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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Colleagues:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">As you know we are organizing a day on the hill when we communicate about the LRP to congresspeople and staffers. That day is Nov. 8.
<i><span style="color: red;">Please</span></i> consider joining this effort by traveling to Washington DC. This event will help us increase the impact of the LRP by communicating to the decision makers about the opportunities and priorities articulated in
our plan. We are encouraging everyone in the community to participate, but it is especially important for us on the writing committee to be there if possible.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">A background briefing will be provided in advance of the November meetings. The government affairs team will oversee scheduling and organizing the meetings with your representatives. Registration for this important
federal advocacy effort can be found here: <span class="x_x_apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.gle/iFVn5FWvmt7t6Pkk8__;!!HXCxUKc!xmaBwsRsTp7aP9z6dMgq6Jpts1RvkyAr6XmGRRGvy1QFiAF2L6IdJH19LGckYeG1yPSOBxSDIyxpdhSxg6ieNWY$" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2Fforms.gle%2FiFVn5FWvmt7t6Pkk8__%3B!!HXCxUKc!xmaBwsRsTp7aP9z6dMgq6Jpts1RvkyAr6XmGRRGvy1QFiAF2L6IdJH19LGckYeG1yPSOBxSDIyxpdhSxg6ieNWY%24&data=05%7C01%7Cgdod" id="OWA7cb89ac1-fdd0-3b8c-4e8f-e6a54d094efe" class="x_OWAAutoLink"><span style="color: purple;">https://forms.gle/iFVn5FWvmt7t6Pkk8</span></a><span class="x_x_apple-converted-space"> </span> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;">Please
register by Oct. 20 at the latest</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">, so that we can organize all the relevant meetings.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Strong participation from our community is vital to increase the impact of the LRP. Please note that this will not be a lobbying activity. Rather you will be informing Congress about the outstanding science opportunities
in our field as well as our impact on the nation through workforce development and applications. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Thank you!</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Gail Dodge</span></p>
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