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<p class="MsoPlainText">The National Tropical Botanical Garden and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History will present a one-day symposium titled
<b>Agents of Change: Botanic Gardens in the 21<sup>st</sup> Century</b>. The event will be held on Oct. 7, 2014 in the Baird Auditorium at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in celebration of the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the National Tropical
Botanical Garden. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Registration is now open at <a href="https://ntbg.wufoo.com/forms/m1vsoytu0x069wy">
<span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">https://ntbg.wufoo.com/forms/m1vsoytu0x069wy</span></a>. A 20% discount off the purchase of a full-day symposium ticket is being offered to all participants who register from July 15 -- August 15. Please see
the attached flyer or <a href="http://botany.si.edu/ntbg2014"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">http://botany.si.edu/ntbg2014</span></a> for additional information.
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Looking forward to seeing you -- <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Department of Botany <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">National Museum of Natural History<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Smithsonian Institution<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Washington DC <o:p></o:p></p>
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