<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">Dear Colleagues,</span></div></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><br></span></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#ff201a">THIRD CALL</font> 6th BioNES meeting on December 2nd 2011</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><a href="http://aespinosa.wufoo.com/forms/new-england-science-public-announces/">http://aespinosa.wufoo.com/forms/new-england-science-public-announces/</a></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century Gothic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><br></span></font></span></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century Gothic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">A reminder that the <font class="Apple-style-span" color="#ff201a">abstract submission deadline is this Friday </font>(if you need an extension, contact me ASAP)! </span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">There is still time to submit an abstract for oral or poster presentation. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">We have an exciting program that include Faculty, Graduate and Undergraduate research talks from New England. Poster abstracts are also welcome! For participants of sponsoring institutions (seven), the registration fee is waived. For non sponsoring institutions the fee is negligible! </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century Gothic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">Please encourage your Graduate, Undergraduate to participate in the award competition for best oral presentation (one in each category) or poster session. Forward this e-mail to your department(s) and encourage participation. </span></font></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">You can read the complete announcement and details below. Register at</span></span></span></div></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="http://aespinosa.wufoo.com/forms/new-england-science-public-announces/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">http://aespinosa.wufoo.com/forms/new-england-science-public-announces/</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century Gothic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">Best,</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Century Gothic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">Avelina</span></font></p></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><font color="#000080"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">Avelina Espinosa PhD</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">Associate Professor</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">Department of Biology</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; 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"><br>e-mail </span></font><a href="https://email.rwu.edu/owa/UrlBlockedError.aspx" target="_blank"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">aespinosa@rwu.edu</span></font></a></font></span></p><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">_____________________________________________</span></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">New England Science Public announces:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">6<sup>th</sup> BioNES, Friday, December 2, 2011, at Roger Williams University – <span style="color: red; ">Second Call</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">Sponsors: Roger Williams University, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Brown University, University of Rhode Island, Providence College, Rhode Island College, Salve Regina University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">Featuring Keynote Speaker Dr. Michael Berkman, Department of Political Science, Pennsylvania State University; Dr. Berkman is a specialist in studying patterns of acceptance of evolution in the United Sates and author of <span>Evolution, Creationism, and the Battle to Control America's Classrooms</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">Dear Colleague,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">Biology New England South (BioNES) has grown significantly, from a single sponsor in 2004 (the first unofficial meeting) to seven partner institutions in 2011. We would like to invite you and your laboratory to participate in the 6<sup>th</sup> BioNES meeting to take place at Roger Williams University (Rec Center Fieldhouse), Bristol, Rhode Island, on Friday, December 2<sup>nd</sup>, 2011. We are interested in holding a one-day networking gathering with professors and students involved in comprehensive graduate and undergraduate research programs. BioNES is a networking initiative among research universities andcolleges (more below).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES VISIT:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="http://aespinosa.wufoo.com/forms/new-england-science-public-announces/"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">http://aespinosa.wufoo.com/forms/new-england-science-public-announces/</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "><span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "><br></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">Deadline for <b>abstract</b> submission November 18<sup>th</sup> at five PM</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">Faculty presentations: 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">Faculty are encouraged to discuss ongoing research programs in a 10-min oral presentation. The principal investigator should introduce the theoretical and scientific approach of the research program, its academic and scientific relevance and possible practical applications.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">Student competition – BioNES Graduate Student / Undergraduate Student 2011 Awards: 2:30 – 3:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">Graduate and undergraduate students conducting original research and <b>sponsored by a principal investigator</b> (sponsoring email to </span><a href="mailto:gpazymino@umassd.edu"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">gpazymino@umassd.edu</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "> is required) are encouraged to participate in the <em><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">BioNES Graduate Student or BioNES Undergraduate Student Awards</span></em> (5-min oral presentations). These are very competitive, prestigious awards, which include certificate and monetary compensation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">Poster session (open to all participants): 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">Students (graduate and undergraduate) and faculty are encouraged to submit abstracts for poster presentations. Awards will be given to significant graduate and undergraduate student contributions (certificates will be issued to awarded authors).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">Advertising: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">Institutions are encouraged to advertise research programs (stand/booth stations). Contact </span><a href="mailto:aespinosa@rwu.edu"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">aespinosa@rwu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES VISIT:</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><a href="http://aespinosa.wufoo.com/forms/new-england-science-public-announces/"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">http://aespinosa.wufoo.com/forms/new-england-science-public-announces/</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "><br></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">Deadline for abstract submission November 18<sup>th</sup> at five PM</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-right: -40.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">Dr. Guillermo Paz-y-Miño C., UMass Dartmouth (coordination) </span><a href="mailto:gpazymino@umassd.edu"><em><span style="font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">gpazymino@umassd.edu</span></em></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "> (508) 999-8226<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-right: -40.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">Dr. Avelina Espinosa, Roger Williams University (host) </span><a href="mailto:aespinosa@rwu.edu"><em><span style="font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; ">aespinosa@rwu.edu</span></em></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "> (401) 254-3137<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div><div><div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; "> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div><div></div></div></div></div>
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