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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Ladies of PROMES,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The annual WIE-UH Beach Retreat will be on Saturday, September 14 at the San Luis Resort in Galveston. Continental breakfast will be served at 8:30 AM, followed by two professional development sessions led by industry engineers (women). We will then enjoy a lunch buffet and an afternoon on the beach with a sandcastle design competition. An optional dinner at The Spot will follow. Check out the Women in Engineering – UH facebook page for details.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The day is offered free of charge (except the dinner at The Spot) to those women engineering students who would like to attend<span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>. Attendance is limited to 40 students</span>. Register at <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WIE_BeachRetreat">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WIE_BeachRetreat</a>. Once the limit of 40 is reached the survey will automatically close. If you experience that, email me to be put onto a waiting list. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We will arrange carpools to take students from the UH Campus to the San Luis Resort on Seawall Blvd and back. Carpool drivers will be reimbursed for their mileage.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Kathy Zerda, Ph.D., MBA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Director, Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies (PROMES)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>E316 Engineering Bldg #2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>University of Houston<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Houston, TX 77204-4010<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:kzerda@uh.edu"><span style='color:blue'>kzerda@uh.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Office Phone: 713-743-4224<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>