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<br><font size=4 face="Verdana"><b>NSF Grants Workshop 2008</b></font>
<br><font size=4 face="Verdana"><b>Wes Watkins Center </b></font><font size=4 face="Old English Text MT"><b>•</b></font><font size=4 face="Verdana"><b>
Oklahoma State University <br>
Stillwater, OK</b></font>
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<br><font size=4 face="Verdana"><b>Friday, May 16, 2008</b></font>
<br><font size=4 face="Verdana"><b>8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.</b></font>
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INVITATION TO ATTEND:</u></b></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Verdana">Faculty and student researchers, postdoctoral
associates, research administrators and grant writers from all Oklahoma
research and education institutions are invited to attend this annual workshop
designed to help participants improve their grant writing skills with a
focus on proposal submissions to the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Participants will learn the nuts and bolts of grant writing and will
meet with NSF program officers to learn about the proposal process and
funding opportunities at the National Science Foundation. </font>
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<br><font size=4 face="Verdana"><b>COST & REGISTRATION:</b></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Verdana">There is no cost to participants, but registration
is required. Please register online at: </font><a href=http://www.okepscor.org/events.asp><font size=2 color=blue face="Verdana"><u>www.okepscor.org/events.asp</u></font></a><font size=2 face="Verdana">.
</font><font size=2 color=red face="Verdana"><b>Deadline for registration
is May 8, 2008</b></font><font size=2 face="Verdana"><b>.</b></font>
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<br><font size=4 face="Verdana"><b>LODGING: </b></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Verdana">The designated hotel is The Atherton Hotel
at OSU. If lodging is desired, please contact the hotel directly
to make reservations at 405.744.6835 or visit their website online at </font><a href=http://www.athertonhotelatosu.com/><font size=2 color=blue face="Verdana"><u>http://www.athertonhotelatosu.com/</u></font></a><font size=2 face="Verdana">.
Please mention “OK EPSCoR NSF Grants Workshop” or Group Code “EPGW”
to get the negotiated room rate of $92.95 plus applicable taxes. </font><font size=2 color=red face="Verdana"><b>Please
make your room reservations by May 1, 2008. </b></font>
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<br><font size=4 face="Verdana"><b>FOR MORE INFORMATION:</b></font>
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The agenda and online registration are available on the Oklahoma EPSCoR
events website at </font><a href=http://okepscor.org/events.asp><font size=2 color=blue face="Verdana"><u>http://okepscor.org/events.asp</u></font></a><font size=2 face="Verdana">
or contact Ms. Shelley D. Wear, Outreach Coordinator at 405.225.9287 or
E-mail to </font><a href=mailto:swear@osrhe.edu><font size=2 color=blue face="Verdana"><u>swear@osrhe.edu</u></font></a><font size=2 face="Verdana">.</font>
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