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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hi NAPPN colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I wanted to let you know that<span class="apple-converted-space"> the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI;
<a href="https://ag2pi.org">https://ag2pi.org</a>) </span>will be hosting a workshop at the tri-societies meeting in early November! (<a href="https://www.acsmeetings.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://www.acsmeetings.org</span></a>)<span class="apple-converted-space"> Early
bird registration deadline is October 1. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#0D0D0D">This workshop is scheduled for Sunday, November 7<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>from 9am-noon. We will focus on collecting ideas around<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:#070706;background:#FFEE94">AG2PI</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#0D0D0D"> </span></span><span style="color:#0D0D0D">and
priorities for research that we can communicate with USDA. This will help us advocate for an increase in the appropriation of the 40M authorized in the Farm Bill for USDA-supported AG2PI research.
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<span style="color:#0D0D0D;background:white">Content to be covered: an overview of the USDA Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (</span><span style="color:#070706;background:#FFEE94">AG2PI</span><span style="color:#0D0D0D;background:white">), highlights
from studies of agricultural genome to phenome research across animal and plant kingdoms, socio-economic considerations for agricultural genome to phenome, and a discussion of shared challenges and their possible solutions. We will communicate on seed grants
including the third and final round planned for Spring 2022.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D;background:white">See </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.acsmeetings.org/workshops#USDA" title="https://www.acsmeetings.org/workshops#USDA"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://www.acsmeetings.org/workshops#USDA</span></a>
for additional workshop information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#0D0D0D;background:white">If you plan to attend the conference, I’d love to have you involved!!</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#0D0D0D;background:white"> </span></span><span style="color:#0D0D0D;background:white">And
please share with your colleagues and students and encourage them to attend!<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jennifer L. Clarke, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Director, Quantitative Life Sciences Initiative<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Director, PhD in Complex Biosystems<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor, Departments of Statistics, Food Science and Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">University of Nebraska-Lincoln<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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