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The International Arid Lands Consortium Virtual Conference is coming next week, May 24-26, 2021 8am PDT, and
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registration is still open</a>! </div>
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The three-day, free conference features daily themes: </div>
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Day 1, May 24: Water and Agriculture </div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day 2, May 25: <span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">Land & Natural Environment (including rangeland issues)</span></span><br>
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Day 3, May 26: <span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">Forests & Fire</span></div>
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<b>Day 2 and Day 3 would be particularly interesting for members of the Partnership!</b></div>
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<a href="https://ialc.world/conference/addressing-the-environmental-challenges-of-arid-lands" title="https://ialc.world/conference/addressing-the-environmental-challenges-of-arid-lands">More about the conference</a>: To commemorate 30 years of collaboration
on arid lands issues, the International Arid Lands Consortium (IALC) is hosting a three-day international conference on arid lands. Convened virtually on 24-26 May 2021, the conference will celebrate IALC collaborative research and demonstration projects
and examine current and future challenges in IALC’s regions of focus. A key goal of the conference is to underscore the value of the IALC mission: promoting peace through collaborative research and demonstration projects in the arid lands of the world. Keynote
presentations and panel discussions will emphasize the broader value of collaborative-multinational research and problem-solving to address issues that confront the sustainable use and management of arid lands globally.</div>
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Register for free: <a href="https://arizona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DY-Onm9KQ1-d0uTJ56nKAg" id="LPlnk">https://arizona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DY-Onm9KQ1-d0uTJ56nKAg</a></div>
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Hope you can join!</div>
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<div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px">Amber Dalke
<div>Senior Research Specialist</div>
<div>School of Natural Resources and the Environment</div>
<div>University of Arizona</div>
<div>Tucson, AZ</div>
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