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style='FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><FONT size=3>Dear forest pest
mavens & others:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><FONT size=3>I ask you to
consider participating in the 12th meeting of the Continental Dialogue
on Non-Native Forest Insects and Diseases – in Indianapolis on November 14 &
15.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><FONT size=3>Registration is now
open at </FONT></SPAN><A title=http://www.cvent.com/d/xfqdrx/4W
href="http://www.cvent.com/d/xfqdrx/4W"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"; COLOR: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>http://www.cvent.com/d/xfqdrx/4W</SPAN></A><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><FONT size=3>Our agenda includes
presentations or discussions on<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style='FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><FONT
size=3>Current pest issues in Indiana and the broader MidWest, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">e.g.</I>, thousand cankers disease and Asian
longhorned beetle<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style='FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><FONT
size=3>Post-EAB invasion wave efforts to protect or restore both urban and
wildland forests<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
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style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style='FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><FONT
size=3>The variety of citizen-engagement programs now under
way<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style='FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><FONT
size=3><U>Efforts to improve federal policies</U> re: forest pests – possible
amendments to the Farm bill, other approaches, engaging the new Administration
(whoever wins!)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><FONT size=3>The full agenda will
be posted at the registration site soon.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><FONT
size=3>-------------------<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><FONT size=3>I have posted a new
blog at </FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.cisp.us/"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><FONT color=#0000ff
size=3>www.cisp.us</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This blog focuses on the
widespread presence of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Phytophthora</I>
species in native plant nurseries in California – and asks whether a similar
risk exists in other states.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><FONT size=3>This blog makes my
41<SUP>st</SUP> posting in 1 year.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>I hope you have found them informative.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I can provide compilations of the blogs
if you wish to have a complete set.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><FONT
size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>Faith<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>