<html aria-label="message body"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN">Dear Solar and Space Physics Community Member,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN">Thank you to those who have already completed the Solar and Space Physics Community Workplace Climate survey! Please disregard this message if you have already taken the survey.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN">We invite you to participate in this confidential climate assessment survey.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px;"> </span><span lang="EN">This survey is designed for <a href="https://www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEPS-SSB-21-03"><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">everyone in the Solar & Space Physics (SSP) community</span></a>, which includes those involved in heliophysics and planetary studies. Administered by the University of Michigan ADVANCE Program, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Solar Physics Division and the <span style="background: white;">Space Physics and Aeronomy Section of the American Geophysical Union (AGU)</span> partnered to survey SSP members.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN">How will your responses be used?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN">This confidential survey was developed with input from SSP community members to reflect SSP’s specific context and climate experience. Your responses will help identify areas that are working well in the SSP community, as well as areas that may need improvement to inform policies and practices to enhance the environment for all.<s><o:p></o:p></s></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 12pt 0in 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN">How long will it take?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN">The survey takes about <b>15 minutes</b> to complete. You can pause at any time and come back to it. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 12pt 0in 0in; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN">Is it confidential?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN">Yes. The survey is administered by ADVANCE’s Research & Evaluation team, not your workplace. All responses are kept strictly confidential and will only be shared in aggregate form, with no identifying information that could link your responses to your individual identity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 12pt 0in 0in; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN">Ready to have your voice heard?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 12pt 0in; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN">Follow this link to the Survey:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 12pt 0in; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN"><a href="https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0Ht1NfRfVdlfVQO"><b><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Take the survey</span></b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN">Or copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser:<br><a href="https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0Ht1NfRfVdlfVQO"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0Ht1NfRfVdlfVQO</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"> </span><span lang="EN"> <span style="background: yellow;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 12pt 0in; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN">If you have not yet completed the anonymous survey, we encourage you to share your perspective before the survey closes on <b>August 31, 2026</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 12pt 0in; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN">Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 12pt 0in; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN">If you have any questions about this message or concerns about the survey, please contact the ADVANCE Research and Evaluation Team at <a href="mailto:advancesurveys@umich.edu"><span style="color: windowtext;">advancesurveys@umich.edu</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 12pt 0in; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN"><br>Warmly,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 12pt 0in; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN">Mike Liemohn, AGU SPA President-Elect, on behalf of...<br>University of Michigan ADVANCE Program’s Research & Evaluation Team<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>