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We'd like to invite WHSTEP followers to share at the Massachusetts Marine Educators Annual Conference at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) on
<span style="font-weight: 700;">Saturday, May 2</span>. Our theme this year is "<i>Advances in Blue Tech: Where we've been and where we're going</i>", highlighting the advancements in ocean research across MME's 50 years and previews of what's to come. There
are two options for presenting: Workshop or Exhibit Table. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Workshop sessions are 45 minutes long, and interactive presentations including hands-on activities, discussion, or data exploration that connect to the MA STE standards are
encouraged. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Exhibit Tables are a place to showcase flyers and/or materials from your organization. Attendees are often interested in materials that they can bring back to their classroom
or another educational setting from either presenters or exhibitors. We will have dedicated exhibit time in the morning and workshops in the afternoon. You are welcome to register for either a workshop or exhibit table or both.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please register
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHQesj0vPVg3X87E9-Qn2s6aZfg1_EHWxmKzH6ZXhYYQVgVg/viewform?usp=header" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAb57a48bf-5674-b6c3-554c-95ce135cf955" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHQesj0vPVg3X87E9-Qn2s6aZfg1_EHWxmKzH6ZXhYYQVgVg/viewform?usp=header">your
workshop</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and/or
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOSl29kbPK8t6CuhAwvN5pj0WMdGA0WAzMqo1L3TBl4iX6bQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAd908369e-7cde-3c8c-9b19-26665b599c20" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOSl29kbPK8t6CuhAwvN5pj0WMdGA0WAzMqo1L3TBl4iX6bQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor">your
exhibit table</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.
</span><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The deadline for workshop submissions is
</span><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">April 10, 2026</span><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and exhibitor submissions is
</span><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">April 24, 2026</span><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. Conference flyer and workshop registration
link will be available later in April! And yes, you are required to register for the conference as a presenter and/or exhibitor.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please share with your networks and we hope to see you at the conference! </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">From your Conference Organizers,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>Grace Simpkins</i></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>Bob Rocha</i></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>Annette Brickley</i></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>Diane Spain</i></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>David Eatough</i></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>Linda McIntosh</i></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>Joe LaPointe</i></span></p>
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Annette Laursen Brickley (she, her, hers)<br>
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<a data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://www.stemmingthegaps.com/" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA9b6cab48-6e9a-f076-e887-acb5664331b2" href="https://www.stemmingthegaps.com/">S TEMming the Gaps Consulting</a></div>
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Coord.</span></div>
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Mattapoisett, MA<br>
207-951-6273 (mobile)</div>
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