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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Upcoming virtual conference of interest to many of us!
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Whitaker Center for STEM Education
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">It is my immense pleasure to invite you all to register for the 2021 <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/sciaccess.org/__;!!IkmNjII!UWyvsa_bZXIRXcJistp8U0KE8ma_GBnXSsXUBAdOTlA3kDovI99xd9LX9ZSOE2Fl$" target="_blank" title="https://sciaccess.org/">SciAccess
Conference</a>, taking place virtually <b>NEXT WEEK</b> on Friday, <b>November 12</b>, and Saturday<b>, November 13</b>! This is a virtual conference is dedicated to advancing disability inclusion and equity in STEM. We have a stellar line-up of over 40 incredible
speakers that you don't want to miss, including a panel with our Flight 1 <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/astroaccess.org/__;!!IkmNjII!UWyvsa_bZXIRXcJistp8U0KE8ma_GBnXSsXUBAdOTlA3kDovI99xd9LX9ehCI7xz$" title="https://astroaccess.org/">
AstroAccess</a> Ambassadors!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Origin Astronaut Chris Boshuizen, MacArthur Genius and Digital Accessibility Specialist Joshua Miele, </b>and<b> Mission Director and AstroAccess Ambassador Apurva Varia.</b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> <span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><img border="0" id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/w4M26xCaqhtVXdKjerrc5djAF3k6-90Fwnufd9OgaZubx6HV4NDKIl6nRdx6v_hdLe9_fIr4h_bLgh6txoRwfHRyvviFmEzGhPjwVWJnp4Go23h580Y4Bf0_SbkLFQ0q0VV12jkm" alt="Photo of all 4 SciAccess keynote speakers. Top left: Sirisha Bandla, Indian woman with shoulder length black hair. Top right: Chris Boshuizen, white man with short brown hair. Bottom left: Josh Miele, white man with short brown hair. Botton right: Apurva Varia, Indian man with short gray hair, floating in microgravity."></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">On November 12 and 13, the conference will run from 9am-5pm ET with dozens of sessions on <b>advancing access to science for all.</b> This year will have
two concurrent strands, one focused on accessible STEM resources for Educators, Students, and Outreach, and the other focused on STEM accessibility best practices for Researchers, Professionals, and the Workplace. The entire conference will take place over
Zoom. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">A full conference schedule can be found </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/sciaccess.org/2021-schedule/*26__;Iw!!IkmNjII!UWyvsa_bZXIRXcJistp8U0KE8ma_GBnXSsXUBAdOTlA3kDovI99xd9LX9fG-0IH3$" target="_blank"><span style="background:white">here</span></a><span style="background:white">. </span></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks to the Ohio State Innovation Studio, </span><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">we have a limited number of
free registrations available!</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">You can apply to attend for free </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.gle/CbJZg8E4JNa3RQne8__;!!IkmNjII!UWyvsa_bZXIRXcJistp8U0KE8ma_GBnXSsXUBAdOTlA3kDovI99xd9LX9QsmXska$" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">here</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
Free registration scholarships will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, so be sure to <b>apply now!</b></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Regular registration can be accessed </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.eventbrite.com/e/sciaccess-2021-conference-tickets-169791289317__;!!IkmNjII!UWyvsa_bZXIRXcJistp8U0KE8ma_GBnXSsXUBAdOTlA3kDovI99xd9LX9ePU5rdi$" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">here</span></b></a> and
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please share this announcement and the attached flyer with your networks. We ask that each of you forward it to <b>5 colleagues</b> who you think would be
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information on this year’s virtual conference, visit </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/sciaccess.org/__;!!IkmNjII!UWyvsa_bZXIRXcJistp8U0KE8ma_GBnXSsXUBAdOTlA3kDovI99xd9LX9ZSOE2Fl$" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">sciaccess.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We hope you can join us next week on November 12 and 13 for this exciting event!</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:thesciaccessconference@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">thesciaccessconference@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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