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<b>Date: </b>Friday, October 13, 2023 at 1:55 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Sarah Kurtz <skurtz@ucmerced.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Please Join Us: TWO-PART VIRTUAL 2023 U.S. DOE Energy Storage & Financing Summit (See ATTORNEY ADVERTISING Notice)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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