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<p class="MsoNormal">I wanted to extend an invitation to an upcoming conference you may be interested in! The spring meeting of the NEERS group is being held in Freeport, Maine, April 18-20, 2024. You can
<a href="https://newenglandestuarineresearchsociety.wildapricot.org/Registration-Overview">
register for the conference online here</a> - for students, we are happy to offer you our "early bird" pricing, simply select "invoice me" during registration, then contact me so I can adjust your invoice accordingly! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The <a href="https://newenglandestuarineresearchsociety.wildapricot.org/" target="_blank">New England Estuarine Research Society</a> (NEERS) is the regional Affiliate Society of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation. We are a non-profit
of approximately 500 members devoted to the study and management of New England estuaries and coastal environments. Members hail from scientific and educational institutions; federal, state, and municipal resource management and regulatory agencies; and conservation
organizations throughout the region. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">NEERS organizes semi-annual meetings around New England to promote information exchange among the region’s coastal and estuarine professionals and students. We're excited to bring this spring's meeting to mid-coast Maine <b>April 18-20</b>.
The meeting kicks off Thursday afternoon with a special symposium <i>"<a href="https://newenglandestuarineresearchsociety.wildapricot.org/Special-Symposium" target="_blank">Coastal Resilience Through Community Engagement: Inspiring Climate Solutions</a>", </i>continues
with contributed sessions Friday-Saturday morning, and will conclude with an optional field trip Saturday afternoon to the <a href="https://www.mcht.org/conservation-work/initiative/the-cousins-river-fields-and-marsh-project/" target="_blank">Cousins River
Marsh</a> . The full program is available near the bottom of the meeting <a href="https://newenglandestuarineresearchsociety.wildapricot.org/MeetingOverview/" target="_blank">webpage</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please share this announcement broadly with students and colleagues. We hope you can join us in Freeport!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Eliza Moore, NEERS Secretary<o:p></o:p></p>
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