<div dir="ltr">Just to clarify, there is a typo in my original email, the date of the meeting is Wednesday, September 9th. Please RSVP by September 4th if you are planning to attend in person. Sorry about the mistake!<div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Olivia Kwong<u></u><u></u></b></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">CPC/PCA<u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="http://www.blm.gov/pca" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.blm.gov/pca</a><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="mailto:okwong@blm.gov" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">okwong@blm.gov</a><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">202-912-7232</p></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 1:49 PM, Kwong, Olivia <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:okwong@blm.gov" target="_blank">okwong@blm.gov</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">NOTICE:</span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">The meeting location is at the Department of Interior's Main Interior Building in Washington, DC. This requires going through security as all adults are required to present a photo ID to enter the building, as well as undergoing bag and parcel checks. You will need to arrive by 1:45 pm at the E Street entrance to be met and allowed into the building for the meeting. <b>In order to facilitate this process, you will need to RSVP to me by September 4th to be added to a list for security.</b> Please see the full directions for attending the meeting included in the agenda below. Feel free to email me if you have any questions.</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Anyone that is interested is invited to come to the meeting or join in remotely via webinar (instructions are included in the agenda below). We will be having a discussion about implementation of the National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration (<a href="http://www.blm.gov/seedstrategy" target="_blank">www.blm.gov/seedstrategy</a>). This message has been cross-posted to all the PCA discussion lists.</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Olivia Kwong</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">CPC/PCA</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><a href="http://www.blm.gov/pca" target="_blank">http://www.blm.gov/pca</a></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">The Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) Bi-Monthly Meeting is an open forum for anyone interested or working in plant conservation. The meeting is held every other month in the Washington DC metropolitan area. There is a roundtable for attendees to share relevant events, as well as updates from each of the PCA working groups and committees. Regular attendees include representatives from Federal agencies and from Cooperating organizations; however anyone is welcome to attend this meeting. Past meeting summaries and selected presentations are available at <a href="http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/fish__wildlife_and/plants/pca/announce.html" target="_blank">http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/fish__wildlife_and/plants/pca/announce.html</a>.</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">-------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">PLANT CONSERVATION ALLIANCE GENERAL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">-------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> Wednesday, September 9, 2015</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> 2:00 - 4:00 PM</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">LOCATION: Room 3038 at the Main Interior Building</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> 1849 C St. NW</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> Washington, DC 20240</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Take the Orange Line to the Farragut West Metro Station. Go out the 18th Street exit and walk south towards Constitution Avenue. The entrance to the Department of Interior Main Interior Building is 5 blocks south on E Street between 18th and 19th. All adults are required to present a photo ID to enter the Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building. All visitors will be subject to security screenings, including bag and parcel checks, so arrive early to get to the meeting on time.<b>Please RSVP by Friday, September 4th to <a href="mailto:okwong@blm.gov" target="_blank">okwong@blm.gov</a> if you are going to attend the meeting so your name can be added to a list for security. </b></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">WEBINAR:<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>1. Go to <a href="https://mmancusa.webex.com/mmancusa/j.php?MTID=m823d39a1a03fe2b553e19a9cebf6e6eb" target="_blank">https://mmancusa.webex.com/mmancusa/j.php?MTID=m823d39a1a03fe2b553e19a9cebf6e6eb</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">2. If requested, enter your name and email address. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">3. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: Nativeplants123! </span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">4. Click "Join".</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">5. For audio, call 877-414-1336 passcode 6177335#</span></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">-------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> AGENDA</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> 2:00 Introductions</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> 2:05 National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration Implementation Discussion</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> 3:00 Announcements/Communications</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> 3:20 Updates on Activities</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> - Medicinal Plant Working Group</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> - Native Plant Materials Development Working Group & Seeds of Success</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> - Non-Federal Cooperator Committee</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> 3:55 Closing Remarks</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> 4:00 Adjourn</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">-------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> [2nd Wednesday of alternate months]</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> - Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 2:00-4:00 PM</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> TBD</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> Main Interior Building, Washington, DC</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> - Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 2:00-4:00 PM</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> TBD</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"> Main Interior Building, Washington, DC</div>
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