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<p style="margin:0in"><em><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-style:normal">The
<a href="https://pcc.uw.edu/events/pcc-summer-institute/">PCC Summer Institute</a> is an annual event where faculty, scientists, graduate students, and invited speakers focus on how climate and our physical and human world interact. Each year a new topic, showcasing
 emerging knowledge and ways in which disciplines intersect, is examined. <o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><em><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-style:normal">In tandem with the
<a href="https://pcc.uw.edu/events/winter-welcome/">Winter Welcome</a>, we will be voting on this year’s theme</span></em><i><span style="color:black">.
</span></i><span style="color:black">Voting for the 2025 PCC Summer Institute theme will open at 7am on Wednesday and close at 7pm. You can cast your vote with
</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScPMk4oF6HEgpC92VpzKnnaRvp4j6X4BS8rdHXCYdXHsq4bfQ/viewform?usp=dialog"><span style="color:#1155CC">this voting form</span></a><span style="color:black">. <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">This year's theme contenders are:</span><br>
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Paleoclimate constraints on future climate<o:p></o:p></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
Climate extremes and attribution science<o:p></o:p></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
PNW climate change and impacts<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">We will share the results of voting by 7:30pm at the Winter Welcome and later share as a PCC announcement.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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