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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>Dear Colleague,</span></font><font size=1
color=black><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>We’re writing to ask your assistance in
assessing the need for – and interest in – technical short courses designed for
individuals working at the interface of the Atmospheric and Biospheric
sciences.</span></font><font size=1 color=black><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>The Biosphere Atmosphere Research and
Training (BART) Program is in the process of developing new technical short
courses for upper-level graduate students, postdocs, and working
scientists. Your input will help us assess the need for / interest in
technical short courses for scientists working at the interface of the
Atmospheric and Biospheric sciences and will help us make these courses as
useful as possible. <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Please
take our short survey (15 MINUTES) and share you thoughts by clicking on this
link: </span></span></font><font size=1 color=black><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=1 color=black><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a
href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=594401490446"><font size=1><span
style='font-size:9.0pt'>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=594401490446</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=1 color=red><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>Please encourage your doctoral students to
apply for a BART Fellowship and your undergraduates to apply to participate in
our REU program. Please forward this message to your students and
colleagues and encourage them to complete the questionnaire.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Please accept our apologies for any
cross-postings.</span></font><font size=1 color=black><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#3366FF;font-weight:
bold'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=1 color="#3366ff" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#3366FF;font-weight:bold'>PLEASE COMPLETE
QUESTIONNAIRE ON NEW TECHNICAL SHORT COURSES BY December 23rd.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>THANKS VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE!!</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>Mary Anne Carroll, Steve Bertman, Peter
Curtis, Dave Karowe, Knute Nadelhoffer, Hans Peter Schmid, and Nancy Birk (The
BART Team)</span></font><font size=1 color=black><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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