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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello, SORA Community!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We are so pleased many of you were able to join us at the Spring Webinar featuring the State Library of Oregon Resources. If you were unable to attend but would like to watch, here is the recording. We will
also post the recording to our website for all to reference at any time. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://youtu.be/XmDMREtP_wo?si=vJ7MC8XjeSRilwSB">Spring Webinar Recording</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Be sure to remember to save the date or register for the rest of our events this year!
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Future SORA Events:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">SORA Summer Webinar</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">6/11/2026 – Thursday, 11 am to noon</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:2.4pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.2gd;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tentative Topic – Communicating with Data</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:2.4pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.2gd;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Calendar/Registration Link – <a href="https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/119c26af-3bda-4091-808b-9122142dfef6@aa3f6932-fa7c-47b4-a0ce-a598cad161cf">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/119c26af-3bda-4091-808b-9122142dfef6@aa3f6932-fa7c-47b4-a0ce-a598cad161cf</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">SORA Fall Webinar</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">9/10/2026 – Thursday, 11 am to noon</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:2.4pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.2gd;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tentative Topic – Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Tool Talk</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:2.4pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.2gd;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Calendar/Registration Link – <a href="https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/eba75e9f-e718-46e3-9d25-0dd554d3858f@aa3f6932-fa7c-47b4-a0ce-a598cad161cf">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/eba75e9f-e718-46e3-9d25-0dd554d3858f@aa3f6932-fa7c-47b4-a0ce-a598cad161cf</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">SORA Winter Webinar</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">12/10/2026 – Thursday, 11 am to noon</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:2.4pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.2gd;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tentative Topic – Making Websites and Dashboards with Quarto</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:2.4pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.2gd;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Calendar/Registration Link – <a href="https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/e2da2430-f836-4472-8084-7e95e2b53acb@aa3f6932-fa7c-47b4-a0ce-a598cad161cf">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/e2da2430-f836-4472-8084-7e95e2b53acb@aa3f6932-fa7c-47b4-a0ce-a598cad161cf</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk173500484"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Biome Light",sans-serif">Rochelle Rafn<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk173500484"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Biome Light",sans-serif">State of Oregon Research Academy<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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