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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please send to appropriate faculty and departments!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D">Dr. Linda Mason<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Sharon Elliott [mailto:selliott@okepscor.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 24, 2016 11:22 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Registration Closes Next Week--Kiamichi River Watershed Research & Extension Symposium<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#254061">Kiamichi River Watershed Research & Extension Sympo</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#254061">sium</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#254061">Wednesday, June 15, 2016<br>
Southeast Expo Center * McAlester, Oklahoma</span></b><b><span style="font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red">Registration Closes Next Wed., June 1<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#254061">The Kiamichi River Watershed Research and Extension Symposium, presented by Oklahoma NSF EPSCoR and the Oklahoma Water Resources Center, will bring together a diverse
group of stakeholders from across the state, including academic researchers, Tribal representatives, and Oklahoma state and federal agency representatives. The goal of the symposium is to discuss current research and extension efforts in the Kiamichi River
Watershed and to develop a plan for future efforts based on the diverse needs of the various stakeholders in the region.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#254061">The event will be held Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at the Southeast Expo Center in McAlester, Oklahoma (4500 W. Hwy 270). Check-in begins at 8:00 a.m.; the first session begins at
9:00 a.m. The event is scheduled to conclude at 4:30 p.m. (See attached agenda.)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#254061">Symposium registration is free, but required, via the link at the bottom of this page. Registration closes Wednesday, June 1.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#254061"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">More about the Event</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#0070C0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Agency and Tribal representatives will outline their Kiamichi River Watershed activities during ten-minute oral presentations, while researchers will share their progress in the area
during a poster session to be held during the event. A key focus of the symposium, the round-table discussion session, will allow symposium attendees to work together to outline future research and extension needs for the area, ranked by importance collectively
by the group. The information, to be made available online after the event, will provide direction for future research and extension efforts in the Kiamichi River Watershed. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">In addition to supporting the research and extension efforts of this important watershed, the symposium aims to foster new, long-term collaborations and partnerships between academic
researchers, state agencies, and Oklahoma Tribes that will enhance future research and programs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">Presentation Opportunity for Academic Researchers</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Researchers who wish to share their work during the symposium's poster session may register a poster during the online registration process; abstracts must be uploaded at the time
of registration, along with poster titles.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Hampton Inn & Suites<br>
711 S. George Nigh Expressway<br>
McAlester, OK 74501<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">For Reservations:<br>
Call 1.918.302.3882 and ask for the "EPSCoR Program" rate ($89/night, June 14) or <i><a href="https://secure3.hilton.com/en_US/hp/reservation/book.htm?execution=e1s1"><span style="color:#004080;text-decoration:none">book your room online via this link.</span></a><a href="https://secure3.hilton.com/en_US/hp/reservation/book.htm?execution=e1s1"><span style="color:#004080;text-decoration:none"><br>
</span></a>(The special rate code will prepopulate for you in the online form as long as space is available, but you will have to insert your check-in/check-out dates of June 14/15.)</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Hotel reservation deadline is June 1 or when maximum occupancy is reached.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">Registration (Deadline: Wednesday, June 1)</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Registration is free, but required, via the link below. The deadline to register is June 1.</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.okepscor.org/kiamichi-river-watershed-research-extension-symposium"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#004080;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="322" height="55" id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D1AB76.A4EAFFD0" alt="http://www.okepscor.org/sites/default/files/images/register-for-the-event_button-generic.jpg"></span></b></a><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#0070C0">Questions</span></span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">For more information, contact Emma Kuster, OK NSF EPSCoR program coordinator, at <a href="mailto:emma.kuster@okstate.edu" title="mailto:emma.kuster@okstate.edu<br />
Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link"><span style="color:#004080;text-decoration:none">emma.kuster@okstate.edu</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#D05C12">Sharon Elliott</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Oklahoma State University</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Oklahoma NSF EPSCoR</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">415 Whitehurst</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Stillwater, OK 74078</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">E-mail: <a href="http://selliott@okepscor.org/" title="http://selliott@okepscor.org Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link">selliott@okepscor.org</a></span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <b><a href="http://okstate.edu/" title="http://okstate.edu
Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link">sharon.elliott@okstate.edu</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Phone: 405-744-9964</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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