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<p class="x_WordSection1" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 16px; color: black;">Dear CEDAR Community,</span></p>

<p class="x_WordSection1" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 16px; color: black;">We are pleased to announce that

<b>nominations for the Prize and Distinguished Lectures, as well as the Science Highlights,</b> are now open for CEDAR 2026.</span></p>

<p class="x_WordSection1" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 16px; color: black;">This year, the CSSC is also requesting nominations for a new

<b>Early Career Prize Lecture</b>, which will recognize recent outstanding scientific contributions of importance to the CEDAR community from early-career scientists (within five years of graduation).</span></p>

<p class="x_WordSection1" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 16px; color: black;">All nomination requirements and submission forms can be found at the following link:

</span><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 16px; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://cedarscience.org/nominate" title="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcedarscience.org%2Fnominate&data=05%7C02%7Cbea.gallardolacourt%40nasa.gov%7Cdd6bda000d7c4a83570008de3c041a25%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C639014185487163669%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=olEVTRPkwiXNx0VvlIMMex9bpR7blwRDzrENjxz2nSo%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://cedarscience.org/nominate" data-ogsc="blue" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://cedarscience.org/nominate</a></u></span></p>

<p class="x_WordSection1" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 16px; color: black;">With the AGU Annual Meeting taking place this week, we hope this provides an excellent opportunity to begin highlighting and

 celebrating the exceptional work of our community. <b>Nomination forms will remain open until mid-February.</b></span></p>

<p class="x_WordSection1" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 16px; color: black;">Thank you, and we encourage everyone to submit nominations!</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 16px; color: black;">Warm regards,</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 16px; color: black;">Bea Gallardo-Lacourt and Nathaniel Frissell, on

</span><span style="font-family: Aptos;">behalf of the CSSC</span></p>

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