<div dir="ltr"><div><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'-apple-system',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.8;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:0.916667rem;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear AHGS members,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'-apple-system',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.8;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:0.916667rem;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rachel and I have drafted six potential themes for the 2026 AHGS Conference, and we would love to gather your input before finalizing the theme.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'-apple-system',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.8;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:0.916667rem;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please review the six proposed themes in the attachment for details, and use the following link to vote for </span><span style="font-size:0.916667rem;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">one</span><span style="font-size:0.916667rem;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> theme that you feel best represents this year’s conference:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'-apple-system',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.8;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSesfp__S3nO6Bc7AtNtBB-ch0Jy7vNwXXMC4G7Aqcb49RYrWQ/viewform?usp=header">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSesfp__S3nO6Bc7AtNtBB-ch0Jy7vNwXXMC4G7Aqcb49RYrWQ/viewform?usp=header</a></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'-apple-system',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'-apple-system',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.8;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:0.916667rem;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please submit your vote by </span><span style="font-size:0.916667rem;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Next Wednesday (December 3rd, 2025)</span><span style="font-size:0.916667rem;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.916667rem;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline">Thank you for your time and participation.</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;font-size:11pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.916667rem;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline">Warm regards,</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;font-size:11pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.916667rem;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline">Xinqian & Rachel</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0p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