<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">The International Sandalwood Foundation, United Plant Savers, and Foundation for the Islands of Harmony are pleased to <o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">ANNOUNCE THE <o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><b><span style="color: rgb(128, 1, 64); ">International Sandalwood Symposium 2012</span></b><o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4">21-24 October 2012<o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px; ">East-West Conference Center, University of Hawaii, Manoa in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"> <o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">The <i>International Sandalwood Symposium 2012 </i>is a four-day, stand-alone meeting to be held at the East-West Center’s Conference Center located at the University of Hawai’i, Manoa Campus in Honolulu, Hawaii from 21-24 October 2012. It is designed to bring together a diverse international group of participants interested in the scientific research, conservation, ethnobotany, commercialization, and other aspects of sandalwoods- from the world’s leading experts to students, landowners, land managers, business people, and the general public. There will be a variety of ways to participate in the meeting, including field trips, public lectures and workshops, presentations, poster and discussion sessions<o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"> <o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#98154f"><b>Steering Committee: </b></font>Dr. Danica Harbaugh-Reynaud (Chair), <i>Executive Director, International Sandalwood Foundation • </i>Mr. Leigh-Wai Doo (Co-Chair), <i>Chair, Foundation for the Islands of Harmony </i>• </font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">Dr. Susan Leopold (Co-Chair), <i>Executive Director, United Plant Savers • </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">Mr. Tim Coakley, <i>Executive Chairman, Wescorp • </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">Ms. Bronwyn Clarke, <i>Australian Tree Seed Centre, CSIRO Plant Industry • </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">Dr. John Doran, <i>Forestry Consultant, Australia • </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">Dr. J.B. Friday, <i>College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Univ. of Hawai’i, Manoa • </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">Mr. Jim Haley, <i>Director, Iliahi Foundation • </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">Dr. Chin Yuan Hu, <i>Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor, University of Hawai’i • </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">Dr. Mark Merlin, <i>Department of Botany, University of Hawai’i, Manoa • </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">Dr. Madhugiri Nageswara-Rao, <i>Dept. of Plant Sci., Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, Dept. of Biological Sci., Polk State College • </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">Dr. Lex Thomson, <i>Facilitating Agriculture Commodity and Trade Team Leader, Secretariat of the Pacific Community • </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">Dr. Warren Wagner, <i>Dep. of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution • </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">Dr. Sylvia Yuen, <i>Interim Dean and Director, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Univ. of Hawai’i, Manoa</i></span></p><div><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(152, 21, 79); font-family: Arial; "><b>To Participate: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">To be added to the participant list and receive more information, including registration, housing, and abstract submission details, please send your Name, Affiliation, Phone Number and send to <a href="mailto:danica@sandalwoodfoundation.org"><span style="color: rgb(16, 55, 165); "><b>danica@sandalwoodfoundation.org</b></span></a> before <b>31 March 2012.<span> </span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#98154f" face="Arial"><b><br></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#98154f" face="Arial"><b>Questions and Additional Information: </b></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">Please check the web at <a href="http://www.sandalwoodfoundation.org/"><span style="color: rgb(16, 55, 165); "><b>www.sandalwoodfoundation.org</b></span></a> for the program announcement and for more information and regular updates or contact <a href="mailto:Danica@sandalwoodfoundation.org"><b>Danica@sandalwoodfoundation.org</b></a> with any questions.</span></p><div><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#98154f" face="Arial"><b>Membership and Donations: </b></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">To become a member or make a tax-deductible donation to the International Sandalwood Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to conservation and sustainable industry worldwide, please visit us at <a href="http://www.sandalwoodfoundation.org/"><span style="color: rgb(16, 55, 165); "><b>www.sandalwoodfoundation.org</b></span></a> for more information or contact </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><b><a href="mailto:Danica@sandalwoodfoundation.org">Danica@sandalwoodfoundation.org</a>. </b></span></div><div><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" color="#98154f">**The <i>International Sandalwood Symposium 2012</i> is sponsored in part by: International Sandalwood Foundation, Foundation of the Islands of Harmony, United Plant Savers, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, CSIRO, Wescorp, and more to be announced.**</font><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" color="#98154f"><br></font></div><div>
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