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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Join us at the RP Annual Meeting 2024!</span><o:p style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;"> </span></o:p><br>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>When</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">:</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">
Sunday, March 17, 2024 – Thursday, March 21, 2024</span><o:p><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;"> </span></o:p></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Where</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">:</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">
Hilo, Hawaii</span><o:p><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;"> </span></o:p></div>
<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Hotel Information</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">:</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">
</span><a href="https://www.castleresorts.com/big-island/hilo-hawaiian-hotel/" id="OWAea1d214e-0908-260e-daef-80f7893ee91e" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">Hilo
Hawaiian.</span></a><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;"> To reserve, call the hotel at (808) 935 -9361. You may also mail or fax the hotel (see
</span><a href="https://arizona.box.com/s/wi9ys8gxbp197asqbfkibpl5i64p54rz" id="OWAc5927c52-2c25-93a0-a6b6-f6fdf9c05510" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">reservation
form</span></a><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">). The hotel will collect a deposit at the time of reservation, which is refundable up to four days
before the reservation. </span><o:p><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(66, 66, 66);">Rooms
must be booked by Thursday, February 15, 2024 to get the discounted rate.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(66, 66, 66);"> </span></div>
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The welcome mixer is Sunday evening, followed by a 3-day meeting (Mon-Wed), and a field tour on Thursday. Some highlights:
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<span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">Learn what Partners are doing across the west and Great Plains</span><o:p><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;"> </span></o:p></span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">Collaborate and connect</span><o:p><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;"> </span></o:p></li><li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">Harness group expertise</span><o:p><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;"> </span></o:p></li><li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">Explore new technologies</span><o:p><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;"> </span></o:p></li></ul>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope to see you all at the 2024 RP Annual Meeting!</span><o:p style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;"> </span></o:p><br>
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<div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><b style="">Amber Dalke </b>
<div>Senior Research Specialist</div>
<div>School of Natural Resources and the Environment</div>
<div>University of Arizona</div>
<div>Tucson, AZ 85721</div>
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