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Description automatically generated"><o:p></o:p></a></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'>Dear FHB Community,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'>The U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative (USWBSI) is now accepting open nominations for its leadership positions for the Steering Committee and several members of the Research Area and Coordinated Project Committees. Anyone receiving this message may submit a nomination for a colleague, self-nominations are also welcome, and reappointments are permissible. <b>Submit your nominations by completing the </b></span><a href="https://forms.gle/DA8yGBFx2cVW3hF1A"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><b>USWBSI Nominations form</b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><b> by September 14. </b>You may submit more than one nomination, simply complete a separate form for each nominee.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=m8118136834770662302msoplaintext style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#5B9BD5'>USWBSI Steering Committee Positions</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#5B9BD5'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=m8118136834770662302msoplaintext style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'>The USWBSI Steering Committee composition is designed to represent all of the research and commercial sectors </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'>impacted by FHB. </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Members serve a 4-year term and may be reappointed. </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'>The</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'> following representative positions have Steering Committee member openings based on members with terms expiring on 12/31/23, current member willing to be reappointed are noted. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=m8118136834770662302msoplaintext style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=m8118136834770662302msoplaintext style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Steering Committee Nominations Being Accepted for:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><table class=MsoTable15Grid1LightAccent5 border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr><td width=210 valign=top style='width:157.25pt;border:solid #BDD6EE 1.0pt;border-bottom:solid #9CC2E5 1.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=m8118136834770662302msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Representation<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span><td width=414 valign=top style='width:310.25pt;border-top:solid #BDD6EE 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #9CC2E5 1.5pt;border-right:solid #BDD6EE 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=m8118136834770662302msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Current Members Willing to Be Reappointed<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span></tr><tr><td width=210 valign=top style='width:157.25pt;border:solid #BDD6EE 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=m8118136834770662302msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Seed Industry<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span><td width=414 valign=top style='width:310.25pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BDD6EE 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BDD6EE 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=m8118136834770662302msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Open<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span></tr><tr><td width=210 valign=top style='width:157.25pt;border:solid #BDD6EE 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=m8118136834770662302msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Malting Industry<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span><td width=414 valign=top style='width:310.25pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BDD6EE 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BDD6EE 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=m8118136834770662302msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Open<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span></tr><tr><td width=210 valign=top style='width:157.25pt;border:solid #BDD6EE 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=m8118136834770662302msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Plant Breeder (Barley)<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span><td width=414 valign=top style='width:310.25pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BDD6EE 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BDD6EE 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=m8118136834770662302msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Kevin Smith (Univ of Minnesota)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span></tr><tr><td width=210 valign=top style='width:157.25pt;border:solid #BDD6EE 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=m8118136834770662302msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Pathology (Barley)<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span><td width=414 valign=top style='width:310.25pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BDD6EE 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BDD6EE 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=m8118136834770662302msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Alyssa Collins (Penn State Univ) <br>Frankie Crutcher (Montana State Univ)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span></tr><tr><td width=210 valign=top style='width:157.25pt;border:solid #BDD6EE 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=m8118136834770662302msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Food Safety/Toxicology<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span><td width=414 valign=top style='width:310.25pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BDD6EE 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BDD6EE 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=m8118136834770662302msoplaintext style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Open<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span></tr></table><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><b><span style='color:#5B9BD5'>USWBSI Research Area and Coordinated Project Open Member Positions<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=m8118136834770662302msoplaintext style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>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 (RA) and Coordinated Project (CP) Committees have </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222'>openings based on members with terms expiring on 12/31/23. Nominations will be provided to the RA/CP for consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p><table class=MsoTable15Grid1LightAccent1 border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=624 style='width:467.75pt;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr style='height:13.0pt'><td width=624 valign=top style='width:467.75pt;border:solid #B4C6E7 1.0pt;border-bottom:solid #8EAADB 1.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><b>RA/CP Nominations Being Accepted for:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span></tr><tr><td width=624 valign=top style='width:467.75pt;border:solid #B4C6E7 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'>FHB Management (MGMT) Committee<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span></tr><tr><td width=624 valign=top style='width:467.75pt;border:solid #B4C6E7 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'>Food Safety and Toxicology (FST) Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span></tr><tr><td width=624 valign=top style='width:467.75pt;border:solid #B4C6E7 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'>Gene Discovery & Engineering Resistance (GDER) Committee</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span></tr><tr><td width=624 valign=top style='width:467.75pt;border:solid #B4C6E7 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'>Pathogen Biology & Genetics (PBG) Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span></tr><tr><td width=624 valign=top style='width:467.75pt;border:solid #B4C6E7 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'>Hard Winter Wheat Coordinated Projects Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span></tr><tr><td width=624 valign=top style='width:467.75pt;border:solid #B4C6E7 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'>Variety Development - Spring Wheat (VDHR-SPR) Coordinated Projects Committee<span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span></tr><tr><td width=624 valign=top style='width:467.75pt;border:solid #B4C6E7 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'>Variety Development - Southern Soft Winter Wheat (VDHR-SWW) Coordinated Projects Committee<span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span></tr></table><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><b>Submit your nominations by completing the </b></span><a href="https://forms.gle/DA8yGBFx2cVW3hF1A"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><b>USWBSI Nominations form</b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'><b> by September 14. </b>Submissions must include the name and affiliation of the nominee, the committee for nomination (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:_Hlk143240855'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'>Full committee listings and terms are posted for all the </span><a href="https://scabusa.org/pdfs/USWBSI_Committee-Terms_2023.pdf"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'>USWBSI Committees</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'> 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:_Hlk143240855'>USWBSI Policies & Procedures</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'>Current members of the Steering Committee will vote in October to confirm appointments, all new terms start on January 1, 2024. <o:p></o:p></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk143240855'></span><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='color:#44546A'>______<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><a name="m_2463604685091156584__Hlk74295663"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A'>U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative (USWBSI)<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:m_2463604685091156584__Hlk74295663'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Networking & Facilitation Office (NFO)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:m_2463604685091156584__Hlk74295663'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>495 Borlaug Hall | 1991 Upper Buford Circle | St. Paul, MN 55108</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:m_2463604685091156584__Hlk74295663'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:m_2463604685091156584__Hlk74295663'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><br></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:m_2463604685091156584__Hlk74295663'></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'><a href="mailto:nfo@scabusa.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>nfo@scabusa.org</span></a> | 517.290.5023 | <a href="http://https/scabusa.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>https://scabusa.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Twitter </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#4472C4'><a href="https://twitter.com/USWBSI"><span style='color:#4472C4'>@USWBSI</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> | </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Linkedin </span><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#4472C4'><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/uswbsi"><span style='color:#4472C4'>#uswbsi</span></a></span></u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#4472C4'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>