<div dir="ltr">Hello,<div><br></div><div>Our conference kicked off with good attendance for the two first sessions. Cordia introduced the first presentation, which was a very nice touch.  It is a welcome courtesy to our attendees and presenters to do this.</div><div><br></div><div>We are hoping you will consider <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">introducing a session. It was so nice to hear Cordia (and JW) yesterday. We have Angela lined up but the other sessions are open. </span></div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">This is a personal invitation to you to introduce a session you are also attending because it interests you, therefore, you would be a good match.</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span id="gmail-m_6139071776273668193docs-internal-guid-45e05d01-7fff-ad50-9eae-38ced63ce4a9"><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap">Saturday, March 19</span></div><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Julie or Kimberly?</b> </span></div><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">10am-11am </span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Urban Community Food Forests, Diverse Species Selection </span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">& Engagement Opportunities</span></div><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">11am-12pm</span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">       </span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">How Much Lead is There in Chicago's Soils, and What Can We </span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Do About it? </span></div><br><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-weight:700;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Wednesday, March 23</span></div><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(c) Angela Taylor: 5pm-6pm: </span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Community Food Navigator: Strengthening Community-led </span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Food Solutions</span></div><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Maria Herrera?</b> 6pm-7pm </span><span style="color:rgb(20,23,26);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Aliarse con la naturaleza para cultivar un jardín floreciente </span><br></div><br><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-weight:700;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Saturday, March 26</span></div><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap">Gina?</span><br></div><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">10am-11am</span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">    </span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Maximizing Winter Production in Community Gardens</span></div><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">11am-12pm</span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">   </span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Greenspace for Whom?</span></div><br><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-weight:700;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Wednesday, March 30</span></div><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-weight:700;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Marsha? or ?</span></div><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">5pm-6pm</span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">       </span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Using Community Science to Build Urban Habitat </span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">for Monarch Butterflies (Spanish materials provided)</span></div><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">6pm-7pm</span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">    </span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Advanced Soil and Media Testing Options: A Review of Testing </span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Options for Community Gardens Using Soil, Pure Compost, </span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">and Other Media Blends</span></span></div></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I've already briefly hosted one session, you can do it without video if you need to, but, if you could join as a speaker it would be better.</span></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please consider this and get back to me.</span></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Regards,</span></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span><span style="color:rgb(16,18,20);font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lorraine</span></span></div><div><br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div>