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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><a name="_Hlk111547192"></a><a name="_Hlk79765000"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'></span></a><a href="https://forms.gle/Zf7yaFv2apFg1jSv9"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk79765000'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=624 height=107 style='width:6.5in;height:1.1111in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image004.png@01D8B217.FA20B8B0"></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk79765000'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk79765000'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk79765000'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'><a name="_Hlk79751697"><o:p> </o:p></a></span></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk79765000'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk79751697'>Dear FHB Community,<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk79765000'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk79751697'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk79751697'></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk79765000'></span><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'>The U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative (USWBSI) is now </span><a href="https://forms.gle/Zf7yaFv2apFg1jSv9"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'>accepting open nominations</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'> for its leadership positions for several members of the Research Area and Coordinated Project Committees.</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'><b><span style='color:#44546A'>USWBSI Research Area and Coordinated Project Open Member Positions<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'>Committee members serve an important role in the development of the USWBSI research plan and budget and are instrumental to the funding review process. Members serve a 4-year term and may be reappointed. The following Research Area and Coordinated Project Committees have members with terms expiring at the end of this year:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoPlainText style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'>FHB Management (MGMT) Committee<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoPlainText style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'>Food Safety and Toxicology (FST) Committee<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoPlainText style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'>Gene Discovery & Engineering Resistance (GDER) Committee<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoPlainText style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'>Pathogen Biology & Genetics (PBG) Committee<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoPlainText style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'>Barley Coordinated Project (BAR-CP) Committee<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoPlainText style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'>Hard Winter Wheat Coordinated Projects Committee<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoPlainText style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'>Variety Development - Spring Wheat (SPR) Coordinated Projects Committee<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoPlainText style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'>Variety Development - Northern Soft Winter Wheat (NWW) Coordinated Projects Committee<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'>Anyone receiving this message may submit a nomination for a colleague to serve as a member of one of these committees, self-nominations are also welcome, and reappointments are permissible. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'><b>Submit your nominations by completing the </b></span><a href="https://forms.gle/ihSphMs5ixEFQYMo8"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'><b>USWBSI Nominations form</b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'><b> by September 15. </b>Submissions must include the name and affiliation of the nominee, the area they would be representing (refer to list above), and a short biographical sketch on the nominee along with confirmation of the acceptance of the nomination and indication that they agree to carry-out the duties and responsibilities as described. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'>Full committee listings and terms are posted for all the </span><a href="https://scabusa.org/pdfs/USWBSI_Committee-Terms_2022.pdf"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'>USWBSI Committees</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'> and details governing the filling of vacancies, along with the responsibilities, can be found in the </span><a href="https://www.scabusa.org/pdfs/scab_policies.pdf"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'>USWBSI Policies & Procedures</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'>Current members of the Steering Committee will vote in October to confirm appointments, all new terms start on January 1, 2023. <o:p></o:p></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk111547192'></span><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span 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