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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Greetings from Mississippi,
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We are excited to be hosting the 2021 NCASG Conference. The conference will be held October 17-20, 2021. While we still have a long way to go in preparing for the conference,
I wanted to reach out and see how many people we should be expecting. Our numbers are usually pretty consistent, but with not having a 2020 conference due to COVID, the ongoing pandemic, and offering a virtual option I wanted to try and firm up a headcount.
Please complete the brief survey linked below. We’d like to get the results as soon as possible but no later than February 19<sup>th</sup>. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3MMLLPS">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3MMLLPS</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We look forward to hearing from you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ryan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">W. Ryan Beard, Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Office of Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jackson, MS 39201<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(o) 601-359-5161<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(c) 601-988-7135<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Confidentiality Note: This message and all attachments are confidential and/or proprietary to the Mississippi State Personnel Board (MSPB), and the use, disclosure or distribution to anyone other than the intended receiver without the prior
written permission of MSPB is prohibited. The information contained and attached herein is intended for the exclusive use of the individual or entity name. If you are not the intended receiver, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution,
by any means, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by replying to the e-mail or contact the telephone number above for instructions on how to delete or return the information without additional disclosure.
Thank you for your assistance in the protection of confidential information.<o:p></o:p></p>
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