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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#3F7228'>FYI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'> announcements-bounces@lists.oksustainability.org
[mailto:announcements-bounces@lists.oksustainability.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jessica
Vinson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 14, 2009 8:42 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> announcements@lists.oksustainability.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OSN Announce] OCAST FY10 Plant Science Solicitations Available<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:14.0pt;
line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>Workshops</span></b><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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.0001pt;text-align:center'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>September 8, 2009
— Stillwater<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>September 9, 2009
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line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>September 10,
2009 — Ardmore<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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.0001pt;text-align:center'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>September 15,
2009 — Oklahoma City<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>September 16,
2009 — Ada <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>Register online
at <a href="http://www.ok.gov/ocast/">www.ocast.ok.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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Solicitations available at <u><a href="http://www.ocast.ok.gov/">www.ocast.ok.gov</a></u><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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Deadlines
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