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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-family:"Times New Roman","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"'> Printing & Publishing 3Ds [mailto:PPSS3DS@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>3D Memo<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 30, 2011 11:46 AM<br><b>To:</b> PPSS3DS@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU<br><b>Subject:</b> Invitation to hear deliberations of the National Science Board at the UA on Sept. 13, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>August 29, 2011<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Members of the UA Research Community,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>The National Science Board, which governs the National Science Foundation and advises the President and Congress on issues relating to science and engineering policy, research, and education, holds one of its meetings each year at a university. This year, they have chosen to come to the UA. Their meeting will be on <b>Tuesday, Sept. 13, 8:00 am - 12:00 noon, in the Catalina Room of the Student Union</b>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>UA faculty, as well as research staff and students, are invited to sit in the audience for any portion of the meeting</b>, to get a first-hand glimpse of how the NSB operates. This is a special opportunity to get an inside view, as Board members discuss educational programs aimed at increasing the diversity of students pursing degrees in STEM areas, NSF support of facilities and mid-scale research, merit review, and data policies. Please note that no comments or questions from the audience will be entertained by the Board. This is simply an opportunity to observe.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I urge you to take advantage of this rare opportunity, if you have an interest in the National Science Foundation or in national science and engineering policy. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Leslie Tolbert, Vice President for Research<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>