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Hello ESIP,</div>
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<b>The ESIP Partnership Committee is soliciting applications now through 10/31/2024 for the
</b><span style="color: rgba(var(--sk_highlight,18,100,163),1);"><b><a href="https://www.esipfed.org/awards/esip-collaboration-of-the-year-award/" target="_blank" id="OWAa9c1ebb6-2f9b-7bca-9d3c-0dfd26994433" class="c-link OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://www.esipfed.org/awards/esip-collaboration-of-the-year-award/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" style="color: rgba(var(--sk_highlight,18,100,163),1);">ESIP
Collaboration of the Year Award</a></b></span><b>, which honors an ESIP Collaboration that exemplifies the spirit of ESIP.</b></div>
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The ESIP Collaboration of the Year Award is new this year, the evolution of the previous Partner of the Year Award.</div>
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ESIP's 2024 year theme is "Grounded in Trust: Data Ethics Empower Collaboration." We strongly encourage you to nominate a collaboration that has made progress in this area in the past year! Self-nominations of collaborations that you have participated in are
<b>highly</b> encouraged. <b>ESIP members can be a modest bunch, but we want to hear about and highlight your collaborations, so send in those stories!</b></div>
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You can learn more and find the nomination form at <span style="color: rgba(var(--sk_highlight,18,100,163),1);">
<a href="https://www.esipfed.org/awards/esip-collaboration-of-the-year-award/" target="_blank" id="OWAb1f9417d-9a3b-181d-8718-b2a1bd38f74e" class="c-link OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://www.esipfed.org/awards/esip-collaboration-of-the-year-award/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" style="color: rgba(var(--sk_highlight,18,100,163),1); text-align: left;">https://www.esipfed.org/awards/esip-collaboration-of-the-year-award/</a></span> .</div>
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ESIP is what it is because of the depth and numerous connections and collaborations. Giving this award is an important way that we say thank you.</div>
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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to me directly, or to the Partnership Committee at
<span style="color: rgba(var(--sk_highlight,18,100,163),1);"><a href="mailto:esip-partnership@lists.esipfed.org" target="_blank" id="OWA910a59fb-0bf7-e0fd-98f1-bb9bcf200b96" class="c-link OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="mailto:esip-partnership@lists.esipfed.org" data-sk="tooltip_parent" style="color: rgba(var(--sk_highlight,18,100,163),1); text-align: left;">esip-partnership@lists.esipfed.org</a></span>.
Thank you again for your contributions to ESIP.</div>
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Sincerely,</div>
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Leslie Hsu and the Partnership Committee<br>
<span style="color: rgba(var(--sk_highlight,18,100,163),1);"><a href="mailto:lhsu@usgs.gov" target="_blank" id="OWAae991305-2cf0-ebca-a646-9edd4635cb86" class="c-link OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="mailto:lhsu@usgs.gov" data-sk="tooltip_parent" style="color: rgba(var(--sk_highlight,18,100,163),1); text-align: left;">lhsu@usgs.gov</a></span><br>
Partnership Committee Members: Leslie Hsu, Colleen Rosales, Amanda Lovett, and Brian Ashe</div>
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Community for Data Integration (CDI) Coordinator</div>
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