<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Times;" class="">We would like to invite you to participate in a workshop on Thursday, December 3 from 6-8:30 p.m., centered around “Creating a Space for Women of Color in Marine Sciences,” tailored to the New England marine science setting. The workshop will be facilitated by three female</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Times;" class=""> marine biologists of color from </span><a href="https://awocspace.com/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Times;" class="">A WOC Space</span></a><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Times;" class=""> and is designed to provide participants with active tools to foster more diversity and inclusivity in our field. This interactive workshop is capped at 50 participants and open to any marine scientist in Massachusetts. The workshop format is as follows:<br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Times;" class="">• </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Times;" class="">Examining Historical Trends<br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Times;" class="">• </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Times;" class="">The Current State of Diversity<br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Times;" class="">• </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Times;" class="">Scenarios and Role Playing<br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Times;" class="">• </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Times;" class="">A WOC Goal Setting<br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Times;" class="">• </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Times;" class="">Establishing a Community of Practice and Identifying Local Resources<br class="">To register, please click </span><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fcreating-a-space-for-women-of-color-in-marine-science-registration-127999761733&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cd07c2b8f0ec54b2a9a2008d890c5142c%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C637418523396187938%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=8z5dUuowYwyCeH3QN0QDtJp9Ij4B0GbglNzj4MPlgIg%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Times;" class="">HERE</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times;" class=""> (there is a </span></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Times;" class="">$5 workshop fee). The workshop is generously sponsored by Woods Hole Sea Grant, MIT Sea Grant, the HHMI Inclusive Excellence Initiative at Wellesley College, the Graduate Student Association at Northeastern, the Northeastern University Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, UMass Boston, and MassBays.</span></body></html>