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<h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal">The following meeting authorization for WERA 1008 was sent out (I think). It is the same information for the Rangelands Partnership meeting if you are not on the WERA list.</span><o:p></o:p></h2>
<h2>Meeting Info<o:p></o:p></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://lgu.umd.edu/lgu_v2/pages/showInfo.cfm?trackID=13016">WERA1008</a> Rangelands West Partnership<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">March 22, 2015 to March 25, 2015 <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">[<a href="mailto:cwatkins@ad.nmsu.edu">Cindy Watkins</a>] [<a href="mailto:ganguli@nmsu.edu">Amy Ganguli</a>]
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This authorizes the annual meeting of the Multistate Research Project, WERA1008, "Rangelands West Partnership". The meeting will be held March 22, 2015 to March 25, 2015 in New Mexico State University, Las Cruces.
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<p>Contact: Cindy Watkins (cwatkins@ad.nmsu.edu)<br>
Amy Ganguli (ganguli@nmsu.edu)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Admin Advisor(s): Bret W. Hess (brethess@uwyo.edu)<br>
John A. Tanaka (jtanaka@uwyo.edu)<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3>Additional Info<o:p></o:p></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal">The meeting of the Rangelands Partnership (WERA 1008) is authorized to meet in Las Cruces. The hotel reservation information is attached. The nearest airports are in El Paso, TX (about 1 hour drive) or Albuquerque, NM (about a 3 hour drive).
Registration is $170 with an optional $20 tour on Sunday. Information on how to register will be emailed at a later date.
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<p class="MsoNormal">There will be more information on how to register and the agenda coming soon. The tour is on Sunday morning and a work session for eXtension and the optimization grant on Wednesday morning to help with your travel planning. The tour will
be to the White Sands National Monument. The main meeting starts on Sunday evening and goes through Tuesday.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#5B9BD5">John Tanaka</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D"> Department Head and Professor</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D"> Department of Ecosystem Science and Management</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D"> University of Wyoming</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D"> Dept 3354</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D"> 1000 E. University Ave.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D"> Laramie, WY 82071</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D"> (307) 766-5130; (307) 460-8558 (cell)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D"> <a href="http://uwyo.edu/esm">
<span style="color:#0563C1">http://uwyo.edu/esm</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D"> <a href="http://facebook.com/UW.Ecosystem.Science.and.Management">
<span style="color:#0563C1">http://facebook.com/UW.Ecosystem.Science.and.Management</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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