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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#17375E">Event Announcement<br>
Oklahoma EPSCoR NSF Day * Registration is Now Open</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
<img width="507" height="4" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CDC704.81E55760" alt="http://www.nsf.gov/images/greenline.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Event Date: January 8, 2013
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Event Time: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.<br>
Event Location: The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma<br>
</span></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Register for this event</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Oklahoma Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
(EPSCoR) will hold a one-day workshop on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at The University of Tulsa.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This workshop is primarily designed for researchers and educators less experienced in proposing to the NSF;
however, more experienced proposers and NSF grantees may well find the workshop useful and informative. It is our hope that events such as this will stimulate new interest in NSF programs at institutions that have not been among our traditional customers,
as well as at premier research institutions. We want to extend an invitation to you and to anyone else at your institution who would like to attend this workshop and learn more about the NSF and its programs.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The workshop will provide an overview of the Foundation, its mission, priorities, and budget. It will cover
the NSF proposal and merit review process and NSF programs that cut across disciplines. Additionally, representatives from the seven NSF directorates, the Office of International Science and Engineering, and the Office of Integrative Activities will make presentations
on their programs and will also be available informally and in breakout sessions for discussions of potential research proposals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The workshop will be held at Helmerich Hall, Collins College of Business, on The University of Tulsa campus
in Tulsa. There is no registration fee for this workshop. You can register on the NSF website using the link below. Please register by Friday, December 21, 2012. Registration is limited, so please register early. We hope to see you there.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.nsf.gov/events/registrations_forms/index.cfm?wkshop_id=103&cntn_id=126093">Register for
this event.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Public Attachments</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/attachments/126093/public/Oklahoma_Agenda_11-15-12.pdf">Agenda</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Related Websites<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Oklahoma EPSCoR:
<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/good-bye?http://www.okepscor.org">http://www.okepscor.org</a><br>
University of Tulsa Campus Map: <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/good-bye?http://resources.utulsa.edu/display/map/">
http://resources.utulsa.edu/display/map/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="no-margin"><strong>Designated Conference Hotel</strong><br>
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tulsa Downtown<br>
616 W. Seventh Street<br>
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74127-8983<br>
Negotiated room rate: $77/night<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>Hotel Reservation Link</strong><br>
<a href="http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/T/TULSDDT-OKE-20130107/index.jhtml">http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/T/TULSDDT-OKE-20130107/index.jhtml</a><i><br>
<em>Discount code will prepopulate when the registration link is accessed. The $77 rate will be available until December 18, 2012, or when the block is full.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Contacts</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
George Wilson, (703) 292-7733 <a href="mailto:gwilson@nsf.gov">gwilson@nsf.gov</a><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Preferred Contact Method: Email</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
Gina Miller, (405) 744-7645 <a href="mailto:gmiller@okepscor.org">gmiller@okepscor.org</a><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Preferred Contact Method: Email</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Kunstler Script";color:#183B66">Gina Miller<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#183B66">Outreach Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#183B66">Oklahoma EPSCoR<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#183B66">415 Whitehurst<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#183B66">Oklahoma State University<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#183B66">Stillwater, OK 74078<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#183B66">Ph: 405.744.7645<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#183B66">Fax: 405.744.7688<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#183B66"><a href="http://www.okepscor.org/">www.okepscor.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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