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Attached is a brief description of my NSF proposal.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:vpaaetal@TAMU-Commerce.edu">vpaaetal@TAMU-Commerce.edu</a> wrote:<br>
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style="font-size: 12pt;">TO:<span style=""> </span>All
<span class="GramE">Faculty</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt;">FROM:<span style=""> </span>Allan
D. Headley,
Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style=""> </span>Dean
of
Graduate Studies & Research<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt;">DATE:<span style=""> </span></span></font><st1:date
month="9" day="2" year="2004">September 2, 2004</st1:date><o:p></o:p></p>
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size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">SUBJECT:<span
style=""> </span>National Science Foundation Regional
Conference<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">On </span></font><st1:date month="10" day="4"
year="2004">October 4-5, 2004</st1:date>, the National Science
Foundation (NSF) Regional Conference
will be held in <st1:place><st1:City>St. Louis</st1:City>, <st1:State>MO.</st1:State></st1:place><span
style=""> </span>This conference will address grant issues
such as proposal preparation, merit review process, grant award and
administration, challenges, opportunities, new directions and
cross-disciplinary and special interest programs.<span style=""> </span>Program
Officers and staff will present
information on specific programs, initiatives and answer questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">Areas of discussion will be Education &
Human Resources,
Mathematical & Physical Sciences, Computer and Information Science
& Engineering,
Geosciences, Biological Sciences, Engineering, Social, Behavior, &
Economic
Sciences, Integrative Activities and International Science and
Engineering.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">In an effort to support proposal submissions
to NSF, the Office of
Graduate Studies and Research plans to fund 2-4 individuals to attend
the
conference in </span></font><st1:City><st1:place>St. Louis</st1:place></st1:City>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">If you plan to submit a NSF proposal for this
academic year (Sept.
2004-Aug. 2005) and would like to attend the regional conference,
please submit
a brief description of the research project that you will be submitting
to NSF.<span style=""> </span>Please submit your description by </span></font><st1:date
month="9" day="10" year="2004">September 10, 2004</st1:date>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">Preference will be given to individuals
further along in the proposal
preparation process.<span style=""> </span>All recipients will
be expected to submit their NSF proposal by August 2005.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">If you have questions, please contact me at
5159 or <a href="mailto:allan_headley@tamu-commerce.edu">allan_headley@tamu-commerce.edu</a>.<span
style=""> </span>I look forward to working with you and
assisting with your NSF proposals.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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