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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><b><u><span style='color:#1F497D'>On Behalf of Sky Dominguez:</span><o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The Evolutionary Genomics, Phylogenomics and Phylogenetics Discussion Group (EPPDG) is a new discussion group that will meet weekly during this Fall semester to discuss papers selected by participants and relevant to the group. Please note that the recently announced Phylogenetics Discussion Group (PDG) now merges with this new discussion group and will NOT be held as separate discussion group this semester.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The detailed scope of the EPPDG, the schedule of meetings and kinds of papers to read will be decided in the first meeting. Anybody interested is welcomed to join!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The first meeting will be WEDNESDAY AUG. 31, AT 11.00am, in BSW 321 (<a href="http://www.arizona.edu/buildings/biological-sciences-west">http://www.arizona.edu/buildings/biological-sciences-west</a>).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>To receive future correspondence about the EPPDG, or if you cannot attend the first meeting, please send an email to Nils Arrigo (Barker<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Lab) or Brigitte Marazzi (Sanderson Lab) at <a href="mailto:arrigon@email.arizona.edu">arrigon@email.arizona.edu</a> and <a href="mailto:bmarazzi@email.arizona.edu">bmarazzi@email.arizona.edu</a>, respectively. Thank you! People who already signed up for PDG will automatically be added to the new group list.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Feel free to forward this email to other interested people and departments.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Nils and Brigitte<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>