<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"><b>Safety and security during AGU25<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">Mike Liemohn, AGU SPA President-Elect</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">I encourage everyone from the space physics and aeronomy research community attending AGU25 this year to be proactive about being safe and healthy during your stay in New Orleans.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">AGU has health and safety information on their website, including some tips for staying safe while walking in the city: <a href="https://www.agu.org/annual-meeting/attend#in-person%23health-safety">https://www.agu.org/annual-meeting/attend#in-person#health-safety</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">AGU is monitoring the presence of federal agents in New Orleans. They have a resource page that is being regularly updated: <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.agu.org/agu25-neworleans-updates">https://www.agu.org/agu25-neworleans-updates</a> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Please read and follow the AGU meetings code of conduct: <a href="https://www.agu.org/plan-for-a-meeting/agumeetings/meetings-resources/meetings-code-of-conduct">https://www.agu.org/plan-for-a-meeting/agumeetings/meetings-resources/meetings-code-of-conduct</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Staff and volunteers wearing the Safe AGU button have been trained to assist attendees who experience inappropriate or unsafe behavior during the meeting. More information about this program can be found here: <a href="https://www.agu.org/Learn-About-AGU/About-AGU/Ethics/SafeAGU">https://www.agu.org/Learn-About-AGU/About-AGU/Ethics/SafeAGU</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Finally, please feel welcome to wear a filtration mask, for whatever reason but especially if you feeling under the weather.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Let's strive to support each other next week, so that all attendees feel safe and welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br></p></body></html>