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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">For all you herp-inclined OCEES’ers, a couple great conferences to practice those presentation and networking skills
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Viorel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Viorel D. Popescu, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Assistant Professor of Conservation Biology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Ohio University, Biological Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Athens, OH 45710<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.vioreldpopescu.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.vioreldpopescu.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> OHPARC [mailto:ohparc-bounces+popescu=ohio.edu@lists.osu.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Greg Lipps<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 3, 2017 2:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ohparc@lists.osu.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OHPARC] herp updates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#006600">A few items of interest:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#006600">* Remember to save the date for OHPARC's first
<b>Ohio Amphibian & Reptile Conference</b> to be held on 20 March 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. More details to follow.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#006600">* PARC has formed a national
<b>diversity, equity, and inclusion</b> task team and is looking for interested individuals to be a part of the team. See the attachment for more information. If you’re interested in joining, please contact Neha Savant at
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#006600">* At this year's Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, there will be a symposium on
<b>Advances and Challenges in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation and Management</b>: <a href="http://www.midwestfw.org/html/call-for-presentations.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://www.midwestfw.org/html/call-for-presentations.shtml</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#006600">* Nominations are open until 27 October for PARC's <b>Alison Haskell Award for Excellence in Herpetofaunal Conservation</b>. Honor a colleague who goes above and beyond to conserve
amphibians and reptiles using this <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1uUqOQm8HSYAWorgx13lKfqNJje8hAMfMO2_8C5PDbzQ/edit?ts=59ce7091">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#006600">* We are still seeking a volunteer (preferably with WordPress experience) to help keep
<b><a href="http://ohparc.org">ohparc.org</a></b> up to date and looking great. If you are able and willing, contact the co-chairs (<a href="mailto:GregLipps@gmail.com">GregLipps@gmail.com</a> and
<a href="mailto:Matt.Cross@toledozoo.org">Matt.Cross@toledozoo.org</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#006600">Hope everyone is enjoying the unseasonably warm weather!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#38761D">Gregory Lipps</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#006600">Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Coordinator<br>
<a href="https://obcp.osu.edu/" target="_blank">Ohio Biodiversity Conservation Partnership</a><br>
Ohio State University<br>
419-376-3441 <br>
<a href="mailto:GregLipps@gmail.com" target="_blank">GregLipps@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#274E13">"Science in and of itself will not lead inexorably toward conservation, being much like an architect who cannot realize a design without a builder.” </span></i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#274E13">-- <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Margaret_Kinnaird/publication/229680874_Who%27s_Scratching_Whom_Reply_to_Whitten_et_al/links/559f836f08ae30ce833ca6ad.pdf" target="_blank">Kinnaird
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