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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings Rangelands Partners!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I hope to see many of you at the SRM meeting in Oklahoma City in just a few short weeks. Here are the Rangelands West-related events:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>I will be giving a presentation “From Local to Global: Launching the New Rangelands West Portals and Database” on Monday at 3:00pm in the “Economics, Extension, and Policy” Technical Session. Susan Marshall will join me to also demo the new “Range Recruitment and Careers” website. I think the session will be held in Meeting Room 14, but there have been some problems with the Program so check for any last minute changes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>There will also be an opportunity to provide feedback on the new websites and to hear about plans for the future, including the annual meeting coming up in May. Please feel free to stop in on Tuesday afternoon between 2:00pm and 4:00pm in Meeting Room 6. Susan will also be there to receive feedback on the “Recruitment and Careers” website. The UA/CALS Rangelands team is already compiling a list of enhancements we plan to add in Phase 2!!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>While we will NOT be offering training sessions at SRM for the UA/CALS state-hosted sites or for entering metadata/database records for your state content, Kelly Arizmindi and the UA/CALS Web team will conduct training sessions for everyone at the annual meeting in Alaska. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>John Tanaka and his team have a booth at SRM to show you the new eXtension Rangelands website. We will also have some marketing materials at the booth about the new Rangelands West websites for your use.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please let me know if you have any questions about these events. See you in February!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards and safe travels,<br>Barb<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Barbara Hutchinson, PhD<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Director, Communications and Technologies<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Director, Global Rangelands West Program<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>College of Agriculture & Life Sciences<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Managing Director, International Arid Lands Consortium<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>University of Arizona <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>P.O. Box 210036<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-DO>Tucson, Arizona 85716 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-DO>Phone: (520) 626-0329<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-DO>Fax: (510) 621-7196<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-DO><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>