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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> azsrm-request@list.arizona.edu <azsrm-request@list.arizona.edu> on behalf of Watts, Lydia - (lydiawatts) <lydiawatts@email.arizona.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 7, 2018 8:19 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> azsrm@list.arizona.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [azsrm] Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems (RISE) Symposium</font>
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Saturday, 20 October 2018, 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM<br>
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University of Arizona Marley Auditorium (Room 230), Tucson, Arizona</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><span style="color:black">The 15th annual Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems (RISE) Symposium will feature invited speakers and posters presenting recent research on the USDA-ARS Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed, the
University of Arizona Santa Rita Experimental Range and other outdoor laboratories in the region. There will be time available for questions from the audience. There will also be a poster session where students and researchers are encouraged to report on
and discuss completed or in-progress studies.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="color:black">Student Poster Contest Awards:</span></b><span style="color:black"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><span style="color:black">Through a generous contribution from long-time supporter Mr. Malcolm McGregor, we are able to grant awards for outstanding student posters. A single 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 can be made via the Symposium registration web page.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">
</span><i><span style="color:black">Note: Students in the competition will be asked to identify at least a 30-minute window in which they will be at their poster during the poster session.</span></i><span style="color:black"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><span style="color:black">Registration (includes lunch): $10 for students; $25 for all others<br>
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The deadline for registration (as a courtesy for catering plans) is 11 October 2018. Late registrations will be accepted at the Symposium on 20 October from 8:30 to 9:00 AM.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><span style="color:black">Five Continuing Education Units will be awarded from the Society for Range Management Certified Professional Rangeland Managers.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><span style="color:black">The deadline for Poster Abstract Submission is 01 October 2018.
<i>Note: Space may be limited to 20 posters and decisions about acceptance will be made by 13 October 2018.</i><br>
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Please use the web site <a href="http://www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/rise/" target="_blank" id="LPlnk426365" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true">
http://www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/rise/</a> to view the RISE program, to register for the symposium, and to submit poster abstracts and to enter the student poster contest.</span></p>
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The 14th annual Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems (RISE) Symposium will be held Saturday, 21 October 2017, 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM on the University of Arizona campus.</div>
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