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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Save the Date</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: the next annual Islands Coastal Conference will be held on Martha’s Vineyard on Tuesday, October 1<sup>st</sup>. This conference is free to attend
and open to all; full agenda coming soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The theme of this year’s conference is
<i>Building Coastal Resilience</i>. Featured topics include managed retreat in action, understanding flood risk, and homeowners and flood insurance.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For more information about the conference, please visit our event website:
<a href="https://seagrant.whoi.edu/regional-topics/storms-erosion-flooding/mvncc/2024-mvcc/">
https://seagrant.whoi.edu/regional-topics/storms-erosion-flooding/mvncc/2024-mvcc/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Shelly McComb, CFM
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Coastal Resilience Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Barnstable County, Regional Government of Cape Cod<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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