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2020 Highlights Message from the President Holding fast to SSA’s tradition of scientific excellence

SSA Board Advancing seismology and earthquake Throughout this tumultuous year, together we science worldwide. managed to hold fast to SSA’s tradition of scientific excellence. There is no more inspiring example This is the longtime mission of SSA. It’s a mission of this excellence than the 2020 recipients of that our member-driven community moved Officers SSA’s highest honors—the Charles F. Richter Early forward in 2020—in spite of the global pandemic. Career Award, Frank Press Public Service Award, Bill Walter, President I couldn’t be more inspired by all that we have Distinguished Service to SSA Award and Harry John Townend, President-Elect accomplished together. Fielding Reid Medal. Susan Hough, Past President When office doors and in-person meetings closed, Peggy Hellweg, Secretary We salute our outstanding and hard-working our members pivoted with us to keep communicating Executive Director Nan Broadbent and the Mitch Withers, Treasurer science online: dedicated SSA professional staff. They kept the » A new editorial team formed to bring us Society functioning on time and on budget, working Board of Directors The Seismic Record, a fresh scientific journal remotely through challenging times. that will answer our community’s call for rapid Annemarie Baltay Finally, thank you for staying connected to SSA and publication and open access. the cause that unites us. Your ideas, time, talents, Susan Bilek » Members took virtual seats in SSA’s new series papers, presentations and financial gifts are the Margaret Boettcher of technical sessions on tomography, sharing reason we keep moving ahead. Xyoli Pérez-Campos and providing feedback on research that just Heather DeShon couldn’t wait. It’s been an honor to serve as your president. » Others filled the SSA in-box with hundreds of Doug Dreger abstracts for our reimagined and expanded virtual Hiroshi Kawase 2021 Annual Meeting. Kuo-Fong Ma » Dozens more volunteered to share their expertise Meghan S. Miller with the next generation of seismologists in the Bill Walter Kate Scharer new SSA Connects mentoring program—sharing their personal time that has certainly never been President in shorter supply. » Most importantly, through contributions to our Right: While much fieldwork was delayed, postponed or canceled due to COVID-19, Rebecca Kramer of new Diversity Equity and Inclusion Taskforce and USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory was able to participation in our Ally Skills Training courses, follow new safety and fieldwork protocols to work our members supported our efforts to make sure on the installation of a GPS mast. that everyone is welcomed and supported in this community.

