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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please plan to join us for the <b>NAPPN General Assembly</b>
to take place just before the PHENOME Conference. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>When: </b>24 February, 2020 at 5-7 PM MST</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Where: </b>Maricopa Room of the Tucson Convention Center</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Join from off-site:</b> <a href="https://iastate.zoom.us/j/215316571" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://iastate.zoom.us/j/215316571</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Or dial: +1 646 876 9923 or +1 669
900 6833</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Meeting ID: 215 316 571</p>
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<a href="https://iastate.zoom.us/u/acdXqCl6Lj">https://iastate.zoom.us/u/acdXqCl6Lj</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We will review past accomplishments and future plans,
including an important discussion on what the involvement of NAPPN should be in
organizing conferences in the general area of plant phenomics. This
discussion topic is of critical importance given that the ASPB has decided not
to provide financial leadership for the PHENOME conference in 2021.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Agenda:</b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Overview
(Carolyn Lawrence-Dill)</li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Introduction</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Review
Minutes of 2019 General Assembly Meeting</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Retrospective:
Milestones and Accomplishments, 2019-2020</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Not-for-profit
description and status: necessary amendments to NAPPN Bylaws (<a href="http://nappn.plant-phenotyping.org/bylaws/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">http://nappn.plant-phenotyping.org/bylaws/</a>)</li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Membership
Survey, 2020 (David Ertl)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Early
Career Award for Achievement in Research and Service (Chris Topp)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Election
process review and introduction of Incoming 2019-2020 Executive Board
(Chris Topp)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2020
Look Ahead (Chris Topp)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Breakout
discussion</li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Reminder:
Challenges and opportunities in plant phenomics will be discussed during
the community meeting</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">ASPB
has chosen not to organize a PHENOME meeting for 2021. NAPPN’s bylaws
require an annual GA meeting. What should be NAPPN’s involvement in
scientific meetings and conferences and what is NAPPN’s desired role in
the future of PHENOME?</li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We look forward to seeing many of you in Tucson!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Chris Topp and Carolyn Lawrence-Dill on behalf of the NAPPN
Executive Board</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>NAPPN Executive Board: </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u>2020-2021</u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Chris Topp (2020-2021 chair)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">David Ertl</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Frank Dohleman</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Andrew Leakey</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Tabare Abadie (incoming)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Amy Tabb (incoming)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Jennifer Clarke (incoming)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u>2019-2020</u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Jian Jin (outgoing)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Carolyn J. Lawrence-Dill (outgoing chair)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Charlie Messina (outgoing)</p>
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