them know what resources there are in the area."</strong></em></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:right">- Dr. Vicky Zhuang, Biodiversity Collections Manager,</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:right">University of Texas, El Paso</p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td><div align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0">AIBS will schedule participants' meetings with lawmakers and will prepare participants through online training and one-on-one support. Meetings will take place mid-July through October, depending on the participant's schedule and their lawmaker's availability.</p><p style="margin:0">
</p><p style="margin:0">Registration for participation is free, but required, and closes on July 15, 2024. To learn more and register, visit <a href="https://t.congressweb.com/l/?VHGDHIKMKWVWXLS" style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0068a5" target="_blank">io.aibs.org/cdv</a>.</p><p style="margin:0"> </p><p style="margin:0">Please share this announcement with interested colleagues and graduate students.</p>
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