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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Umbe Cantu [mailto:umbe@rice.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 04, 2013 11:25 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> Upcoming RSI Events<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>A couple of exciting RSI events coming your way. Please see attached poster for the Alan Bean Space Frontiers Lecture on March 21, 2013. Feel free to invite colleagues and friends. Space is limited but no RSVPs required.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>April 11-12, 2013 - Save the date! - flier attached</b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i>"Space Exploration and Human Imagination: Space Futures"</i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We hope you will join the Rice Space Institute, Scientia and Rice University's Baker Institute for a conference exploring the impact of space exploration on humanity's self-perception. This conference will examine how our growing understanding of the Universe is changing our perception of humanity, what the societal and cultural implications are of the expansion of human presence in space, and how the culture of space exploration is changing. Leading experts will discuss these aspects through a series of lectures and Q & A.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>To learn more about this conference, check here: <a href="http://rsi.blogs.rice.edu/events/scientia-conference/">http://rsi.blogs.rice.edu/events/scientia-conference/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Program: <a href="http://rsi.blogs.rice.edu/files/2012/08/Space-Conference-program.pdf">http://rsi.blogs.rice.edu/files/2012/08/Space-Conference-program.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Umbe<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>********************************************************************************************</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Umbe Oliveira-Cantú</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Administrator, Rice Space Institute</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Administrator, Physics & Astronomy Department</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Rice University</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>MS-61 or MS-108</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>6100 Main St.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Houston, TX 77005</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>(713) 348-4939 (work)</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>(713) 825-9505 (mobile)</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>(713) 348-4051 (fax)</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>e-mail:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#00007E'> <a href="mailto:umbe@rice.edu">umbe@rice.edu</a></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br>********************************************************************************************</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>"You and I have been created for greater things. We have not been created to just pass through this</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> life without any aim. And that greater aim is to live with faith and to love the most in need. Knowledge</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>always leads to love, and love to service." -Mother Teresa</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>