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    <p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Yes, I've registered as
        a speaker, but I haven't yet heard back about my housing. Is
        that all set?<br>
        Judy</font><br>
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      Judith P. Fulton<br>
      EcoPlant Consulting: Native and Invasive Plants<br>
      Master Gardener, University of Maryland Extension<br>
      Chair, Maryland Invasive Species Council's Committee on Invasives
      Lists<br>
      Board, Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council<br>
      410-337-3701<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><br>
      </span><a href="mailto:jfulton5@gmail.com" target="_blank">jfulton5@gmail.com</a><br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/18/2019 3:36 PM, Ossi, Damien
      (DOEE) wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">Have you registered for the 2019 MAIPC
          Conference yet?  There are some big changes, but we think
          you’ll like them.  Primarily, we’ve had to make a change in
          the keynote speaker: 
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        <p class="MsoNormal">We're so excited to have <b>Professor
            Sarah Kuebbing</b> from the University of
          Pittsburgh presenting as our Keynote Speaker. Come join us to
          hear what she has to say about "Integrating Invasive Plant
          Research and Management".  Dr. Keubbing is doing some
          fantastic research: she studies what she calls “invasion
          treadmills” (reinvasion of a site by new nonnative species),
          is looking into the effectiveness of harvesting and eating
          invasive plants as a management strategy, researched the
          interactive, multifactor effects of major habitat disturbance
          and invasion in temperate deciduous forests, AND, has a
          program about broadening plant appreciation and awareness
          through promoting storytelling and sharing of “plant love
          stories.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">We have also added: <o:p></o:p></p>
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            style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
                style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
              </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Kendra Cipollini,
          Professor, Wilmington College, Ecology of lesser Celandine
          (Ficaria verna) control.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoListParagraph"
          style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
            style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
                style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
              </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Judy Fulton, Founder,
          EcoPlant Consulting. Mid-Atlantic Invaders Tool: A new
          information portal for invasives in the mid-Atlantic states.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoListParagraph"
          style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
            style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
                style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
              </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Erynn Maynard-Bean,
          Post-doctoral Research Associate, Pennsylvania State
          University, Leaf long and prosper? Shedding light on invasive
          shrubs in eastern deciduous forests of North America.<o:p></o:p></p>
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          style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
            style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
                style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
              </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Richard Johnstone,
          President and founder of IVM Partners, Pollinator Site Value
          Index (PSVI) to measure the benefits of Right-of-Way habitat
          for pollinators.<o:p></o:p></p>
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            style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
                style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
              </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Marion Holmes,
          University of Pittsburgh, Non-native plant population and
          community dynamics in second-growth forests differ with
          land-use history.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">On Tuesday we’ve added a field session and
          demonstration from Invasive Plant Control, Inc.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Check out the full schedule and
          registration link at <a
            href="http://www.maipc.org/2019-conference" target="_blank"
            moz-do-not-send="true">www.maipc.org/2019-conference</a> today!<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Damien P.
              Ossi<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Wildlife
            Biologist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Fisheries
            and Wildlife Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Department
            of Energy & Environment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Government
            of the District of Columbia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">1200 First
            Street NE, 5th Floor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Washington,
            DC 20002<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Desk: (202)
            741-0840<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Web: <a
              href="http://www.doee.dc.gov/" moz-do-not-send="true">
              <span style="color:blue">doee.dc.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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