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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>MMCT faculty,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Forwarding. Note that the deadline is <u>today (Friday)</u>, but it only requires an abstract and the completion of a short form.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>JMD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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"'> vpaaetal-bounces@TAMU-Commerce.edu [mailto:vpaaetal-bounces@TAMU-Commerce.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Academic Affairs<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 29, 2012 9:49 AM<br><b>To:</b> vpaaetal@TAMU-Commerce.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [VPAAEtal] DEADLINE FOR ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM - 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=idOWAReplyText43828><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2012</span></b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>THURSDAY APRIL 5, 2012</span></b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Location: Science Building, Campus</span></b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:red'>Time: 12:00 to 5:00 PM</span></b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";font-variant:small-caps;color:black'>All Submitted Abstracts Will Be Considered For Awards<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";font-variant:small-caps;color:black'>In The Following Categories<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>College of Business & Entrepreneurship<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:maroon'>One Undergraduate & One Graduate Awards<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>College of Education & Human Services<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:maroon'>One Undergraduate & One Graduate Awards<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>College of Humanities, Social Sciences & Arts<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:maroon'>One Undergraduate & One Graduate Awards<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>College of Science, Engineering & Agriculture<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:maroon'>One Undergraduate & One Graduate Awards<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:maroon'>One Faculty Award (Over all the Colleges)</span></b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#CC00CC'> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";font-variant:small-caps;color:blue'>First Authors <u>Submitting Abstracts By The Deadline</u> Will Receive A Free Ticket For The Awards Dinner<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Please encourage your students and colleagues to participate in this symposium<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Abstract in the prescribed format (attached file) <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>should be e-mailed to any member of the <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>organizing committee by March 30th:</span></u></b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><u><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Organizing Committee</span></u></b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:center;line-height:150%'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:center;line-height:150%'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>A. R. Chourasia (<a href="mailto:Anil_Chourasia@tamu-commerce.edu" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>Anil_Chourasia@tamu-commerce.edu</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:center;line-height:150%'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Jim Heitholt (<a href="mailto:Jim_Heitholt@tamu-commerce.edu">Jim_Heitholt@tamu-commerce.edu</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div id=idSignature14493><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>*************************************************</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> A. R. 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