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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#000080 face=Arial>Hi CUGOS and GIS
aficionados, </FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%"><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#000080><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN class=871494201-09022023>After
a long hiatus since the Fall Fling 2019, w</SPAN>e are excited <SPAN
class=871494201-09022023>to </SPAN>announc<SPAN
class=871494201-09022023>e</SPAN> the CUGOS Spring Fling 2023<SPAN
class=871494201-09022023> </SPAN>! <BR></FONT><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Please mark your calendars for Friday<SPAN
class=871494201-09022023>,</SPAN> April 21 and Saturday<SPAN
class=871494201-09022023>,</SPAN> April 22 <SPAN
class=871494201-09022023> </SPAN>2023. </FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#000080><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Registration will
open on March 21 once the <SPAN class=871494201-09022023>agenda
</SPAN>has been established. <BR></FONT><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">D</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">etails
</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">can be found at</FONT><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </FONT></FONT></FONT><SPAN lang=zxx><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A href="https://cugos.org/2023-spring-fling/"><FONT
color=#000080 face=Arial>https://cugos.org/2023-spring-fling/</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#000080><SPAN
class=871494201-09022023>.</SPAN></FONT></FONT><BR></FONT></SPAN><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR></FONT><FONT color=#000080><FONT face=Arial><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The </FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">"Call for
Proposals" </FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">is now open and you can submit
proposals for talks/presentations via a web form </FONT><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">at </FONT><SPAN lang=zxx><U><A
href="https://forms.gle/fXFtj2hnG6PYyLuN9"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">https://forms.gle/fXFtj2hnG6PYyLuN9</FONT></A></U></SPAN><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <SPAN class=871494201-09022023>until March
10th.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#000080 face=Arial>Cheers</FONT><FONT
color=#000080 face=Arial> <BR></FONT></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT
color=#000080 face=Arial>Karsten</FONT></FONT></P></SPAN><SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Karsten
Vennemann<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><SPAN
class=871494201-09022023><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Arial><EM>Among other
things current CUGOS president</EM></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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