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remotely via webinar (instructions at the bottom of this message).</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">This message has been cross-posted to all the PCA discussion lists.</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Please note the change in agenda where the meeting is in the </div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">afternoon and we will begin with the speaker.</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
Olivia Kwong</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">CPC/PCA</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="http://www.nps.gov/plants/" target="_blank">http://www.nps.gov/plants/</a></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) Bimonthly Meeting is an open forum</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
for anyone interested or working in plant conservation. The meeting is</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">held every other month in the Washington DC metropolitan area. There is</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
roundtable for attendees to share relevant events, as well as updates from</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">each of the PCA working groups and committees. Regular attendees include</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
representatives from the PCA Federal agencies and from Cooperating</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">organizations; however anyone is welcome to attend this meeting. Past</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
meeting summaries and selected presentations are available at</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><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-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Note: The website is undergoing a move to the BLM server.</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
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<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> Wednesday, November 13, 2013</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
2:00 - 4:00 PM</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> LOCATION: Conference Room at NatureServe</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> 4600 N. Fairfax Dr., 7th Floor</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> Arlington, VA 22203</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">(Take the Orange Line to the Ballston Metro Station. From the Ballston</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
Station, go west on North Fairfax Drive. Pass the U.S. Fish and Wildlife</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Service building on the right. Cross N. Glebe Road. Turn left into the</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
entrance for the Holiday Inn Express. NatureServe is in the white brick</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">building behind the Holiday Inn. Take the elevator to the 7th Floor.</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
NatureServe has some vouchers available for 90 minutes of parking, if</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">needed.)</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
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<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> 2:00 Introductions</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br>
</div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> 2:05 </span><font face="arial, sans-serif">Gerald "Stinger" Guala and Elizabeth Sellers (USGS) - Biodiversity Information </font></div>
</div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Serving </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Our Nation (BISON): Overview of the national unified resource for discovery, linkage and </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">reuse of species occurrence data, with an update on capabilities and partnerships now in </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">development</span></div>
</div></blockquote></blockquote><div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> 3:00 Announcements/Communications</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
3:20 Updates on Activities</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> - Alien Plant Working Group</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> - Medicinal Plant Working Group</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> - Native Plant Materials Working Group & Seeds of Success</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> - Public Outreach Working Group</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> - Restoration Working Group</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> - MOU</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
- NGO Committee</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> 3:55 Closing Remarks</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> 4:00 Adjourn</div>
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<br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> [2nd Wednesday of alternate months]</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> - Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at 2:00-4:00 PM</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
Six Minute Science with the Plant Conservation Alliance: </div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px">
<div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Botanical Collections Advance Conservation Action</div></div></blockquote></blockquote><div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> Q?rius, Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 2:00-4:00 PM</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
TBA</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> NatureServe Headquarters, Arlington, VA</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
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<div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Join us for a Webinar on November 13</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Space is limited.</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Reserve your Webinar seat now at:</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/774473838" target="_blank">https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/774473838</a></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif">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 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 the PCA Federal agencies and from Cooperating organizations; however anyone is welcome to attend this meeting.</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Title: Plant Conservation Alliance</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2013</font></div><div>
<font face="arial, sans-serif">Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">System Requirements</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">PC-based attendees</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Required: Windows® 8, 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Mac®-based attendees</font></div>
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