<div dir="ltr">Thanks Amy! This is excellent! NSF-sponsored Convergence Accelerator workshop “Sustainable Systems Enabling Food Security in Extreme Environments and Food Deserts employing a Convergence of Food, Energy, Water and Systems”. See details below to register. <div><br></div><div>  <br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Amy Litt</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:amy.litt@ucr.edu">amy.litt@ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Sun, May 2, 2021 at 11:10 AM<br>Subject: Fwd: NSF-sponsored Convergence Accelerator workshop: Sustainable Systems Enabling Food Security in Extreme Environments and Food Deserts<br>To: Deborah Pagliaccia <<a href="mailto:deborahp@ucr.edu">deborahp@ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Hi Deborah, I just got this and don't know hows many CAFE folks may have received it as well.  It might be of interest to members. Would you be able to forward it to the CAFE email list? Thanks,<div>Amy<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Hodges, Deidra R</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:drhodges@utep.edu" target="_blank">drhodges@utep.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Sat, May 1, 2021 at 10:45 PM<br>Subject: NSF-sponsored Convergence Accelerator workshop: Sustainable Systems Enabling Food Security in Extreme Environments and Food Deserts<br>To: <a href="mailto:amy.litt@ucr.edu" target="_blank">amy.litt@ucr.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:amy.litt@ucr.edu" target="_blank">amy.litt@ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br>





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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On behalf of the organizing committee, workshop facilitators and the NSF Convergence Accelerator team, it is our pleasure to invite you to the NSF-sponsored Convergence Accelerator workshop
<b>“Sustainable Systems Enabling Food Security in Extreme Environments and Food Deserts employing a Convergence of Food, Energy, Water and Systems”</b>. Some of the workshop topics include Food Security, Sustainable Systems and Agriculture; Renewable Energy
 and Sustainable Water Resources; Sustainable, Integrated and Smart Systems; and Social Engagement, Policy, and Education. The overall workshop objective is accelerated convergence of sustainable food systems and food security through a facilitated convening
 of vested stakeholders from academia, industry, government agencies, NGOs, foundations and others, enabling accelerated innovation. The workshop will be virtual with parallel and converging breakout sessions, and is scheduled for
<b>May 19-21, 2021</b>.  The results of this NSF-sponsored Convergence Accelerator workshop will inform future investments from the National Science Foundation for sustainable food systems and food security research and innovation at the intersection of food,
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website</a>. More information about the NSF Convergence Accelerator program can be found
</span><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/convergence-accelerator/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">. </span>We look forward to your participation! Please forward
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</span></span></span><u></u><span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Deidra R. Hodges</span></b></span><span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, Associate
 Professor, Solar Energy and Energy Sustainability, University of Texas at El Paso</span></span><span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> (UTEP)</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mark A. Engle</span></b></span><span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, Professor,
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The University of Texas at El Paso<br>
500 W. University Ave.<br>
El Paso, TX 79968<br>
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</div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">Deborah Pagliaccia, Ph.D.</font></div><div dir="ltr">Professional Researcher, Department of  Microbiology and Plant Pathology<font size="2"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><font size="2">Managing Director, </font>California Agriculture and Food Enterprise - <a href="http://cafe.ucr.edu/" target="_blank">CAFÉ</a><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><a href="http://globalfood.ucr.edu/" target="_blank">UCR Global Food Initiative</a> Co-Chair</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">University of California</font></div><div dir="ltr">Riverside, CA 92521<font size="2"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif"><a href="http://ccns.info/" target="_blank">California Citrus Nursery Society</a> CCNS </span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">Executive Director</span></font></font><font size="2"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>