2 Seismological Society of America | 2020 Highlights Seismological Society of America | 2020 Highlights 3 She has served as lead advisor for 19 master’s radiation of earthquakes under complex fault Awards and Honors students and 16 Ph.D. students. conditions, “have broad implications for seismic and tsunami hazard assessments,” said Martin Mai “Professor Atkinson is an internationally recognized of the King Abdullah University of Science and authority on earthquake strong motion and Technology, who nominated Gabriel for the award. the hazard earthquakes pose to society,” said 2020 Awards William Ellsworth, a Stanford University professor Gabriel is also known for her work in developing of geophysics and former SSA president, who and expanding SeisSol, the most advanced open- nominated Atkinson for the award. “She has source software package for earthquake source Gail M. Atkinson made transformative contributions to engineering dynamics and seismic wave propagation. Gabriel seismology in essentially every subdiscipline and her students have collaborated with applied Professor Emeritus, of the field.” mathematicians and computer scientists to use University of Western Ontario SeisSol in computations that zero in on the small- scale processes taking place during rupture of large HARRY FIELDING REID MEDAL Alice-Agnes Gabriel earthquakes. This award honors outstanding contributions in “By making SeisSol accessible to the whole seismology or earthquake engineering. Assistant Professor, Institute of Geophysics at Ludwig- community,” Mai said, “Alice is enabling a new Gail M. Atkinson is honored for her seminal contributions in Maximilians-Universität generation of computational earthquake dynamics engineering seismology, especially regarding ground motion München studies seamlessly integrated into multidisciplinary characterization. She is one of the pioneers of the stochastic ground studies in seismology and tectonics.” motion simulation method, used to predict strong ground motions CHARLES F. RICHTER The Joyner Fund provides the financial support for the from earthquakes in regions where seismic data are limited. EARLY CAREER AWARD Richter honorarium. Her work to develop ground-motion prediction equations (GMPEs) This award honors outstanding contributions to has made her a leading authority on seismic hazard relevant to the goals of the Society by a member early in her or engineering in central and eastern North America. These GMPEs his career. Christa von underlie seismic hazard probability maps in these regions that inform new construction and retrofitting building codes. Alice-Agnes Gabriel is honored for her innovative Hillebrandt-Andrade research in earthquake rupture dynamics and Manager, U.S. National In recent years, Atkinson has also become a leader in the study tsunami genesis, among other topics, using physics- Weather Service Caribbean of induced seismicity, especially in investigating the relationship based models and high-performance computing. Tsunami Program between hydraulic fracturing and seismicity in western Canada. Her painstaking work, which drew together disparate groups Gabriel is best known for her prolific research FRANK PRESS PUBLIC from academia, industry and government to collaborate on the in earthquake physics, using high-performance SERVICE AWARD controversial issue, has made major critical contributions to this computing to simulate large earthquakes. relatively new field within seismology, her colleagues noted. Her computational simulations are notable for their This award honors outstanding contributions to the inclusion of complex rock responses and advancement of public safety or public information Atkinson has published more than 250 papers in refereed journals, 3D fault geometry provided by real-world geophysical relating to seismology. with at least 10 publications cited more than 400 times, and more and geological investigations. In particular, her than 18,000 citations as of this writing—making her one of the most studies have focused on the influence of off-fault Christa von Hillebrandt-Andrade is honored for cited researchers in engineering seismology. rock deformation and fault complexities such as her work in developing real-time data acquisition roughness and segmentation on rupture properties. systems, rapid response capabilities and pioneering Along with her research contributions, Atkinson has served in public outreach and education efforts. Her strong several high-profile leadership positions within the geoscience Her simulations of the 2004 Sumatra earthquake and push for consistent funding of the Puerto Rico and community, including as the first woman president of both the tsunami, the 2016 Kaikoura and the 2018 Sulawesi Virgin Islands seismic networks, as well her work Canadian Geophysical Union in 2011 and the Seismological Society earthquakes, addressing the growth and seismic to identify and minimize seismic station coverage of America in 2001.

4 Seismological Society of America | 2020 Highlights Seismological Society of America | 2020 Highlights 5 gaps through regional partnerships, are among Zhigang Peng the accomplishments cited by her colleagues in 2020/21 Honor Professor, Georgia Institute nominating her for the award. of Technology As director of the Puerto Rico Seismic Network, von Julian J. Bommer Hillebrandt-Andrade worked with José Martínez DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Cruzado, director of the Puerto Rico Strong Motion TO SSA AWARD Senior Research Program, in 2004 to craft an initiative that would Investigator, Imperial This award honors outstanding contributions to the work assign part of Puerto Rico’s annual budget to College London of SSA. earthquake and tsunami monitoring, research and public outreach. She was a key player in the creation Zhigang Peng is honored for his six years of service to WILLIAM B. JOYNER of the U.S. National Weather Service’s Caribbean SSA as Editor-in-Chief of Seismological Research Letters MEMORIAL LECTURE Tsunami Warning Program in 2010. In 2015, von (SRL). In their nomination of Peng for the award, past Julian J. Bommer has worked for more than 30 Hillebrandt-Andrade developed the initial protocols SSA journal editors Andrew Michael and John Ebel cited years at the interface between seismology and for the International Tsunami Ready Program, a Peng’s innovative spirit and energetic work to expand earthquake engineering as both a researcher and UNESCO-International Oceanographic Commission the journal’s reach and prestige from 2013 to 2019. practitioner. effort to recognize countries and coastal communities for consistent tsunami preparedness “Under his leadership SRL improved in every way His Joyner lecture, delivered at the 2021 SSA Annual and mitigation. imaginable,” Michael and Ebel said. “Zhigang’s vision, Meeting, focuses on the impact of small-magnitude energy and enthusiasm for the journal has taken SRL to earthquakes, of both tectonic and anthropogenic In their nominations for the award, von Hillebrandt- a new level that we hadn’t pictured, and we are excited origin, on the built environment and how the risk Andrade’s colleagues noted her unflagging when each issue becomes available.” associated with such events can be quantified and dedication and success in public outreach, citing in mitigated. particular her ability to interpret complex science Two years after Peng began his tenure as editor-in- and to foster community-centered earthquake and chief, the average time to obtain reviews for papers Awarded by the Earthquake Engineering Research tsunami education. dropped from 40 days to 21 days, and the time to a Institute and SSA, the lectureship honors William first decision going to an author decreased from 61 to B. Joyner’s career at the U.S. Geological Survey and “Christa’s successes have been powered by her 42 days. The faster review process led in part to the his commitment to continuing communication and enormous energy, enthusiasm, intelligence and growth of the journal and its positive impact on the education at the interface between research findings dedication to science and public safety and have Society’s finances. of earthquake science and the practical realities of been aided by a good sense of humor and an earthquake engineering. unfailingly upbeat attitude,” said Jay Pulliam, the Peng also introduced three new columns to the journal: W.M. Keck Foundation Professor of Geophysics at Data Mine, Communicating Science and Emerging Baylor University in Texas. Topics, each of which expanded the kinds of content available in SRL and efficiently shared new data and techniques throughout the seismological community.

