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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Just a reminder that the abstract submission deadline is Monday, April 18, for <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">the 2016 International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy! The conference will be held at Penn State University on July 18 - 20, 2016 with an optional welcome reception on the evening of July 17th. Abstracts are being accepted for oral or poster presentations. </span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To register and submit an abstract, please use this link </span><a href="http://agsci.psu.edu/pollinator-conference" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://agsci.psu.edu/pollinator-conference</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br><br><span style="color:black">A major theme of this year’s conference will be translating the results of recent research advances in the biology and health of pollinators into solutions that can be applied to conserve and expand pollinator populations. Symposium speakers from North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Australia will cover a range of topics in pollinator research, from genomics to ecology, and their application to land use and management, breeding of managed bees, and monitoring of global pollinator populations. Recent initiatives in policy, education, and extension will also be highlighted. The conference schedule can be found on the website.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Note that on Sunday, July 17, 2016, the Xerces Society will sponsor a Pollinator Conservation Short Course at Penn State University in association with this conference. Information about this short course and registration is also available on the conference website.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">If you have any questions, please contact the conference coordinator, Kim Swistock <<a href="mailto:kar3@psu.edu" target="_blank">kar3@psu.edu</a>></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>