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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Greetings NAPPN Members:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">As discussed at the 2020 Phenome Meeting in Tucson, the Phenome meeting as previously held will not occur in 2021. The NAPPN Executive Board will sponsor a Virtual Meeting in February of 2021
that will include an NAPPN General Assembly meeting, as well as a Scientific Meeting to keep our membership abreast of advances in the field. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">We greatly value input from the membership as to developing the scientific content of the Program, as well as the logistics of coordinating the meeting. As such, here is a call for volunteers!
If interested,<b><span style="background:yellow"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__iastate.qualtrics.com_jfe_form_SV-5Fbga1giowyCPHuVn&d=DwMFaQ&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=MXeVotDn-TxMVs8GtvAmsw&m=Qvs0cVPmaIaoJjU72Nkao67o_SKa_Vt7nLgqXeaKQ8I&s=4bjl3lcQCnTrG1iYb3Qfehbda1tYL2BucNPdQ0N8Ixo&e=" title="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__iastate.qualtrics.com_jfe_form_SV-5Fbga1giowyCPHuVn&d=DwMFaQ&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=MXeVotDn-TxMVs8GtvAmsw&m=Qvs0cVPmaIaoJjU72Nkao67o_SKa_Vt7nLgqXeaKQ8I&s=4bjl3lcQCnTrG1iYb3Qfeh"> please
fill out this form by September 1st</a></span></b>, and the executive board will review and select members by no later than September 16th. We hope to gather a diverse committee from the broad areas of Plant Biology, Data Science and Engineering, those from
various career stages, and those from underrepresented minorities. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">We will have<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>two<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>committees, one for Programming
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">and one for Logistics<span class="apple-converted-space">.
</span>The Program Committee will be accountable for developing a Scientific Program that provides<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>intellectual content for our membership. The Logistics Committee will be accountable for developing an efficient and
effective mechanism for delivering meeting content.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Please don't hesitate to reach out, if questions, and please pass on this opportunity to your scientific networks. Looking forward to a solid slate of potential committee members!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">All the best, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Chris Topp, on behalf of the NAPPN Executive Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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"><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">Chair - North American Plant Phenotyping Network (NAPPN) Executive Committee<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"><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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