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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hello NAPPN colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The NAPPN will be hosting launch meetings for two Affinity Groups at our upcoming Annual Conference:
<b>Equity, Inclusivity and Diversity (EID)</b> and <b>Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (Ai/ML)</b>.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Equity, Inclusivity and Diversity (EID)</span></b><b>:
</b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.plantphenotyping.org/eid">https://www.plantphenotyping.org/eid</a></span><b>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">The North American Plant Phenotyping Network (NAPPN) is committed to transforming the plant phenotyping community into one that promotes social justice
and freedom from oppression, including but not limited to, racism, sexism, ageism, and ableism. We support and encourage diversity among our members and in all staff, volunteers, and audiences, including full participation in programs, conferences, policy
formulation, and decision-making. We are committed to equitable treatment and the elimination of discrimination in all its forms.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">During the group's workshop the EID group will be hosting invited talks and discussing the priorities and goals of the group for the next 12 months.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> The EID Affinity Group will hold a workshop on Wednesday, February 23<sup>rd</sup> from 1:30-3:30pm EST.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">🌐</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Contact</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">:
<a href="https://www.astate.edu/a/abi/faculty-staff/people-details.dot?pid=15be7623-c7d9-480e-9c69-10e6e4d07be5" target="_blank">
Argelia Lorence</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (Ai/ML):
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.plantphenotyping.org/groups/ai">https://www.plantphenotyping.org/groups/ai</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This Affinity Group of the NAPPN is focused on the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) as they apply to plant phenotyping studies and data.
One of the main objectives of the group is to promote connections among plant scientists and AI/ML researchers, as well as creating educational avenues for studying plant phenotyping related challenges, algorithms, methods, and software frameworks. During
the group's workshop the AI/ML group will be hosting 3 invited talks, along with discussing the mission, vision, and goals of the group for the next 12 months. Active NAPPN members are welcome to attend the workshop, and members who wish to be involved in
the group can visit the group's webpage (link above). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> The Ai/ML Affinity Group will hold a workshop on Thursday, February 24<sup>th</sup> from 1:30-3:30pm EST.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Apple Color Emoji";color:black">🌐</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> Contact</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">:
<a href="mailto:cvaldes2@unl.edu?subject=NAPPN%20AI%2FML%20Affinity%20Group%20Question">
Camilo Valdes</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">All members are welcome to get involved and support our newest Affinity Groups!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jennifer L. Clarke, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director, Quantitative Life Sciences Initiative<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director, PhD in Complex Biosystems<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Professor, Departments of Statistics, Food Science and Technology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Nebraska-Lincoln<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">pronouns: she, her, hers<o:p></o:p></p>
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