<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><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"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><b><font size="4" color="#990000"> **Deadline- TODAY**</font></b></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><font size="4">Oral presentation: <b>May 22nd</b></font></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><font size="4">Poster presentation and Registration: <b>May 31st</b></font></div><div class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div class="gmail_attr">Acceptance email will be sent out on June 1st.</div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Dear Postdoctoral Scholars, Visiting Scholars, Project Scientists, and Graduate Students</div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div> The RPA Board is excited to invite you to participate in the <a href="https://rpa.ucr.edu/page/Symposium-2026/" target="_blank"><b>Annual RPA Early Career Scientist Symposium 2026</b></a>, which will take place on <b>June 17th, 2026</b> at the <b>Genomics Building Auditorium</b> from 8AM-5PM. We welcome participants from both STEM and Humanities disciplines to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations and join us for a day of research exchange, networking, and professional development. <br></div><div><br></div><div>In addition to research presentations, the symposium will feature:<br><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><b>Two invited Keynote speakers</b></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b>A career panel discussion</b> with invited speakers sharing diverse <b>career paths</b> and professional experiences</li></ul></div><h3><font size="2">Research Awards <span style="font-weight:normal">will be presented for:</span></font></h3><p></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">Top 3 Oral Presentations</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Top 3 Poster Presentations</li></ul><p></p><div> For more details on the symposium Information & abstract guidelines, click <a href="https://rpa.ucr.edu/page/Symposium-2026/" target="_blank">here</a>. Please submit your abstract and register using the form <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDDLqn3qXPNCuG8rQLMmGn6XalqfcPC8RF7nPb8-A2tVKfMw/viewform" target="_blank">here</a> or scan the QRcode below. <b><font size="4">Registration is free</font></b> and we encourage all early career researchers to participate and share their work with the UCR research community.<br>We look forward to seeing you at the symposium!<br>Best,<br>RPA Board Members.</div><div><a href="https://rpa.ucr.edu/" target="_blank">RPA Website</a></div><img src="cid:ii_mp7hjzw51" alt="symp2026.jpg" width="419" height="543" style="outline:0px"></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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