<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><b>American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) seeking botanical microscopist for workshop</b></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Hello Members of the Plant Conservation Group,<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">This is Maged Sharaf with the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA). More information about AHPA can be found on its website www.ahpa.org<<a href="http://www.ahpa.org/">http://www.ahpa.org</a>> </blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">We at AHPA offer regular training to members of the herbal and dietary supplement industries on various tools and resources available to them. One of these events is a biennial hands-on workshop to teach the use of microscopy for botanical identification. So far, we have been using powdered plant materials in the lab part since it is the form the industry mostly tests. We are planning another workshop this year, sometime in early June, and would like to introduce preparation/examination of sections of whole plant parts. I am seeking your help identifying an experienced person to teach this lab part and am looking forward to hearing from you.</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Thanks and with my best regards,<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Maged<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Maged Sharaf, Ph.D.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Chief Science Officer<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">American Herbal Products Association | <br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">www.ahpa.org<<a href="http://www.ahpa.org/">http://www.ahpa.org/</a>><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">O: 301.588.1171 x103 | F: 301.588.1174<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">8630 Fenton Street, Suite 918 | Silver Spring | MD | 20910</blockquote></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>