He significantly increased the number of focus sections as well, overseeing the production of 18 sections across a variety of topics in six years. The Geophysical Networks and Related Developments in Latin America focus section, in particular, was instrumental in cementing a new relationship between SSA and ➜ Ready to nominate a the Latin America and Caribbean Seismological colleague for one of SSA’s Commission (LACSC) that has continued after the highest honors? Visit: 2018 joint SSA-LACSC Annual Meeting in Miami. seismosoc.org/awards

6 Seismological Society of America | 2020 Highlights Seismological Society of America | 2020 Highlights 7 We Are Knowledge Sharers Meetings matter. Our mission can only move forward when our community collaborates, We Are SSA. when we share our findings with our colleagues and receive critically important feedback. We need each other—to build bridges (literal and figurative ones), identify errors, inspire and One community. encourage, and take our work in new directions. One mission.

As our world changed dramatically in 2020, SSA And when the pandemic forced postponement held fast to the belief that research cannot wait. of our much-anticipated in-person meeting on Together we persevered through Data cannot wait to be shared and analyzed. seismic tomography, Co-Chairs Clifford Thurber of Members must stay connected and continue the University of Wisconsin, Madison and Andreas the challenges of 2020. our conversations. This is the way we advance Fichtner of ETH Zürich led a new effort to keep the earthquake science. information sharing going: a series of five virtual Together we expanded our virtual trainings technical sessions leading up to an in-person When the pandemic forced us to cancel our 2020 gathering (rescheduled for October 2022 in and gatherings, prepared to launch a Annual Meeting, even after work done by many Toronto, Canada). new scientific journal, mentored the next to make it a success, immediately ambitious plans began for our next gathering. 2021 Annual Meeting The “courageous, forward-looking, wild ideas” generation of seismologists and took new Co-Chairs Rich Briggs, Diego Melgar and Jenny that the chairs had sought to share with our steps to ensure that every member is Nakai joined SSA’s efforts to help members connect community were not set aside. Rather, they once again for networking and information sharing evolved. SSA kicked off its first virtual poster welcomed and supported in our community. via an expanded, five-day online forum. presentations and discussion groups in the fall, and members can look forward to a continuing Together we advanced seismology and conversation. earthquake science. It was especially important to move forward and offer a “chance for early-career people to get to know the really important people in their field,” said Fichtner. And, added Thurber, the chance for SSA’s newest members “to get to know each other.”

THANK YOU We are grateful to all who gave their time and talents to the planning of the 2020 Annual Meeting, especially Technical Program Committee Co-Chairs Rick Aster (Colorado State University) and Brandon Schmandt (University of New Mexico), who led Rick Aster Brandon Schmandt the creation of the program, as well as the many volunteers who submitted session proposals and planned sessions as conveners.

