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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> [EXT] Re: NUEC26: Call for Proposals!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Correction: Proposals are due Sunday, December 7 at 11:59 p.m. ET.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Office: (517) 884-7076<br>
<u><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:warner80@msu.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">warner80@msu.edu</span></a><br>
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Michigan State University Extension programs and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status
or veteran status.<br>
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“Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples. In particular, the university resides on land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw. We
recognize Michigan’s 12 federally recognized Native Nations, historic Indigenous communities in Michigan, Indigenous individuals and communities who live here now, and those who were forcibly removed from their homelands. In offering this land acknowledgement,
we affirm Indigenous sovereignty, history and experiences.”</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Warner, Shelby <<a href="mailto:warner80@msu.edu">warner80@msu.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 30, 2025 2:41 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Warner, Shelby <<a href="mailto:warner80@msu.edu">warner80@msu.edu</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Ruemenapp, Marie <<a href="mailto:ruemenap@msu.edu">ruemenap@msu.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> NUEC26: Call for Proposals! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Every two years the National Urban Extension Conference (NUEC) brings together Extension staff to address the needs of urban populations.<b> NUEC26</b> is hosted by Michigan State University
Extension in Detroit, MI on May 11-14, 2026. The 4-day conference encourages innovation, curiosity, and collaboration throughout its sessions on enriching communities and youth, protecting the environment, growing Extension’s impact, and more. Attendees will
leave with novel ideas to ignite community impact, demonstrate public value, and deliver meaningful results.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Registration has not yet opened. In the meantime, check out the
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">We invite you to
</span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#467886"><a href="https://events.anr.msu.edu/nuec2026/" title="https://events.anr.msu.edu/nuec2026/"><span style="color:#467886">submit a proposal</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> to
present at <b>NUEC26: Driving Innovation Ahead</b>. </span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#467886"><a href="https://www.canr.msu.edu/nuec/proposals#h_97033377011758292594022" title="https://www.canr.msu.edu/nuec/proposals#h_97033377011758292594022"><span style="color:#467886">Presentations
topics</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> at NUEC26 include Core Competencies, Subject Matter Expertise, Research, Innovation, and HOT TOPICS!. Abstracts (up to 200 words) may be submitted for a:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Leading Edge Dialogues on HOT TOPICS!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#467886"><a href="https://events.anr.msu.edu/nuec2026/" title="https://events.anr.msu.edu/nuec2026/"><span style="color:#467886">Proposal
Submissions</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> are due
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#C82613">Sunday, December 7 at 11:59 p.m. ET</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#C82613">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">For more information, please visit the
</span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#467886"><a href="https://www.canr.msu.edu/nuec/proposals" title="https://www.canr.msu.edu/nuec/proposals"><span style="color:#467886">Proposals page</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> on
the </span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#467886"><a href="https://www.canr.msu.edu/nuec/index" title="https://www.canr.msu.edu/nuec/index"><span style="color:#467886">conference website</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">.
You will be notified by email in early February if your proposal is accepted. For questions or additional information, please contact Shelby Warner at
</span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#467886"><a href="mailto:warner80@msu.edu" title="mailto:warner80@msu.edu"><span style="color:#467886">warner80@msu.edu</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Shelby Warner<br>
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Prounouns: she/her/hers<br>
Michigan State University Extension<br>
Justin S. Morrill Hall of Agriculture<br>
446 W. Circle Drive, Room 11<br>
East Lansing, MI 48824-1039<br>
Office: (517) 884-7076<br>
<u><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:warner80@msu.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">warner80@msu.edu</span></a><br>
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Michigan State University Extension programs and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status
or veteran status.<br>
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“Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples. In particular, the university resides on land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw. We
recognize Michigan’s 12 federally recognized Native Nations, historic Indigenous communities in Michigan, Indigenous individuals and communities who live here now, and those who were forcibly removed from their homelands. In offering this land acknowledgement,
we affirm Indigenous sovereignty, history and experiences.”</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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