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<p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Subject: ISHS Calling Young Horticulturists
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><img width="580" height="326" style="width:6.0416in;height:3.3958in" id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D22869.CFBC0A90"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Greetings,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">International Society for Horticultural Science</span></strong> (ISHS) has recently launched its young minds project </span><a href="http://lnk.ie/1JHV7/e=mkacira@cals.arizona.edu/http:/www.ishs.org/youngminds"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">www.ishs.org/youngminds</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
which consists of initiatives such as a <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple">Questionnaire</span></strong> and an
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple">Ideas Contest</span></strong><span style="color:purple">
</span>both specifically targeting <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple">students and young scientists</span></strong><span style="color:purple"> .</span></span><span style="font-size:7.5pt">
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<p><em><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">"The young scientists of today will not only be the scientists of tomorrow but will also be the future leaders of the ISHS."</span></b></em><strong><span style="font-size:7.5pt">
</span></strong><span style="font-size:7.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ISHS aims at understanding the
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">motivations</span></strong>,
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">expectations</span></strong> and impediments of young people to pursue
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">horticultural careers</span></strong> and to become a member of our Society.</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Harnessing the <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">opinions</span></strong> and <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">perception</span></strong> of potential new horticulturists is essential to ensure that their voices are taken
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">seriously</span></strong> when identifying and implementing future requirements.</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Students, postdocs and young scientists are invited to
</span><a href="http://lnk.ie/1JHV8/e=mkacira@cals.arizona.edu/http:/www.ishs.org/ishs-questionnaire"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">participate in an online questionnaire</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> aimed at capturing your voice in relation to professional careers in the horticultural sector and ISHS membership.</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple">Twenty respondents will receive a one-year of free ISHS membership and ten respondents will receive a tablet computer.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple">
</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In addition ISHS is calling upon your creative and forward-directed ideas and thoughts to develop in strong consonance with you some inventive promotional material that encapsulates the many exciting
opportunities in horticultural sciences and in engaging with our Society.</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Students, postdocs and young scientists from all over the globe are invited to </span><a href="http://lnk.ie/1JHV9/e=mkacira@cals.arizona.edu/http:/www.ishs.org/ishs-ideas-contest"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">create
and submit an eye-catching and inspirational video</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> of less than 5 minutes to demonstrate one or more of the following:</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">the attraction, beauty and diversity of horticultural sciences;</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">your motivation, interest and curiosity towards horticultural sciences;</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">the richness of career opportunities in horticultural sciences;</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">potential benefits of being a member of the ISHS.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><a href="http://lnk.ie/1JHV7/e=mkacira@cals.arizona.edu/http:/www.ishs.org/youngminds"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Stand up for horticulture and fill out the questionnaire or submit your video today!</span></b></a><strong><span style="font-size:7.5pt">
</span></strong><span style="font-size:7.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple">Please do actively share and tweet, like on Facebook, re-tweet, link to
</span></strong><a href="http://lnk.ie/1JHV7/e=mkacira@cals.arizona.edu/http:/www.ishs.org/youngminds"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple">www.ishs.org/youngminds</span></b></a><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple">
inviting your friends, colleagues and fellow young scientists to engage and contribute!</span><o:p></o:p></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The suggested hash-tag for sharing on social media is
<span style="color:teal">#ISHSyoungminds </span></span></strong><span style="letter-spacing:.2pt;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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