<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hi All,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">I’m reaching out to let you know that the National Academies will be publishing our report,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i class="">Alternatives for the Demilitarization of Conventional Munitions,</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>next week. We’d like to invite you to participate in a report release webinar that will take place on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">December 6, 2018 at 1:30pm EST</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>where the study chairs will discuss the committee’s recommendations and take questions from the audience.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Please see the eflyer below for more details. I’ve also attached a pdf flyer in case that is more convenient.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">You can register to attend the webinar at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://convdemil.eventbrite.com/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">http://convdemil.eventbrite.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. For those of you on twitter, we are @theNASEM and you can join the discussion using #munitionsdisposal. I’ve also included a graphic you can use on social media.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">We’d appreciate it if you could spread the word to anyone you think might be interested. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Thank you very much!</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Kim DeRose<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Communications Specialist<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences<br class="">National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:kderose@nas.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: blue;" class="">kderose@nas.edu</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; 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color: rgb(32, 32, 32);" class=""><br class=""></span><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);" class="">Alternatives for the Demilitarization of Conventional Munitions</span></strong><b class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);" class=""><br class=""><em class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Report Release Webinar on 12/6 at 1:30pm ET</span></em></span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);" class=""><br class=""><br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);" class="">What alternative technologies can replace open burning and open detonation for excess conventional munitions? What challenges remain before these alternative technologies can be implemented? On <strong class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">December 6, 2018 at 1:30pm EST</span></strong>, please join us for a webinar about the new National Academies' report,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Alternatives for the Demilitarization of Conventional Munitions</span></em>. During the webinar, members of the study committee will discuss the key findings and recommendations of the report and take questions from the audience.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 600px; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 13.5pt 13.5pt;" class=""><div align="center" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background-color: rgb(0, 103, 159); border-collapse: collapse; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td style="padding: 11.25pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="http://convdemil.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank" title="Register to Attend Online" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><b class=""><span style="color: white; text-decoration: none;" class="">Register to Attend Online</span></b></a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 600px; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td style="padding: 13.5pt 13.5pt 3.75pt; min-width: 100%;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 564px; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-width: 1.5pt; padding: 0in; min-width: 100%;" class=""></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 6.75pt 0in 0in;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width: 600px; border-collapse: collapse; margin-left: -2.25pt; margin-right: -2.25pt;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td width="600" valign="top" style="width: 6.25in; padding: 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width: 600px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 13.5pt 6.75pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);" class="">About the Board on Army Science and Technology</span></strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);" class=""><br class=""><br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);" class="">The Board on Army Science and Technology (BAST) serves as a convening authority for the discussion of science and technology issues of importance to the Army and oversees independent Army-related studies conducted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 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