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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">Greetings to all members of the NAPPN,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">Please join us this afternoon/evening for our annual General Assembly @ 5-7pm MST.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">Among other highlights, we will update the community on the results of our recent Executive Board elections, and on the winner of the “Early Career Award for Achievement in
Research and Service”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">We will also present an idea to include more members in our communications and organizing operations via NAPPN Ambassadorships, and we’ll discuss where to hold our GA next year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">A copy of the presentation is found here:
</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif"><a href="http://bit.ly/2w6tjdR">http://bit.ly/2w6tjdR</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">Live notes are here (please participate):
<a href="http://bit.ly/2wEjGU1">http://bit.ly/2wEjGU1</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">> If you are attending Phenome 2020, join us in person in the
<b>Maricopa room</b> of the Tucson Convention Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">> If not, please join by
<b>Zoom</b>: <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">The connection information can be found here: <a href="http://nappn.plant-phenotyping.org/general-assembly-2020/">http://nappn.plant-phenotyping.org/general-assembly-2020/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">2020 NAPPN General Assembly Meeting<br>
When: Monday, February 24, 2020 5:00-7:00 PM (US-MST)<br>
Where: Maricopa Room of the Tucson Convention Center<br>
Join from off-site:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://iastate.zoom.us/j/215316571">https://iastate.zoom.us/j/215316571</a><br>
Or dial: +1 646 876 9923 or +1 669 900 6833<br>
Meeting ID: 215 316 571<br>
International numbers available:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://iastate.zoom.us/u/acdXqCl6Lj">https://iastate.zoom.us/u/acdXqCl6Lj</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">See you soon!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">Chris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Christopher N. Topp</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black"> |
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Associate Member and Principal Investigator</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Donald Danforth Plant Science Center | St. Louis, MO</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Twitter @rootdevo</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0B4CB4"><a href="http://www.danforthcenter.org/scientists-research/principal-investigators/chris-topp"><span style="color:#0B4CB4">ToppLab</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">North American Plant Phenotyping Executive Committee (Co-Chair)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1A89F9"><a href="http://nappn.plant-phenotyping.org/"><span style="color:#1A89F9">http://nappn.plant-phenotyping.org/</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#404040"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red">UPCOMING MEETINGS</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="http://phenome2019.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Phenome</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
(Feb 24-27 2020 | Tucson, AZ)</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="http://isrr11.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">International Society of Root Research 11th Symposium</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
(2021 | Columbia, MO)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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