<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">National Federation of the Blind of Arkansas is hosting a brief, virtual presentation for those who are interested in learning more about the Eclipse Soundscapes Project. Join us <span dir="ltr">at 7:00 pm, CST on Monday, January 8, 2024</span> via Zoom (please request link) or call on the At Large Chapter conference number, <span dir="ltr">1-605-313-5566;;2772898#</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">Find out how you can participate!</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">We'll also try to leave some time for any questions folks might have.</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;"> </span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">The Eclipse Soundscapes Project is a NASA-funded participatory science project that is exploring how solar eclipses impact life on Earth. Eclipses are usually thought of as a visual phenomenon, but some evidence suggests that the environmental changes brought on by an eclipse may result in changes in sound, temperature, and more. Therefore, eclipses can be experienced in a multisensory manner! <br><br>We are seeking participants to join us as Data Collectors and Observers for the <span dir="ltr">April 8, 2024</span> total eclipse, which will happen over most of Arkansas.</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">Data Collectors use an AudioMoth device to record potential changes in sound data before, during, and after the eclipse.</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">Observers use all of the senses available to them to take written notes about observations about what they heard, felt, or saw during the eclipse. </span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">Eclipse Soundscapes was created with accessibility in mind and a special focus on the inclusion of people who are blind or low vision. If you are interested in astronomy, ecology, or other STEM topics, we'd love for you to join us!</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;"> </span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">The deadline to apply to be a part of this project is <span dir="ltr">January 31, 2024</span>. </span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">Let me know if you have any questions.</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">Thanks,</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;">Cindy Scott-Huisman</span></p></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div dir="ltr"><div style="direction: ltr;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Life is short and dictation is faster — please pardon any errors.</span></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>