8 Seismological Society of America | 2020 Highlights Seismological Society of America | 2020 Highlights 9 We Are Advocates and Allies Standing Up for Seismology

SSA works to ensure that U.S. policymakers understand the As a Society, we want to create and maintain a more importance of our science and its impact diverse, inclusive and equitable scientific community. on the safety and security of our nation. It’s the reason SSA formed a Diversity, Equity and DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND In 2020 we began revising our policy Inclusion Task Force in 2020. INCLUSION TASK FORCE statement on workforce development (AUGUST 2020) Chaired by Aaron Velasco, professor of geological sciences in an effort to make sure there is a and computational sciences at the University of Texas at » Aaron Velasco (Chair) sufficient number of geoscientists to El Paso, the 13-member group is working to address » Kasey Aderhold (IRIS liaison) meet the projected national and global diversity and inclusion across all SSA activities. Together, » Richard Alfaro-Diaz future STEM needs. with ideas and input from the entire SSA community, the » Wesley Brown group will make its recommendations to the SSA Board of » Mike Brudzinski We worked collaboratively with our Directors in Spring 2021. » Fabia Terra coalition and caucus partners to educate » Margaret Fraiser (AGU and inform Members of Congress The goal of a more diverse and inclusive scientific liaison) and relevant House and Senate community also inspired SSA to join dozens of scientific » Monique Holt Appropriations Committee Staff on organizations across the nation in an impassioned plea to » Jim Mori the importance of federal earthquake the White House in October. Together we wrote a letter » Gabriela Noriega (SCEC programs within government agencies. asking the Administration to rescind an executive order liaison) Through targeted virtual Hill meetings that called for the elimination of federal employee training » Kate Scharer and joint letters, SSA combined programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion. » Dennise Templeton outreach efforts with other geoscience » Sherilyn William-Stroud “While there has been progress, the participation organizations to successfully advocate of women and racial and ethnic minorities in the for robust budgets in the consolidated U.S. scientific and technical workforce does not appropriations omnibus for the U.S. reflect the diversity of our population,” we wrote. Geological Survey and National “Their underrepresentation negatively impacts the Foundation of Science. U.S. R&D enterprise by depriving it of diverse perspectives As a Society, we seek to that are shown to boost innovation and productivity.” We cheered when the National Landslide do all we can to make science Preparedness Act was signed into law SSA’s ethics policy already outlined our commitment accessible to all." as we said goodbye to 2020. It was one to maintaining “a supportive, inclusive and respectful more step forward in a joint effort with environment, free from any discrimination, harassment —BILL WALTER, SSA President our colleagues near and far to advance or bullying,” but 2020 called the Society to deepen that science and protect public safety. commitment.

Last summer, thanks to support from the General Fund, SSA offered free Ally Skills Training courses to our members so that they have the tools they need to support their colleagues and stop these unacceptable behaviors that threaten scientific progress.

10 Seismological Society of America | 2020 Highlights Seismological Society of America 11 We Are Mentors

Who couldn’t use a guide on their professional journey? Someone who has traveled the same roads and can share what they’ve learned along the way.

We all get turned around. Sometimes we just need a little direction to reach our next destination or a redirect out of a dead end. At SSA we have always been fortunate to have veterans who ©Courtesy of Yann Klinger Yann ©Courtesy of take the time to stop, pull over and assist the next generation of Photographer Mitchell/Harvard Staff ©Stephanie Mentor Yann Klinger, Institut seismologists. Above: Mentor Marine Denolle of Harvard University with her de Physique du Globe de Paris, team created numerical models to predict an earthquake’s final with students on an active Over the years, the SSA Annual Meeting Mentoring Breakfast magnitude 10 to 15 seconds faster than today’s best algorithms. fault field trip in Greece. Right: Mathew Siegfried, Sarah Neuhaus, Marino Protti (Mentor), has been a source of career advice for our members, but it Cooper Elsworth, Jules Hanna and Aurora Roth retrieving the wasn’t enough. We know because you told us you needed more instruments of a seismic network installed to monitor events

mentoring. Thanks to dozens of volunteers who stepped forward associated with the motion of the Williams Ice Stream in Antarctica. Siegfried Matthew of courtesy ©Image to share their insight, SSA delivered this support from a distance throughout 2020. 2020 MENTORS

