CCE Faculty:<br><br><br><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">If you have an NSF proposal <span style="color:#1f497d">DUE</span> either <span style="color:#1f497d">on
 Monday, JANUARY  14, 2013, or soon after, it is best to begin proposal 
preparation in Fastlane on Monday, January 14, 2013, to be sure that you
 are using the revised Fastlane Proposal Forms. There are forms that</span> cannot be completed <span style="color:#1f497d">within compliance </span>until <span style="color:#1f497d">NSF </span>actually<span style="color:#1f497d"> implements changes in Fastlane</span> on <u>Monday<span style="color:#1f497d">, January 14, 2013</span>.</u>  <span style="color:#1f497d"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Any data <span style="color:#1f497d">entered
 in Fastlane prior to January 14, 2013, and submitted with a deadline of
 January 14, 2013, or after,  will cause the 
proposal to be</span> non<span style="color:#1f497d">-</span>compliant <span style="color:#1f497d">and</span> sent back “returned without review”.<span style="color:#1f497d"> 
 For the immediate future, it is recommended that all NSF submissions 
are done at least two working days prior to the deadline to allow time 
for error diagnosis, correction, and re-submission. </span></span><br><br><br><br>fc<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Fritz Claydon Ph.D.<br>Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering<br>Associate Dean of Administration and Research<br>
University of Houston<br>Cullen College of Engineering<br>713.743.4204<br><a href="mailto:fclaydon@uh.edu" target="_blank">fclaydon@uh.edu</a><br><br><p> 
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