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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Please join the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">United
States</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Botanic Garden</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
and the Smithsonian Institution's Department of Botany for a new talk in the
Botanical Partners Lecture Series:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>“CITES Implementation: Experiences at
the Royal Botanic Gardens, <st1:place w:st="on">Kew</st1:place>”</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Madeleine Groves</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>CITES Implementation Officer<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Conventions and Policy Section (CAPS)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Royal</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Botanic Gardens</st1:PlaceType>, <st1:place
w:st="on">Kew</st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Date: Thursday, January 24, 2008</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Time: 4:00 p.m. with reception to follow</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Location: <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> Botanic Garden Conservatory</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:address
w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">100 Maryland Avenue SW</st1:Street>, <st1:City
w:st="on">Washington</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State></st1:address></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>RSVP to Katie</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> at (202)
226-8038 or <a href="mailto:kpalm@aoc.gov">kpalm@aoc.gov</a>; space is limited.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The Botanical Partners Lecture Series is designed to bring
together the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Washington</st1:State></st1:place>
scientific community interested in botanical studies. Invited speakers
have been chosen to attract participants from a broad spectrum of the local
community who are interested in the botanical sciences. An informal
reception after the talk will be hosted to promote discussion and exchange of
ideas. Please share this announcement with colleagues in your department
or office.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Gary
Krupnick, Ph.D.<br>
Head of the Plant Conservation Unit<br>
Department of Botany<br>
Smithsonian Institution<br>
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">PO Box</st1:Street> 37012</st1:address><br>
NMNH, MRC-166<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">DC</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">20013-7012</st1:PostalCode>
<st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place><br>
Tel: 202-633-0940<br>
Fax: 202-786-2563<br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:KrupnickG@si.edu">KrupnickG@si.edu</a></span></font><font
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