SSA CONNECTS » Natalie Balfour (GNS Science) » John Louie (University of Nevada Reno) » Fabian Bonilla (Universite Paris Est) » Julian Lozos (California State University, Launched in June, the new SSA Connects program offers our » Mike Brudzinski (Miami University) Northridge) student and early-career members the opportunity to meet with » Carisa Bunge (Legislative Assistant to » Ben Mason (Oregon State University) advisors online. Each bimonthly mentoring session focuses on a Congressman Joe Neguse, U.S. House of » Sara K. McBride (U.S. Geological Survey) topic that our members have requested, from how to write a better Representatives) » Andy Michael (U.S. Geological Survey) abstract to how to advocate for seismology in Washington. Special » Vernon Cormier (University of Connecticut) » Jenny Nakai (University of New Mexico) career training webinars complemented the mentoring sessions, » Lori Dengler (Humboldt State University) » Marino Protti (Observatorio Vulcanológico y helping to boost those much needed skills when searching for a job. » Marine Denolle (Harvard) Sismológico de Costa Rica0) Supported by the Kanamori Fund, the program is critically » Diane Doser (University of Texas, El Paso) » Valerie J. Sahakian (University of Oregon) important to our mission. Wherever our members live and » Cindy Ebinger (Tulane University) » Lisa Schleicher (U.S. Geological Survey) whatever travel restrictions they face, SSA Connects offers our » Karen Fischer (Brown University) » David Shelly (U.S. Geological Survey) community the opportunity to meet with a veteran, ask anything » Paul Friberg (Instrumental Software » Anne Trehu (Oregon State University) and move their careers—and earthquake science—ahead. Technologies, Inc.) » Victor Tsai (Brown University) » Alice-Agnes Gabriel (Ludwig Maximilians » John Vidale (University of Southern California) University of Munich) » Beau Whitney (University of Western Australia) My SSA mentor Diane Doser encouraged me to » Ruth Harris (U.S. Geological Survey) » Barry Hirshorn (Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, ©Courtesy of Lisa Schleicher Lisa ©Courtesy of volunteer for SSA Connects. It was so rewarding to NOAA) Mentor Lisa Schleicher, USGS, pass on what I’ve learned as a mentee. Mentorship » Annie Hoefler (Senior Professional Staff, standing over one of the many Senate Energy & Natural Resources) ruptures from the 5 July 2019 programs advance our collaboration in the field ➜ magnitude 7.1 earthquake in » Yihe Huang (University of Michigan) Looking for career advice or ready Southern California. of seismology, opening up new and interesting » Yann Klinger (Institut de Physique du Globe to share it? Get connected with our opportunities!” de Paris) mentoring program at: » Gabi Laske (University of California, San Diego) seismosoc.org/jobs/ssa-connect —Lisa Schleicher » Tim Long (Georgia Institute of Technology)

12 Seismological Society of America | 2020 Highlights Seismological Society of America | 2020 Highlights 13 We Are Good Listeners

SSA exists to support you in your daily work. MEET THE TSR TEAM Tell us what you need, and we’ll make it happen.

In a comprehensive member survey, you supported the launch of Editor-in-Chief a new kind of scientific journal. A journal that would offer open- Keith Koper access and rapid publication to keep up with the latest events and Deputy Editor-in-Chief most urgent topics in seismology. Throughout 2020 SSA worked to Vera Schulte-Pelkum breathe life into that idea. Editor-at-Large SSA assembled an outstanding editorial team—Editor-in-Chief Jeroen Ritsema Keith Koper, Deputy Editor-in-Chief Vera Schulte-Pelkum and Editor-at-Large Jeroen Ritsema—and The Seismic Record (TSR), Associate Editors the Society’s first fully open-access journal, was born. » Jonathan Ajo-Franklin (Rice University) Scheduled to launch in April 2021 and available exclusively » Pascal Audet (University of Ottawa) online, TSR will provide rigorous and rapid peer-review of » Brendan Crowell (University of short form papers. Washington) “My main goal,” said Koper, professor and director of the University » Steven J. Gibbons (Norwegian of Utah Seismograph Stations, “is to make The Seismic Record a Geotechnical Institute) home for all types of cutting-edge research in seismology and » Lucia Gualtieri (Stanford University) earthquake science.” » Jessica Irving (University of Bristol) » Hiroe Miyake (University of Tokyo) » Zachary Ross (California Institute of ➜ Your feedback is welcome Technology) The key to making SSA’s third peer-reviewed journal as » Lingling Ye (Sun Yat-Sen University) successful as SRL and BSSA is our community. Your articles, reviews and feedback are welcomed at: seismosoc.org/publications/the-seismic-record

My main goal is to make The Seismic Record The Society’s a home for all types of cutting-edge research in first fully seismology and earthquake science.” open-access online journal. —KEITH KOPER, Editor-in-Chief

14 Seismological Society of America | 2020 Highlights Seismological Society of America | 2020 Highlights 15 Milestones We Are Fact Checkers SSA celebrates 20+ years of service provided by the following BSSA Associate Editors (AEs). Truth matters. Professional Society-managed, More Information in 2020 peer-reviewed publications remain the standard for conveying trusted information In 2020, we launched our redesigned journals and offered more content and specialization than ever before. to our members, the broader scientific community and the public.

