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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:red">The following message and attachments have been forwarded on behalf of Amy C. Murillo, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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From: <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Patricia Pietrantonio</span></strong> <<a href="mailto:P.Pietrantonio@ag.tamu.edu">P.Pietrantonio@ag.tamu.edu</a>><br>
Date: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 10:02 AM<br>
Subject: Mite-y Talks Wednesday 18 noon CT: Webinar on Ticks from South Africa Dr. Ben Mans<br>
To: Lorena Lopez <<a href="mailto:lorelopezq257@vt.edu">lorelopezq257@vt.edu</a>>, Ray Fisher <<a href="mailto:jrfisher@uark.edu">jrfisher@uark.edu</a>>,
<a href="mailto:alexandra.revinthi@gmail.com">alexandra.revinthi@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:alexandra.revinthi@gmail.com">alexandra.revinthi@gmail.com</a>><br>
Cc: <a href="mailto:amy.murillo@ucr.edu">amy.murillo@ucr.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:amy.murillo@ucr.edu">amy.murillo@ucr.edu</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear Acarological Society of America Members,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">Please join us on <b><span style="color:black;background:yellow">Wednesday May 18 2022 at 12 PM (CT USA, Canada)</span></b> for the
international webinar of <b>Researcher Ben Mans from South Africa.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ben-Mans" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ben-Mans</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:yellow">Webinar will focus on ticks as “The biologist’s dream model”</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Ben is a Principal Researcher at the Agricultural Research Council - Onderstepoort Veterinary Research (South Africa) in the Epidemiology, Parasites
and Vectors division. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">He has worked in the field of tick-host interaction for 26 years.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">See the attached flyer for detailed information about the webinar series
and join us for the webinar. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">Please register in advance (super easy and free) and attend the webinar using this link, also in the webinar flyer attached.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Registration Link: <a href="https://virginiatech.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Dq341QJmQSmXWlMNwcenRQ" target="_blank">
<span style="color:windowtext">https://virginiatech.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Dq341QJmQSmXWlMNwcenRQ</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Big thank you! to our ASA Webinar Subcommittee, especially Ray and Alexandra that are inviting fabulous speakers.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please also distribute the email in your Departments or to other colleagues that may be interested in
<b>ticks. </b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">See you all Wednesday at noon!
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Patricia</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Patricia V. Pietrantonio<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Professor and Texas AgriLife Research Fellow<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Department of Entomology – 370 Olsen Blvd.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">College Station, TX 77843-2475<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="mailto:p-pietrantonio@tamu.edu" target="_blank">p-pietrantonio@tamu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Office: (+1) 979-845-9728<o:p></o:p></p>
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