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DESCRIPTION:Professor Ravinder Sehgal joins us to talk about his work in th
 e Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon. Ravinder Sehgal is a Professo
 r in the Department of Biology at San Francisco State University where he 
 teaches courses in parasitology and emerging infectious diseases. His rese
 arch focuses on the ecology of diseases in birds. For example\, he studies
  how deforestation affects the prevalence and diversity of avian malaria i
 n African rainforest birds. More recently he has begun studying how global
  climate change may affect the spread of avian malaria. With a Ph.D. in ce
 ll biology from UCSF\, he takes advantage of current advances in molecular
  biology to address large questions in disease emergence. Since an early a
 ge\, he was fascinated and saddened by the extinction of species\, from di
 nosaurs to dodos. Through research and teaching he strives to make an impa
 ct in conservation biology. He is a vegan activist and an accomplished mus
 ician\, playing bassoon and piano. Professor Sehgal is also a member of ou
 r Rotary Club. This is a regular membership meeting of the Rotary Club of 
 San Francisco\, open to all Rotarians\, visiting Rotarians\, prospective m
 embers\, and guests. Meeting Schedule:   12:00 Noon  Registration & Netwo
 rking  12:15 PM (sharp!)  Meeting begins   1:30 PM  Meeting adjourns   
    Click here to register for in-person attendance. Click here to registe
 r for attendance via Zoom.  For in-person attendees: The cost for in-per
 son registration (including children) is $45 if you register early until 1
 1:59 AM on Friday\, November 3\, 2023. When the clock strikes noon on Frid
 ay\, November 3\, 2023\, the price will go up to $60. If you show up at th
 e door on Tuesday\, November 7\, 2023 as a walk-in\, you will be charged $
 60. Please note that once Past President Mary Liu provides the headcount 
 to the Hotel Nikko on the Friday before our Tuesday meeting\, we will be b
 illed for that count regardless of whether you show or not.  For attendan
 ce via Zoom: For those who wish to participate via Zoom\, there is a $10 
 fee to attend. Parking: If you are driving to the Hotel Nikko for this mee
 ting\, please leave your car with the Hotel Nikko valet. Pick up a validat
 ion sticker available at our check-in table. The discounted parking is $17
 .50 for three hours. Photo Policy and Disclaimer: By attending events of t
 he Rotary Club of San Francisco\, you are giving to our Club your permissi
 on to publish photos of you as an attendee at our events. If you have ques
 tions about this policy\, please contact sfrotary2@gmail.com. Email Polic
 y and Disclaimer: By registering online for events of the Rotary Club of 
 San Francisco\, you are giving to our Club your permission to use your ema
 il to invite you to future events. If you have questions about this policy
  or wish to opt out at any time\, please contact sfrotary2@gmail.com. 
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LOCATION:Hotel Nikko
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SUMMARY:ROTARY LUNCHEON: Deforestation and Emerging Avian Diseases in the D
 emocratic Republic of Congo
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><img alt="Ravinder Sehgal" src="https://clu
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 der.png?_=638332800244342452" style="height: 234px\; width: 150px\; margin
 -left: 5px\; margin-right: 5px\; float: left\;" />Professor Ravinder Sehga
 l joins us to talk about his work in the Democratic Republic of Congo and 
 Cameroon.</p>\n\n<p>Ravinder Sehgal is a Professor in the Department of Bi
 ology at San Francisco State University where he teaches courses in parasi
 tology and emerging infectious diseases. His research focuses on the ecolo
 gy of diseases in birds. For example\, he studies how deforestation affect
 s the prevalence and diversity of avian malaria in African rainforest bird
 s. More recently he has begun studying how global climate change may affec
 t the spread of avian malaria. With a Ph.D. in cell biology from UCSF\, he
  takes advantage of current advances in molecular biology to address large
  questions in disease emergence. Since an early age\, he was fascinated an
 d saddened by the extinction of species\, from dinosaurs to dodos. Through
  research and teaching he strives to make an impact in conservation biolog
 y. He is a vegan activist and an accomplished musician\, playing bassoon a
 nd piano.</p>\n\n<p>Professor Sehgal is also a member of our Rotary Club.<
 /p>\n\n<table border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse\; border-spacing
 : 0px\;">\n	<tbody style="box-sizing: border-box\;">\n		<tr style="box-siz
 ing: border-box\;">\n			<td colspan="2" style="padding: 0px\; vertical-ali
 gn: top\; box-sizing: border-box\;">\n			<p><span style="color: rgb(34\, 3
 4\, 34)\;">This is a regular membership meeting of the Rotary Club of San 
 Francisco\, open to all Rotarians\, visiting Rotarians\, prospective membe
 rs\, and guests.</span></p>\n\n			<p><strong style="box-sizing: border-box
 \;">Meeting Schedule:</strong></p>\n			</td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr style="box-si
 zing: border-box\;">\n			<td style="padding: 0px\; vertical-align: top\; b
 ox-sizing: border-box\;">12:00 Noon&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style="padding: 0p
