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Brusati, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif";color:#365F91'>Senior Scientist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif";color:#365F91'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif";color:#365F91'>California Invasive Plant Council<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif";color:#365F91'>1442-A Walnut St. #462, Berkeley, CA 94709<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif";color:#365F91'>edbrusati@cal-ipc.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif";color:#365F91'>www.cal-ipc.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif";color:#365F91'>Direct line: 510-843-1255 ext. 305<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif";color:#365F91'>Main office: 510-843-3902<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=rootDiv><p class=MsoNormal><img width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=0d6bf9b8-a53e-48d1-be7a-12549786c089&a=1101215423203&d=1117531211020&r=3&o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gif&c=2e0b9620-41ee-11e3-906f-d4ae527b895a&ch=2fc5f050-41ee-11e3-90b5-d4ae527b895a"><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;border:solid #7A543E 1.0pt;background:#002669;padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:#F0F0E4' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK1"><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img width=599 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://www.cal-ipc.org/images/emailTemplate4.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;display:table' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK2"><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#7A543E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#0067CE'>Registration now open! </span></i></strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#0067CE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#7A543E'>2014 Cal-IPC Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#7A543E'>"Wildland Weeds and Water"</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#447D21'>California State University, Chico, CA </span></strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#447D21'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#447D21'>October 8-11, 2014</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#447D21'> </span></strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#447D21'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=546 style='width:409.5pt'><tr><td width=546 style='width:409.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:#7A543E'><img width=546 height=170 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs133/1101215423203/img/149.png" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.149><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Photo by Sutter Buttes Ninety-Nines</span></em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK13"><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:green'>Registration Open</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Join fellow land managers, researchers, and conservationists for our 23rd Annual Symposium in Chico! The Symposium is simply the best place to catch up on the latest in research and management of invasive plants while networking with your peers. Registration is now open and discounted lodging rates are set! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FFB966'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001yZPgydmW6QzY4OFGyuuKLfyIwQk4gJa61k4-WCD5EksW5cC-7jVBlqiDbQM-QI_7kJ47bI7jYAYYl-jHQ_csCvQAn-XZhgVDJmjhz83pMf6v-GKka_l1rwXAi4z6xggEavFY11ql-MPJk01YRHaCSLyGDDGNo-em0BRR7zz_NfJOJ_EuVxXOrQKUab3ZN4Ro8cJLS12lkzE=&c=94CZgzZqK-iNK90jjr31j8ChAlOHblE9DnWqaV-9Jt_mxZwDtodLkA==&ch=iDoei5XBcTQgnDl-mmeGdomxeZhQ_9UuvLXWovg5kKG8T_ba8Qb0qw==" target="_blank">More information on registration...</a></span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FFB966'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#6D4731' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK8"><tr style='height:.75pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;display:table' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK7"><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 align=right width=230 style='width:172.5pt;margin-top:1.5pt;margin-bottom:1.5pt'><tr><td width=230 style='width:172.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:#FFB966'><img border=0 width=200 height=133 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs133/1101215423203/img/111.jpg" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.111><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>"The Symposium is a crash course in </span></em><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>cutting edge management, and it's inspirational too!" </span></em></span></i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:green'>Abstract Deadline June 20 </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Contributed papers keep the Cal-IPC community informed about research and management in California. Any aspect of invasive plant biology or management that supports effective stewardship is welcome. We are accepting abstracts for oral presentations and posters through Friday, June 20. Undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates can enter the Student Paper and Poster Contest. A dedicated poster session will allow poster presenters to interact with attendees. <br><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001yZPgydmW6QzY4OFGyuuKLfyIwQk4gJa61k4-WCD5EksW5cC-7jVBlu25ux9Nqo1NSw6-86mxoGZP4XfeiYnXi51TabZa6XunqqutrXtMO1-pPIfcptKBBM2RR37KygtFVal4I4e4ZN-xZrC3pajqwjUWCyKNZSjYPfa0-2-gqQEbVzLV_nWDRr2ujN8gX_4JmMnV7B9kN0Y=&c=94CZgzZqK-iNK90jjr31j8ChAlOHblE9DnWqaV-9Jt_mxZwDtodLkA==&ch=iDoei5XBcTQgnDl-mmeGdomxeZhQ_9UuvLXWovg5kKG8T_ba8Qb0qw==" target="_blank">Submit an abstract for the Symposium!</a></span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#6D4731' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK8"><tr style='height:.75pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK3></a><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;display:table' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK3"><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:green'>Program </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 align=right width=230 style='width:172.5pt;margin-top:12.75pt;margin-bottom:12.75pt'><tr><td width=200 style='width:150.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:#333333'><img border=0 width=200 height=179 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs133/1101215423203/img/138.jpg" alt="Sutter Buttes 2008" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.138><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> Explore restoration projects on </span></em><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Saturday field trips.</span></em></span></i><span style='color:#333333'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Wed., Oct. 8</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Field Course at Chico Creek Nature Center (day)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Laws & Regulation session (evening)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Thu./Fri., Oct. 9-10</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Papers, Posters & Keynote Address <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Exhibitors<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Discussion Groups<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Social Hour, Awards Banquet, Auction/Raffle<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Sat. Oct. 11 </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Field trips to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Stoney Creek / Kopta Slough / Woodson Bridge SRA<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Peace Valley in the Sutter Buttes/ Oroville State Wildlife Area <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a 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