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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; color: black; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px; background-color: white;" class="ContentPasted0">Mass Audubon Cape Cod is excited to announce the Cape
Cod Natural History Conference will take place on Saturday, March 9th, 2024 at Cape Cod Community College's Tilden Arts Center in West Barnstable. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">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></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px; color: black; background-color: white;"><b class="ContentPasted0">Request for Proposals</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px; color: black; background-color: white;" class="ContentPasted0"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">Mass Audubon is seeki</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">ng requests for presentations
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 2024 conference are encouraged to<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2Fr%2FMK0P63UMQp&data=05%7C02%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7Cda1a90d80aa640f1050908dc0ba4666a%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638398047924075511%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=r9cpyTKvz2T%2BJt%2Bg1o0k6cClVGxvz2uhKHHVghidSwI%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://forms.office.com/r/MK0P63UMQp" shash="ngpjAMYrW/zUv2CtWCtJHF2SWSv5NI19lNuevaAQXTs0spqi5tiejSEd4sPcqFXYSdDaGc67NiR8GMaDAzCHhJD2NQtRBRWButlFqeA52X9WulTPTfbkXddCOSzyxOrTe3M4ipI0io+xI7DrrFzx6P9sByc8cBWPkaqgqPwT0LE=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="VerificationFailed" id="OWAc81329be-ad27-73b2-b473-d2bfda2acca4" shash="VrJMr6SZ3JT+NoLlurqM0u5FrRnN5EBV4wUzfXfhvwmS2IDWXNK3JH+qfzvJimlHbQVgREIJAq9kO+qULq5RbaH0Y1l8YGN/uDyvR15Bjqlr+4uYfF4IospBWITj4AsZjC+S7744nJiY9knflBllfNcDK4f5P0b4CNn7zhxKsTE=" title="" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted0" data-loopstyle="linkonly">submit
a proposal</a> by<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px"><b class="ContentPasted0">January 12th, 2024</b></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">. 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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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">Questions can be directed to Christine Bates at cbates@massaudubon.org.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Karla; font-size: 11pt;"><b>Christine Bates (she/her)</b></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Karla; font-size: 11pt;">Visitor Experience and Community Outreach Coordinator, Cape Cod </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Karla; font-size: 11pt;">Work Schedule: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays</span></div>
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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>
<div><span style="font-family: Karla; font-size: 11pt;">291 State Highway Route 6, South Wellfleet, MA </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Karla; font-size: 11pt;">cbates@massaudubon.org |508-349-2615, ext. 6105</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Karla; font-size: 11pt;">massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay </span></div>
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