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<div><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The ESIP Partnership Committee is soliciting applications now through 10/31 for the</span><a href="https://www.esipfed.org/get-involved/peer-recognition/esip-of-the-year-partner-award" id="OWA6eaa4d8b-c527-4fa3-a8cc-19d763ebbd4b" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> ESIP
Partner of the Year Award</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, which honors an ESIP Partner Organization that exemplifies the spirit of ESIP in one or more areas.</span></b></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">ESIP's 2023 year theme is "Opening Doors to Open Science." We strongly encourage you to</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScyFKMQCjpZjaXTu8lJQmcM6041W9DiDrnArAXGXH2u7ycxOg/viewform?usp=sf_link" id="OWA652fecc5-4df6-8ab1-dca4-504b6cda6c20" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;"> nominate
your organization</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;"> or help ESIP identify partners that have contributed to ESIP communications, meeting content, or collaboration areas around this theme.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">You can learn more and find the nomination form at</span><a href="https://www.esipfed.org/get-involved/peer-recognition/esip-of-the-year-partner-award" id="OWA9799ef87-f5af-171c-57d9-931d29e05176" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;"> https://www.esipfed.org/get-involved/peer-recognition/esip-of-the-year-partner-award</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">ESIP is what it is because of the depth and numerous contributions of its partner organizations and giving this award is an important way that we say thank you.
If awarded, your organization will receive two free meeting registrations and a plaque to be awarded at the upcoming 2024 ESIP January Meeting.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">If you have any questions, or want to suggest a partner for consideration, please don't hesitate to reach out to me or the Partnership Committee at
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">esip-partnership@lists.esipfed.org</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">. Thank you again for your
contributions to ESIP.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">Leslie Hsu and the Partnership Committee</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400;">lhsu@usgs.gov</span></div>
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