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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems (RISE) Symposium<br>
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Saturday, 12 October 2013, 8:30 AM to 2:45 PM<br>
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University of Arizona Marley Auditorium (Room 230), Tucson, Arizona<br style="mso-special-character: line-break">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">The tenth annual Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems (RISE) Symposium will feature invited speakers presenting recent research on the USDA-ARS
Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed, University of Arizona Santa Rita Experimental Range and other outdoor laboratories. There will also be a poster session where students and researchers are encouraged to report on completed or in-progress studies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Time will be available for questions from the audience.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Through a generous contribution from long-time supporter Mr. Malcolm McGregor, we are able to grant awards for outstanding student posters. A single
poster award will be granted in each of the following categories: Best Graduate Student Poster ($500), Honorable Mention Graduate Student Poster ($200), Best Undergraduate Student Poster ($300), Honorable Mention Undergraduate Student Poster ($100). To qualify
for a poster award, the work presented on the poster must have been conducted in or have used data from the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed (WGEW), the Santa Rita Experimental Range (SRER), or both. Entry to the contest appears in the registration process
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Registration: $10 for students; $25 for all others (lunch included)<br>
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<span style="COLOR: black">The deadline for registration (as a courtesy for catering plans) is 07 October 2013. Late registrations will be accepted at the Symposium site from 8:30 to 9:00 AM.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="COLOR: black"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Submission deadline for poster presentation is 30 September 2013.
<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Note: Space may be limited; if this is the case, priority will be based on order of abstract submission.</span></font></font></span><span lang="EN-US"><br>
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<font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Continuing Education Units will be awarded from the Society for Range Management Certified Professional Rangeland Managers.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
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<font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Please use the web site </font><a href="http://www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/rise/"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Times New Roman">http://www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/rise/</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">
to view the RISE program, to register for the symposium, and to submit poster abstracts.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
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