 x\; vertical-align: top\; box-sizing: border-box\;">Registration &amp\; Ne
 tworking</td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr style="box-sizing: border-box\;">\n			<td st
 yle="padding: 0px\; vertical-align: top\; box-sizing: border-box\;">12:15 
 PM (sharp!)&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style="padding: 0px\; vertical-align: top\
 ; box-sizing: border-box\;">Meeting begins&nbsp\;</td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr sty
 le="box-sizing: border-box\;">\n			<td style="padding: 0px\; vertical-alig
 n: top\; box-sizing: border-box\;">1:30 PM&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style="padd
 ing: 0px\; vertical-align: top\; box-sizing: border-box\;">Meeting adjourn
 s</td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="text-a
 lign: center\;"><a href="https://www.cognitoforms.com/RotaryClubOfSanFranc
 isco/InPersonRegistrationForNovember72023LuncheonMeeting"><strong>Click he
 re to register for in-person attendance.</strong></a></p>\n\n<p style="tex
 t-align: center\;"><strong><a href="https://www.cognitoforms.com/RotaryClu
 bOfSanFrancisco/ZoomRegistrationForNovember72023LuncheonMeeting">Click her
 e to register for attendance via Zoom.</a>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n\n<p style
 ="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 3
 4)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, serif\; font-size: 15px\;"><sp
 an style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong styl
 e="box-sizing: border-box\;">For in-person attendees:</strong></span>&nbsp
 \;<em style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-b
 ox\;">The cost for in-person registration (including children) is $45 if y
 ou register early until 11:59 AM on Friday\, November 3\, 2023. When the c
 lock strikes noon on Friday\, November 3\, 2023\, the price will go up to 
 $60. If you show up at the door on Tuesday\, November 7\, 2023 as a walk-i
 n\, you will be charged $60.&nbsp\;</strong></em><strong style="box-sizing
 : border-box\;">Please note that once Past President Mary Liu provides the
  headcount to the Hotel Nikko on the Friday before our Tuesday meeting\, w
 e will be billed for that count regardless of whether you show or not.&nbs
 p\;</strong></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10.
 5px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, se
 rif\; font-size: 15px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(
 255\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\;">For attendance vi
 a Zoom:</strong></span>&nbsp\;<em style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><strong
  style="box-sizing: border-box\;">For those who wish to participate via Zo
 om\, there is a $10 fee to attend.</strong></em></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizi
 ng: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-
 family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, serif\; font-size: 15px\;"><span style="
 box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong style="box-siz
 ing: border-box\;">Parking</strong></span>: If you are driving to the Hote
 l Nikko for this meeting\, please leave your car with the Hotel Nikko vale
 t. Pick up a validation sticker available at our check-in table. The disco
 unted parking is $17.50 for three hours.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: bord
 er-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: 
 &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, serif\; font-size: 15px\;"><span style="font-siz
 e:12px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="box-sizing: 
 border-box\; color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-
 box\;">Photo Policy and Disclaimer</strong></span>: By attending events of
  the Rotary Club of San Francisco\, you are giving to our Club your permis
 sion to publish photos of you as an attendee at our events. If you have qu
 estions about this policy\, please contact&nbsp\;<strong style="box-sizing
 : border-box\;"><a href="mailto:sfrotary2@gmail.com" style="box-sizing: bo
 rder-box\; background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(1\, 139\, 178)\; tex
 t-decoration-line: none\; cursor: pointer\; transition: all 200ms ease 0s\
 ;">sfrotary2@gmail.com</a></strong>.</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="box-si
 zing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; fon
 t-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, serif\; font-size: 15px\;"><span style
 ="font-size:12px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="bo
 x-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong style="box-sizin
 g: border-box\;">Email Policy and Disclaimer</strong></span>:&nbsp\;By reg
 istering online for events of the Rotary Club of San Francisco\, you are g
 iving to our Club your permission to use your email to invite you to futur
 e events. If you have questions about this policy or wish to opt out at an
 y time\, please contact&nbsp\;<strong style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><a 
 href="mailto:sfrotary2@gmail.com" style="box-sizing: border-box\; backgrou
 nd-color: transparent\; color: rgb(1\, 139\, 178)\; text-decoration-line: 
 none\; cursor: pointer\; transition: all 200ms ease 0s\;">sfrotary2@gmail.
 com</a></strong>.</span></span></p>\n
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