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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear Fellow CEDs and Directors,<o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'>I’m a little late in getting this out (my apologies) but below is a call for presentations/posters for the next National Urban Extension conference in May 2017. I have worked with many of these folks and I have found their meetings to be engaging, educational, and a great way to meet others working in urban settings and learn about the successful Extension programming occurring in cities across the nation. I strongly encourage those with an interest to attend.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Please share as you see fit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ed<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'>________________<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'>**Doing something once is worth more than seeing it done a thousand times**<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Edward C. Martin, Ph.D. Tel: (602) 827-8200<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'>County Extension Director Fax: (602) 827-8292<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Maricopa County Cooperative Extension<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'>4341 E. Broadway Rd<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Phoenix, AZ 85040-8807<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'><br>E-Mail: </span></span><a href="mailto:ecmartin@email.arizona.edu"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#0563C1'>ecmartin@email.arizona.edu</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=226 height=60 style='width:2.3583in;height:.625in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D1FF79.4E0DD4B0" alt="CALS-CooperativeExtensionMaricopaCounty-2 resize"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> metroext-bounces@lists.wsu.edu [mailto:metroext-bounces@lists.wsu.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gaolach, Bradley<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 3, 2016 10:37 AM<br><b>To:</b> nuel@lists.wsu.edu; metroext@lists.wsu.edu; wedadirectors@lyris.cahnrs.wsu.edu; auto_extension_all@lyris.cahnrs.wsu.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [Metroext] Call for Proposals - National Urban Extension Conference<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Engaging in Collective Purpose <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>2017 Urban Extension Conference<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Bloomington, MN<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The University of Minnesota Extension and the National Urban Extension Leaders are pleased to jointly announce a call for proposals for the National Urban Extension Conference on “Engaging in Collective Purpose,” which will be held in Bloomington, Minnesota, May 7-11, 2017. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Deadline for Submission of Proposals is September 30, 2016</span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Read the full call for proposals and submission instructions here: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__sites.google.com_a_umn.edu_urbanextensionconference2017_call-2Dfor-2Dproposals&d=CwMFaQ&c=C3yme8gMkxg_ihJNXS06ZyWk4EJm8LdrrvxQb-Je7sw&r=KthVQj0Q1v3YJ2Gg3i_gZA&m=Iq0vH4O5xDz3gfaukK502NTSDg4JfgkXn7wU-23DSgQ&s=Ru0rabkXuZfVfWxhiHiKqKf9Fa1B0jHiVuinvgtQ268&e=">https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/urbanextensionconference2017/call-for-proposals</a></b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Visit the conference website for more details at: <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/urbanextensionconference2017/index">https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/urbanextensionconference2017/index</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Some of the most pressing social problems and policy issues confronting America and the rest of the world involve urban people and places. Extension professionals across the nation are working in and across various program areas to address these issues. However, urban settings are often competitive environments for Extension educators, so novel approaches to programming are increasingly necessary in order for Extension to gain and maintain its place as a premier institution for the betterment of urban individuals, families, and communities. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Urban Extension<b> </b>Conference provides an opportunity for Extension professionals to learn first-hand about these innovative approaches from their colleagues and receive inspiration for their work at home. Now is the time for a new dialogue to integrate urban Extension scholarship and practice and to define the role that Extension will play in engaging in collective purpose. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The conference will provide opportunities for Extension professionals from all program areas to share their research and innovative educational strategies that address the needs of urban, suburban, and peri-urban populations as well as urban-rural interdependencies. <b>The program planning committee plans for participants to learn about cutting edge research and to see innovative outreach efforts that successfully transfer research-based information to various urban clientele</b>. Proposals may be for presentations, workshops, posters, and panels (defined below) for the 2017 Conference. Abstracts that highlight research and/or outreach activities that involve partnerships between practitioners and Extension professionals are especially encouraged. We are also looking for innovative ideas that are just that, ideas; which can be presented in an Ignite format. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Brad Gaolach Ph. D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#595959'>Associate Professor; Community & Economic Development, Washington State University Extension<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#595959'>Director, <a href="http://metrocenter.wsu.edu/"><span style='color:#595959'>WSU Metropolitan Center for Applied Research & Extension</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#595959'>Director, <a href="http://metroextension.wsu.edu/"><span style='color:#595959'>Western Center for Metropolitan Extension & Research</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>WSU North Puget Sound at Everett | 2000 Tower Street – MS 45 | Everett, WA 98201-1390 (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.everettcc.edu_visitors_maps_interactive_&d=CwMFAg&c=C3yme8gMkxg_ihJNXS06ZyWk4EJm8LdrrvxQb-Je7sw&r=KthVQj0Q1v3YJ2Gg3i_gZA&m=h_zuJCgakHd4UmP-s365ryADHrWEFyDd94KZSWM2R8s&s=9pDv5L0umeTLm88l4twL2alcBfISVWYyULBa6m-fGwY&e="><span style='color:windowtext'>MAP</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>(o): 425.405.1734 (f): 425.405.1601 <a href="mailto:gaolach@wsu.edu"><span style='color:windowtext'>gaolach@wsu.edu</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#943634'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:green'>P </span></i><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green'>Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail</span></i><b><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:gray'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:gray'>Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. 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