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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Please join the United States Botanic Garden and the
Smithsonian Institution's Department of Botany for a new talk in the Botanical
Partners Lecture Series:</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>“Plants in Danger: What Do We Know”</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dr. Jane Smart, OBE</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Head of the Species Programme</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>IUCN – The World Conservation Union</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Date: Thursday, January 18, 2007</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Time: 4:00 p.m. with reception to follow</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Location: U.S. Botanic Garden Conservatory, 100 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington DC</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>RSVP to Katie at (202) 226-8038 or kpalm@aoc.gov; space is
limited.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The Botanical Partners Lecture Series is designed to bring
together the Washington scientific community interested in botanical
studies. Invited speakers have been chosen to attract participants from a
broad spectrum of the local community who are interested in the botanical
sciences. An informal reception after the talk will be hosted to promote
discussion and exchange of ideas. Please share this announcement with colleagues
in your department or office.</span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Gary
Krupnick, Ph.D.<br>
Head of the Plant Conservation Unit<br>
Department of Botany<br>
Smithsonian Institution<br>
PO Box 37012<br>
NMNH, MRC-166<br>
Washington, DC 20013-7012 USA<br>
Tel: 202-633-0940<br>
Fax: 202-786-2563<br>
E-mail: </span></font><a href="mailto:KrupnickG@si.edu"><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>KrupnickG@si.edu</span></font></a></p>
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