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<div><font>You are cordially invited to attend the <br>
<b>Woods Hole Science and Technology Education
Partnership General Meeting</b></font>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font><b>Wednesday
January 15, 2014, at 4:00 PM <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font>at
<b>Woods Hole Research Center.</b></font> </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font><span>Find
out how <b>WHSTEP</b> is helping scientists,
educators, businesses, and families connect on the
Upper Cape!<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font><span>Our
expert presenter, <b>Dr. Glenn Bush</b> of Woods
Hole Research Center, will speak about his work to
reduce deforestation in African communities. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font><span>Dr.
Bush
is an assistant scientist and environmental
economist at the Woods Hole
Research Center. <span> </span>He will describe
the </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.unep.org/climatechange/reddplus/Introduction/tabid/29525/Default.aspx"
target="_blank">REDD</a><span> </span>(Reducing
Emissions from Deforestation and
Forest Degradation) <span>initiative of the United
Nations Environmental Program. REDD</span><span>
creates an incentive for developing countries to
protect and wisely use their forest resources,
which are an important part
of<span> </span>the global fight against climate
change. REDD strategies make forests more valuable
if left standing than they
would be if cut down, by creating a financial
value for the carbon stored in
trees.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font><span><b>Resources
for teaching</b> about this topic will be
available at the meeting. </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font><span> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font><span>Learn
more
about REDD </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.unep.org/climatechange/reddplus/Home/tabid/29506/Default.aspx"
target="_blank"><span>here</span></a><span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font><span>Learn
more
about Woods Hole Research Center </span><a
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target="_blank"><span>here</span></a><span> </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font><span>This
meeting
is <b>free and open to the public.</b>
Bring a friend or colleague! <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font><span>Light
<b>refreshments</b> will be served. <b>PDP</b>
credits are available for teachers. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font><span>Please
<b>RSVP</b>
by Monday January 13 to </span><a
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href="mailto:pharcourt@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span>pharcourt@gmail.com</span></a><span></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font><span><b>Directions</b>
to WHRC and map are at </span><a
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href="http://www.whrc.org/about/contact.html"
target="_blank"><span>http://www.whrc.org/about/contact.html</span></a><span>
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<font><span><b>For
more information</b>, contact Pat Harcourt, WHSTEP
Administrator, at </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:pharcourt@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span>pharcourt@gmail.com</span></a></font><br
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<div>Pat Harcourt<br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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508 215-9641<br>
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