<div dir="ltr"><p>Dear all,</p>
<p>Thank you very much for taking the time to vote. Based on the results, we are happy to share that the theme for this year’s conference will be <strong>Materiality of Objects</strong>.</p>
<p>We really appreciate everyone’s input and enthusiasm, and we look forward to sharing more details soon.</p>
<p>Best,<br>
Xinqian & Rachel</p></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM Rachel Shermock <<a href="mailto:rachel.shermock@email.ucr.edu">rachel.shermock@email.ucr.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hello everyone!<div><br></div><div>Just a reminder for anyone who has not yet voted on our AHGS Conference theme -- you can still do so by clicking the link in the email below. A PDF attached to the email includes brief summaries of each potential topic.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div>Rachel<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Xinqian Zhang</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:xinqian.zhang@email.ucr.edu" target="_blank">xinqian.zhang@email.ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM<br>Subject: [Ahs-grads] Vote for the 2026 AHGS Conference Theme<br>To:  <<a href="mailto:ahs-grads@lists.ucr.edu" target="_blank">ahs-grads@lists.ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><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" target="_blank">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: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">2026 AHGS Conference Coordinators</span></div>
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