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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello GIS community! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The <a href="https://www.orurisa.org/GISinAction">2026 GIS in Action Conference</a> (April 29 – 30) will be here in just a few short months. You’re invited to join the action.
<b>Early registration for the conference and pre-conference workshops opens Sunday, February 1.</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Your presentations, panels, posters, and maps are core to the conference, so please be sure to submit your abstracts, map or poster by the deadlines below.
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<p class="MsoNormal">We’re also still accepting workshop proposals. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Submission Deadlines:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Workshop Proposals: January 31<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Abstracts: March 1<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Maps & Posters: March 1<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Find links to the submission forms and registration platform at
<a href="https://www.orurisa.org/GISinAction">https://www.orurisa.org/GISinAction</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m happy to answer your questions. I hope you’re well and to see you soon.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Warmly,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Theresa<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#00B0F0;mso-ligatures:none">Theresa Burcsu (she/her/hers)
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-ligatures:none">| Water Quality Manager, TMDL/401 Section, NW Region</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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