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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white 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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>-------- Original Message -------- <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>Subject: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Soil and ecology courses in Belize<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>Date: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:22:15 -0700<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>From: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:wwood@isisbelize.com">wwood@isisbelize.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b>To: <o:p></o:p></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:nadamson@isisbelize.com">nadamson@isisbelize.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><pre>Greetings from Belize:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>I have corresponded with some of you before about myself and the exciting<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>courses that are being offered in Belize this summer. I am a professor of<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>environmental soil science in the Department of Agronomy and Soils at<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Auburn University. For the past 20 years I have taught and done research<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>regarding carbon and nutrient cycling in managed and natural ecosystems<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>around the world. I have keen interest in how land management impacts<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>ecosystem carbon sequestration. In that regard, I am now working with the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Institute for Sustainable International Studies (ISIS) to offer a course<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>that will examine carbon cycling with particular emphasis on land<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>management impacts on carbon sequestration in Belizean soils. The course<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>will include some classroom time, some field time, and some laboratory<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>time. The course will be taught in conjunction with Dr. Ed Boles, an<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>ecologist and long-time resident of Belize. The course is best suited to<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>upper level undergraduates and graduate students. This is an excellent<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>opportunity for students to earn college credit, gain valuable practical<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>experience, and of course, do it all in Central America’s conservation<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>capital, Belize.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>My course is paired with a course taught by Dr. Boles on Watershed<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Ecosystems and Conservation, and our two courses will be taught from June<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>3 – July 2. They are part of a number of courses being offered this<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>summer during in two sessions over June and July. The courses are<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>described in more detail in the attached flyer. Students take two<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>intensive courses over the period of one month. The fee for the program<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>is $3975, which includes tuition, field trips, housing and local<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>transportation. Please circulate this flyer to others who may have an<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>interest in soil science, tropical agriculture, watershed ecology or<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>environmental science. The syllabi are available online through the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>organization with which I work, the Institute for Sustainable<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>International Studies (ISIS), <a href="http://www.isisbelize.com">www.isisbelize.com</a>. Cynthia Reece, our<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Program Manager with ISIS, will respond to questions related to housing,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>travel planning, course costs, and custom programs, <a href="mailto:creece@isisbelize.com">creece@isisbelize.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>There are also opportunities with the ISIS for faculty to teach or bring<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>their own students groups to Belize. I will be happy to answer any<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>academic or professional questions you have, so please feel free to email<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>me, <a href="mailto:wwood@isisbelize.com">wwood@isisbelize.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Wes Wood<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Wes Wood, PhD.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Faculty Associate, ISIS<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></div></body></html>