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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>I
thought I would write just in case you hadn’t caught all the recent
changes and deadlines.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Sherm Swanson from Nevada-Reno is
taking over as the lead for the Rangelands CoP.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Rachel Frost, Mindy Pratt, Lovina
Roselle, and I will remain as writers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>I will stay on as the eXtension Content
Management Board representative.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Deadlines
– <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>We are getting close to launch,
but really, really need all of your help.  <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Extension
rangeland specialists/agents – we need your participation as reviewers,
content providers, and either posting frequently asked questions and/or writing
answers.  <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Librarians
– we need you to read content to make sure we are writing in
understandable English.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>We need a copy editor or multiple
copy editors.  Please check with your Ag Communications shop and see if
there is some who are willing to fill this critical need.  I had one at Oregon
State and one at Wyoming.  Both left their positions before we got to this
stage – maybe I should quit asking them.  <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>We had written that Topic Area
Group leaders would be responsible for coordinating peer reviews.  That is
not happening very well.  The lead writers may take this task on in
collaboration with the TAG leaders.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>TAG leaders will still need to be
the ones (or find the ones) that will do one last review after the copy editors
have done their editing before the publish button is hit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>We are hoping to have all the
content ready to publish by mid-May.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>We
really need your help in getting to this final stage and going live. 
Please find the time to help out and participate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>By the
way, the next conference call is scheduled for May 5 at 1:00 pm Mountain
Time.  Please put that on your calendar as well and plan on being
on.  <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";
color:#984806'>John Tanaka</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Lucida Handwriting"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting"'>          </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt'>Department Head and Professor</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>                Department
of Renewable Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>                University
of Wyoming<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>                Dept.
3354<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>                1000
E. University Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>                Laramie,
WY 82071<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>                307-766-5130<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>                307-460-8558
(cell)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>                <a
href="http://uwyo.edu/renewable">http://uwyo.edu/renewable</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>                <a
href="http://facebook.com/UWRenewableResources">http://facebook.com/UWRenewableResources</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>

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