<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Clarissa Rodriguez</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:crodr087@ucr.edu">crodr087@ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Sep 24, 2021 at 11:49 AM<br>Subject: Please share with students; Cal-IPC symposium registration now open<br>To: <<a href="mailto:jsexton2@ucmerced.edu">jsexton2@ucmerced.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><div><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Hello Dr. Sexton,</span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div><div><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I am the chair of the California Invasive Plant Council student section, and we are getting ready to host our annual symposium OCT 26-29. This year it will be held virtually, and we are excited to offer opportunities for students and early career professionals interested in invasive plant science and management. Would you please share this email and attached flyer with your department and others who you think might be interested in attending? Thank you.</span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">----------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Greetings students, recent grads, and early career professionals! </span></p><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It’s time to register for the </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">California Invasive Plant Council</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Symposium happening virtually October 26th - 29th. This year’s theme</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is expanding community to protect biodiversity. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are celebrating the 30th anniversary of CAL-IPC! </span></p><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:624px;height:311px"><img alt="An image of several people participating in restoration and invasive species management practices in the field with the title "Expanding Community to Protect Biodiversity". At the bottom of the image is the text "30 Year Anniversary Cal-IPC Symposium Oct. 26-29, 2021 Online"." title="Expanding Community to Protect Biodiversity" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/Z6PN0PfAkBve_eXZ9wumnrZtroxFNnLAjYJk3ifcdQBSTnyIEgT1z6EbaYMtf8iEtoQfcap9_B97IXXpQ8T-nEZ1zYhKVkjEOMwgyYMoTmUAv_Kzi86FUTLfwzjbu3ilorhPR4k7=s0" style="outline:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-top:6px" width="624" height="311"></span></span></p><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To celebrate 30 years of CAL-IPC, the first 30 students and early career professionals will receive a free meal voucher! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In addition to themed sessions on invasive plant science and management, student poster and lightning talk presentations, the symposium will feature a career panel, a photo contest, and networking opportunities via the <b>Gathertown platform</b>. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">See the attached flyer for further details. </span></p><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.cal-ipc.org/resources/symposium/register/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">REGISTER HERE! </span></a></p><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For more information on Student Section awards and activities, please visit our website:</span><a href="http://www.cal-ipc.org/resources/student-resources/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://www.cal-ipc.org/resources/student-resources/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tUwxrTBj1b7MA6kNbqd8BfOJWOIxMKXAzFradnvY_I4/edit#gid=0" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="times new roman, serif">Look for open jobs & internship opportunities here</font></span></a></p><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><font face="times new roman, serif">Please direct any questions to Clarissa Rodriguez, the student section chair at: <a href="mailto:calipcstudents@gmail.com" target="_blank">calipcstudents@gmail.com</a></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="times new roman, serif">See you at the symposium,</font></span></p><img src="cid:ii_ktrzr67v1" alt="calipc-logo-2color-noname-120.png" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" width="120" height="106"><br></div><div><br></div><div>Cal-IPC student section</div></div><font color="#888888"><div></div></font></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font size="1" color="#444444">Clarissa Rodriguez</font><div><font size="1" color="#999999">Ph.D. Candidate<br>Dept. of Botany & Plant Sciences<br>University of California, Riverside</font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>
</div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Jason (Jay) Sexton</span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">(he/him/his)<br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Associate Professor<br>Department of Life and Environmental Sciences<br>University of California, Merced<br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">231 Science and Engineering Building 1<br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:jsexton2@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">jsexton2@ucmerced.edu</a><br><a href="http://sextonlab.ucmerced.edu/" target="_blank">http://sextonlab.ucmerced.edu/</a><br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><br><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">---Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished ~
Lao Tzu---</span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
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</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">---We are quite literally air, water, soil, energy and other
living creatures ~ David Suzuki---</span></font></p>
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