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Plan your own event using the NISAW Toolkit – where and when it works for you!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'>Plan to attend the NISAW 2017 reception and briefings on Capitol Hill!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#A61C00'>Invasive Species Reality Check: Where Are We and Where Do We Need to Go?</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#A61C00'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'><a href="http://www.nisaw.org/meetings/2017/monday/"><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'>Monday Feb 27 - Impacts and Prevention </span></a><br>10a ET Informal MeetUp at US Botanic Garden Conservatory<br>1130a ET Capitol Hill Lunch Seminars<br>2-4p ET Afternoon Webinars<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'><a href="http://www.nisaw.org/meetings/2017/tuesday/"><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'>Tuesday Feb 28 - Early Detection and Response</span></a><br>10:00 am ET, Senate Dirksen G11, Capitol Hill Lunch Seminars<br>2-4p ET Afternoon Webinars<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'><a href="http://www.nisaw.org/meetings/2017/wednesday/"><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'>Wednesday March 1 - Innovative Methods</span></a><br>1130a ET Capitol Hill Lunch Seminars<br>2-3p ET Afternoon Webinar<br>4-7p Federal Agency Fair, Rayburn House Office Bldg.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'><a href="http://www.nisaw.org/meetings/2017/thursday/"><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'>Thursday March 2 - Creating Behavior Change</span></a><br>10-11a TENTATIVE Fieldtrip: National Museum of the American Indian<br>1130a ET Capitol Hill Lunch Seminars<br>2-4p ET Afternoon Webinars<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'><a href="http://www.nisaw.org/meetings/2017/friday/"><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'>Friday March 3 - Public-Private Partnerships</span></a><br>11a ET Morning webinar<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'>Plan ahead! The first ever NISAW in the Field will be July 9 – 15 2017. Stay tuned for more information on state-led weed pulls, field days, seminars, and more!</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'><a href="http://www.nisaw.org/meetings/2017/toolkit/"><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'>NISAW Toolkit</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white'><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'>Participating organizations</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'>: Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Environmental Law Institute, National Environmental Coalition on Invasive Species, Nature Conservancy, Reduce Risks from Invasive Species Coalition, University of Georgia, Weed Science Society of America, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Federal Interagency Committee on Noxious and Exotic Weeds, National Invasive Species Council and many others.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white'><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'>Sponsors</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'>: Bayer Crop Science, Dow AgroSciences, Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, Reduce Risks from Invasive Species Coalition, Syngenta, Weed Science Society of America<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'>Upcoming Events </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'><a href="http://www.nisaw.org/addevent/"><span style='color:#337AB7'>add event</span></a></span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div>
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