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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> AREA Student Presentations at ISA Annual Conference<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Good morning AREA members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>ISA’s Annual Conference and Trade Show is the world’s premier gathering of arboricultural professionals. At this event, practicing arborists come together with top researchers and educators to learn the latest in research, technology, and innovations in arboriculture and urban forestry.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>As part of the ISA Conference, the Arboricultural Research and Education Academy (AREA) hosts one day of research presentations as well as poster displays. Proposals for student research presentations and poster displays are now being accepted for the 2014 Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. The application deadline is February 14, 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Speakers will receive a full conference registration and a speaker’s stipend. Poster presenters are eligible for discounted registration equal to a one-day conference registration, and a reimbursement of $100 US to help offset the costs of printing and presenting. AREA student travel grants are also available to help speakers defray the costs of travel. See the documents linked below for application details.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.isa-arbor.com/events/resources/events_Conference_2014Student_CallforPresentations.pdf">2014 AREA Call for Student Presentations</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.isa-arbor.com/events/resources/2014_AREA_Travel_Grant_Application.pdf">2014 ISA Conference Student Travel Grants</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Please forward this email to anyone you think may be interested in submitting a presentation or poster. 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