<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><title>Lead Your Peers at the 2013 ABET Symposium</title><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
h2
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 2 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
font-weight:bold;}
h3
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 3 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
font-weight:bold;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
p
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
span.Heading2Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 2 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 2";
font-family:"Cambria","serif";
color:#4F81BD;
font-weight:bold;}
span.Heading3Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 3 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 3";
font-family:"Cambria","serif";
color:#4F81BD;
font-weight:bold;}
span.EmailStyle22
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=16 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=828 style='width:496.5pt;background:white'><thead><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://us.vocuspr.com/Publish/532069/vcsPRAsset_532069_76339_6316f5e1-87f6-42eb-947b-4c06b02e9ac6_0.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></thead><tr><td style='border-top:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-left:solid #A1A7A9 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid #A1A7A9 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td width=17 style='width:10.2pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://us.vocuspr.com/Publish/532069/vcsPRAsset_532069_76341_4f39865f-1d8e-4ce8-83ce-abb9115cb130_0.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <img id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://us.vocuspr.com/Publish/532069/vcsPRAsset_532069_76341_4f39865f-1d8e-4ce8-83ce-abb9115cb130_0.gif"> <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3F494D'>September 19, 2012<br> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://us.vocuspr.com/Publish/532069/vcsPRAsset_532069_76341_4f39865f-1d8e-4ce8-83ce-abb9115cb130_0.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><img width=600 height=303 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://www.abet.org/uploadedImages/Vocus_Collateral/RFPLogo.jpg" alt="2013 ABET Symposium"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#965908'><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:#965908;text-decoration:none'>Offer Your Expertise: Submit Your Presentation Proposal Today!</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></h2><h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3F494D'>Deadline for Abstracts: Monday, October 22, 2012 - 11:59 PM EST<o:p></o:p></span></h3></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://us.vocuspr.com/Publish/532069/vcsPRAsset_532069_76332_6df9182d-c508-4299-9a0d-15ff0f53af21_0.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The ABET Symposium is the premier event in quality assurance and innovations in technical education that promotes peer-to-peer and expert interaction around ABET program assessment. The <a href="http://www.abet.org/DisplayTemplates/EventDetail.aspx?id=2450" target="_blank">2013 ABET Symposium</a> will consist of presentations from invited speakers and those selected through this open call for abstracts. The 2013 ABET Symposium Program Committee will guide this peer-review process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Faculty, assessment leaders, and those implementing innovative practices in their technical education curriculum are encouraged to submit abstracts to two open tracks: <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Innovations in Technical Education</span></em> and<em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Program Assessment</span></em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>ABET invites you to submit your proposals for presentations related to quality assurance in professional technical education. The submission system closes on Monday, Oct. 22 at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). Late submissions will not be accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Learn more about abstract tracks, general procedures and policies, how to submit a presentation abstract, and selection criteria by visiting the <a href="http://www.abet.org/2013-abet-symposium-call-for-presentations">2013 ABET Symposium Call for Presentations</a> webpage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://main.abet.org/abetsymposium/ABETSymposium2.aspx" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT TODAY</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1031" src="http://us.vocuspr.com/Publish/532069/vcsPRAsset_532069_76332_6df9182d-c508-4299-9a0d-15ff0f53af21_0.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1032" src="http://us.vocuspr.com/Publish/532069/vcsPRAsset_532069_76341_4f39865f-1d8e-4ce8-83ce-abb9115cb130_0.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td><td width=33 style='width:19.8pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1033" src="http://us.vocuspr.com/Publish/532069/vcsPRAsset_532069_76341_4f39865f-1d8e-4ce8-83ce-abb9115cb130_0.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1034" src="http://us.vocuspr.com/Publish/532069/vcsPRAsset_532069_76340_64b2e73f-9fce-4c9b-a43d-03f061c91786_0.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#414C51'>Copyright © 2012 ABET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#414C51'>ABET </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#B5BDC1'>|</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#414C51'> 111 Market Place, Ste. 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202 </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#B5BDC1'>| </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#414C51'>Phone: 410-347-7700 </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#B5BDC1'>| </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#414C51'>Fax: 410-625-2238<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>If you would rather not receive future communications from ABET, let us know by clicking <a href="http://ABET.pr-optout.com/OptOut.aspx?532069x20317x77464x3x754329x24000x6&Email=kkarson%40uh.edu">here.</a><br>ABET, 111 Market Place Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202 United States<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>