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<span style="margin:0px"><span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt; margin:0px; color:black; background-color:white">Mass Audubon Cape Cod is excited to bring back the Cape Cod Natural History Conference in-person on Saturday, March 11<sup class="ContentPasted0">th</sup>,
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<span style="margin:0px"><span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt; margin:0px; color:black; background-color:white">The conference, a 25-year-old tradition, was suspended in-person for three years due to the pandemic. Next March, it will return with
a full slate of presentations featuring the latest science and environmental issues on the Cape and Islands.</span></span><span style="margin:0px"><span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt; margin:0px; color:black; background-color:white"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; margin:0px; color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px"><span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt; margin:0px; color:black">The goal of the conference is to provide information about current ecological issues affecting the region, but also to give people, especially students, a
chance to interact with professional researchers. These opportunities can be greatly enhanced when people can meet in-person, have conversations, and make connections with others in the community.</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; margin:0px; color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px"><b><span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt; margin:0px; color:black; background-color:white">Request for Proposals</span></b></span><span style="margin:0px"><span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt; margin:0px; color:black; background-color:white"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; margin:0px; color:black"></span></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt; margin:0px">Mass Audubon is seeking requests for proposals that involve professional or personal research, studies, or observations focusing on the ecology, behavior, status, or distribution of local plants,
animals, natural communities, and/or environmental restoration projects on Cape Cod. Individuals and organizations interested in presenting at the 2023 conference are encouraged to<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2Fpages%2Fresponsepage.aspx%3Fid%3DFL2s4J3Wqk6PAn7P8ogjL-OeZjqGqQ5FvA-ZobnWzSFUQ0FDNVJJVEtHV0xEVFlZMlJNWk5DSjhFMy4u&data=05%7C01%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7C42fca4aa3878414b29bc08dad4737b62%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638055889699729529%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=58NxhipA2h5Jyz%2BQ08%2FkuLxLrHa9TwtI7%2F4XOnV6m50%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=FL2s4J3Wqk6PAn7P8ogjL-OeZjqGqQ5FvA-ZobnWzSFUQ0FDNVJJVEtHV0xEVFlZMlJNWk5DSjhFMy4u" shash="jIK58qp/T2Df8Wmc7EZWh7iY8vutof+yUM9eGLb1ruMNHLJxxwPvb2vaSY70J2y4kXawZ3U8ABOiQ0zbIEi935+Z659pl87xt6YaP7Q3yADffqKDzPae1SU+toKbFuCVtpu9VDast7XMHqlbKXyQ4pKBiMF0LlglvK+acTzXCHc=" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="0" class="ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">submit
a proposal</a> by December 31st, 2022. Proposals for oral and poster presentations will be accepted. Oral presentations will be 15 minutes with an additional 5-minute Q & A period. Poster presentations will take place informally during breaks.</span></p>
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<div><span style="font-family:Karla; font-size:11pt"><b>Mass Audubon</b></span><span style="font-family:Karla; font-size:11pt"> </span></div>
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