<div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Join us!</span></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><br></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><a href="https://athenpro.org/about" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:inherit;background-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(5,99,193);font-size:11pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">ATHEN</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> is hosting the first ever </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">“Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) Accessibility: Starting with Math”</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> virtual conference on February 10th and 11th, 2022. We are striving to create a diverse conference where experts can share their best practices, solutions, techniques, etc. for accessing and creating accessible STEM content in higher education.</span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span><br></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"></span><a href="https://athenpro.org/content/athen-virtual-conference" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(5,99,193);font-size:11pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Conference Details, Dates, Registration, Cost</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"></span><span style=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eight:19.425px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Looking forward to engaging in this much needed experience!</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Eagerly,</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">ATHEN Executive Council</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div></div>