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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Good morning SORA, and happy Friday!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Our end-of-year survey will close at the end of the day today. We use the results of this survey to shape our activities for the upcoming year, so let us know what you would like to see and how we can make
our programs relevant to your work. Many thanks to those who have already participated!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePGqSOrHS5t674EfQ14KZcmk81VhAUkyox9STQpj2YhgbRdA/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePGqSOrHS5t674EfQ14KZcmk81VhAUkyox9STQpj2YhgbRdA/viewform</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We look forward to delivering more educational and networking opportunities in 2026
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#165B9F;mso-ligatures:none">Michael Metiva (he/him)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:none">503-507-6541<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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