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Hello colleagues,</div>
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In April, the <a href="https://www.nnlm.gov/about/regions/region5" title="https://www.nnlm.gov/about/regions/region5">
Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 5</a> welcomed <a href="https://news.nnlm.gov/region_5/hello-from-nnlm-region-5-staff-kathryn-vela/" id="OWAaed3c9d5-4542-254e-0881-52bce59ca2a2" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://news.nnlm.gov/region_5/hello-from-nnlm-region-5-staff-kathryn-vela/">
Kathryn Vela</a> as our new Executive Director after Cathy Burroughs retired.</div>
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We invite everyone in NNLM Region 5 (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States in the Pacific) to a Meet and Greet event with Kathryn. This is an opportunity to get to know Kathryn, share your ideas
and feedback, and learn more about NNLM Region 5's initiatives and plans for the upcoming year.</div>
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<b>Event:</b> Region 5 Executive Director Meet and Greet</div>
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<b>When:</b> Wednesday, July 17 at 3:00 p.m. PT</div>
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<b>How:</b> <u><a href="https://www.nnlm.gov/meet-and-greet" id="OWA8fc0f1e4-0785-3216-69a5-db09c24bedc1" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.nnlm.gov/meet-and-greet">Register to attend</a></u></div>
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I'll see you there!</div>
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<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Emily Hamstra, MSI
</b>(she/her) | Assistant Director</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Network of the National Library of Medicine, Region 5</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">University of Washington Box 357155</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Seattle, WA 98195</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://nnlm.gov/" id="OWA0297f887-fd1e-0e4e-7e99-80af96ed9645" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://nnlm.gov</a> |
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ehamstra@uw.edu</a></span></p>
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