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The objective of the Roundtable is to improve coordination among the U.S. Army's research and development stakeholders and to increase awareness in the broader open science community of current and future capabilities. Nominations are sought for 8-10 committee members within government, military, industry, and academia with expertise in synthetic biology science and technology, laboratory infrastructure management, policy development and administration, battlefield medicine, human performance, and biosphere ethics and regulation. Nominations will be accepted until November 2, 2020 at https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5941980/U-S-Army-Synthetic-Biology-Roundtable. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's (NASEM) Gulf Research Program is holding a webinar, Planning and Decision-Making Frameworks for Ecosystem Restoration, on October 29, 2020 from 12:00-1:00 PM ET. The webinar will focus on the decision-making frameworks and implementation of ecosystem restoration and economic recovery. Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/planning-and-decision-making-frameworks-for-ecosystem-restoration-tickets-123509202349      
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