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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hello all!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This is a general reminder that the
<b>Annual Research Symposium</b> is just over a week away! We hope all of you will join us on
<b><span style="color:red">Friday, Oct 23<sup>rd</sup></span></b>!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To all wishing to participate in the Symposium:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please RSVP via the attendee google form found
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here</a>! <b><span style="color:red">You must RSVP to receive the Zoom link and LinkedIn invitations</span></b>, this includes faculty and students. This is a change from previous years where members of the department did not have to RSVP. This year however
we require your LinkedIn information to share the events with you. So please RSVP and remind members of your groups to RSVP as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For Symposium Presenters/Poster Presenters:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red">Today is the last day to submit your Abstracts!
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Presenting a poster is a great way to share your research with the department and members of industry. Poster presenters will also be competing for monetary prizes! Please submit
your abstracts via the presenter google form found <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.gle/Jk7VHhiFMDokykSq7__;!!LkSTlj0I!T6wP6keGLvGgKGgNvrAdzTDAvzKtg9cMPbbwCoEmVOavnE0F3sb74yRNB193RrNMDQ9C$">
here</a>. (Note: presenters do not need to fill out both google forms). If you have properly RSVP’d you should receive the LinkedIn invitation in the next few days. Poster presentation videos must be posted on the LinkedIn page by Friday, Oct 16<sup>th</sup>.
If you have trouble accessing the pages or uploading your video, please reach out via
<a href="mailto:uh.ochegs@gmail.com">uh.ochegs@gmail.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">As always, please reach out with questions and concerns! (<a href="mailto:uh.ochegs@gmail.com">uh.ochegs@gmail.com</a>)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The OChEGS Team<br>
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