SSA publications continued uninterrupted SRL throughout the global pandemic thanks to Martin The only peer-reviewed forum for informal the dedicated and voluntary work of the editors, Chapman communication among seismologists, engineers and the reviewers and the authors, as well as our earthquake hazards-policy professionals. publishing staff.

A rigorous review process has helped The Bulletin 2020 Focus Sections of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA) and EarthScope: Alaska and Canada (Guest Editors: Seismological Research Letters (SRL) remain the Geoffrey Abers, Meghan Miller and Natalia definitive source of information for seismic and Ruppert) (published November 2020; earthquake science around the globe. SRL Volume 91, Number 6) Hiroshi Kawase Together with dozens of volunteer assistant editors Past and Present of Historical Earthquake Data and reviewers, BSSA Editor-in-Chief Thomas L. Pratt BSSA and Research (Guest Editors: Paola Albini; Kenji and SRL Editor-in-Chief Allison Bent ensure that our The latest and most advanced technical research in Satake) (published 1 September 2020; readers receive accurate and insightful information seismology and earthquake science. SRL Volume 91, Number 5) on the latest events, technology and basic research that shapes our understanding of seismology. 2019 Ridgecrest, California, Earthquake Sequence 2020 Special Issues (Guest Editor: Taka’aki Taira) (published 1 July 2020; 2019 Ridgecrest, California, Earthquake Sequence SRL Volume 91, Number 4) Cezar (published 1 August 2020; BSSA Volume 110, Trifu The joy of being an AE is primarily Number 4) Historical Seismograms (Guest Editors: Allison L. attending the historical moments of Bent, Diane I. Doser, Lorraine J. Hwang) (published Observations, Mechanisms and Hazards of 1 May 2020; SRL Volume 91, Number 3) new discoveries, especially by young Induced Seismicity (published 1 October 2020; researchers. It is really rewarding to see BSSA Volume 110, Number 5) North American Regional Seismic Networks (Guest Editors: John E. Ebel, Elizabeth Vanacore and the significant improvements by the Mitchell Withers) (published 12 February 2020; revisions based on the suggestions SRL Volume 91, Number 2A) Ivan Wong made by the AE.” —HIROSHI KAWASE, who joined the BSSA editorial board in 1996

16 Seismological Society of America | 2020 Highlights Seismological Society of America | 2020 Highlights 17 SSA at a Glance in 2020 Funding Our Mission

2,456 75 11 Today SSA operates from a strong financial Members worldwide Countries our At Work profiles online position and continues to weather the pandemic. members call home highlighting our members’ The cancellation of the 2020 Annual Meeting commitment to the had only a minor impact on our financial health, SSA mission as SSA subsidizes rather than generates profits from the gathering. Our reserves have benefitted from our conservative investment strategy.

The William B. Joyner Memorial Fund continues to make both the William B. Joyner Lecture Series and Hrvoje the Charles F. Richter Early Career Award possible. Tkalčić Our travel-related funds—The Geo-CVD Travel Fund and Student Travel Fund—remain ready to assist members when in-person conferences resume.

During 2020, your gifts to our General Fund helped SSA provide its members with much-needed virtual offerings, including workshops, trainings and a new series of technical sessions on seismic tomography. They also helped SSA expand the 2021 Annual Meeting Amanda into a five-day virtual experience and prepare to Lough launch our new open-access journal. In 2020 your gifts to the Kanamori Fund backed SSA Connects, a new program which provides student and early-career members with job-related advice from veteran seismologists. The fund continues to help SSA roll out new virtual trainings, including recent ones on how to speak up for colleagues and create more inclusive workplaces. LIVE 2 Additional days of science and Sarah networking planned for Stamps 2021 Annual Meeting

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