<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-b0c58d28-7fff-38f7-8675-c3f1f6883c90"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Registration is live for the </span><a href="https://saveplants.org/national-meeting/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2023 Center for Plant Conservation National Meeting</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> taking place May 4-6! This year's hybrid format meeting will feature both in-person and online presentation sessions highlighting the theme of “On the Horizon: Looking to the Future of Plant Conservation.” In-person sessions will be held at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">and will be live streamed and recorded for later viewing on the virtual conference platform. Virtual attendees will also have access to pre-recorded presentation content and virtual breakout sessions. In addition to lightning talks from the CPC network, the National Meeting will include a Special Symposium from the Global Conservation Consortia for Oaks, Magnolias, and Cycads. Institutional and Individual Conservation Partners are invited to submit abstracts for presentation sessions highlighting this year’s theme. Presentation abstracts are due and early bird registration ends on March 15th. Virtual registration is open until April 27th. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We encourage nonmembers to attend virtually or contact the CPC National Office about possibly attending in person to learn more about our community. We particularly look forward to opportunities to engage with our federal partners about conservation collaboration. Learn more about options for individual or institutional membership: </span><a href="https://saveplants.org/become-a-partner/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://saveplants.org/become-a-partner/</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The National Meeting will also include a Rare Plant Photo Contest and a Botanical Art Contest, both with cash prizes. Contests are open to both virtual and in-person attendees. Submissions to the Botanical Art Contest will be accepted here until March 9th: <a href="https://saveplants.org/botanical-art-contest/">https://saveplants.org/botanical-art-contest/</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Learn more and register: <a href="https://saveplants.org/national-meeting/">https://saveplants.org/national-meeting/</a></span></p></span></div></div>