<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Verdana;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
p
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
span.EmailStyle18
{mso-style-type:personal;
color:black;}
span.EmailStyle20
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
color:black;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=595 style='width:446.25pt;background:white'><tr><td width="99%" style='width:99.32%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Having trouble viewing this email? <a href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=68kelrcab&v=001C8QXJYUMj5cwxvYRTZrhxqqzbS-m33ml7oDoZQ1RJFDUpXEse_G9CAiASr7niOAoFE6lhbZ-Gb2wZgi86fbEkmsBWolFohUuoWqx2Rh0GjErAEr0U1t0FjRq0PJf0EQClpgdNRljDKU24fUxFQzlob_uPR82EHDh6UX98IeqkYeXzH4Kr2zQihBxxGICq4tz2tKeRzsEpBhFJLdoKBtYVa-aYwkVgJIfFagjy36T9ezK1KBgOR9DEwTxDVkBmniCSURIiBD_RRAwv6euD1bCFry4bUIUy7gcl6m4LpDUxIzFuSAX6kR9biprk3VKwZFY6hEN6CPTmxFDia2H_dMKLJl-y3VxNfRLUuo07ywA4Ek%3D" target="_blank">Click here </a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;display:table' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK1"><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center'><img border=0 width=538 height=104 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs074/1102241213309/img/174.jpg" vspace=5 alt="2012 USA Conference Logo" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.174><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='background:black;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" colspan=2 valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:#6699FF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr><td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.25pt;background:#6699FF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK31"><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:3.75pt 0in 7.5pt 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><img border=0 width=175 height=117 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs074/1102241213309/img/159.png" vspace=5 name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.159><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Educate. Empower. Act. The mission of Project WET is to reach children, parents, educators and communities of the world with water education.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'><tr style='height:2.25pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:2.25pt'></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK32"><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:3.75pt 0in 7.5pt 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Location:</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br>Bridgewater State University<br><br>Bridgewater, MA<br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Dates:</span></strong><br><br><u>Pre-Conference:</u><br>Tuesday, May 22, 2012<br><br><u>Full Conference:</u><br>Wednesday - Friday<br>May 23-25, 2012<br><br><img border=0 width=183 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs074/1102241213309/img/172.jpg" vspace=5 alt="BSU Campus" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.172><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><img border=0 width=143 height=127 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs074/1102241213309/img/171.gif" hspace=5 vspace=5 alt="BSU Logo Transparent" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.171><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='background:#3366FF;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/email.jsp?m=1102241213309" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/jmml_opgr1_img1.gif" vspace=5 alt="Join Our Mailing List"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=425 valign=top style='width:318.75pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK7"><tr><td width=436 style='width:327.0pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Request for Presentations </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The Project WET USA conference team requests proposals for presentations from educators, policymakers, businesses, municipalities, program designers, implementers and practitioners, proposals that focus on school districts in partnership with local organizations to provide a community-based approach to water education and all others interested in water education. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The goal of the conference is to increase the knowledge and capacity of conference participants to effectively reach children, parents, educators and communities of the world with water education. In the interest of innovation, engaging and interactive presentations are encouraged. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Presentations must address one of the following strands: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Science, Technology, Engineering & Math </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>(STEM) in Water Education</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>This strand will focus on increasing student success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and increase educators' capacity to include STEM subjects in their curricula. Of particular interest are proposals that address integration of water-related topics and the implementation of STEM education in a manner that reflects the interdependence of the four STEM subjects, as well as proposals that focus on partnerships involving school districts, community colleges, four-year institutions, and business and industry to provide a comprehensive community-based approach to STEM and water education. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Pedagogy & Water Education</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The Pedagogy and Water Education Strand provides the opportunity to examine best practices for integrating water-related environmental education into the PreK-16 educational system at the local, state and federal levels and improving environ- mental literacy across the nation. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>ActionEducation™ & Water Education</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>What are the most successful methods for addressing the most important water challenges of the day with water education and action education? This strand includes a wide array of topics and strategies such as: Watersheds, Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in water, Risk (drought and floods), Weather and climate change, Ground water, Water and energy, Storm water and Water conservation. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Technology & Other Water Education Topics</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Converging web, mobile, and social technologies have generated a level of communication and interaction never before possible. The Technology in Water Education strand seeks to explore the transformational potential that these innovations hold for education and training, as well as share current research and best practices related to these developments. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>If you wish to submit a proposal for a presentation, you can download the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=68kelrcab&et=1109233678142&s=5980&e=001gKlcrzZOqX_poeb7duYBP1MK-_qXKd234ImzNXSZME8fsK0e7FfNE1rOSQoQ3ppuEolNBRdKGK7JN3cimgF5JIaNLULZ0Jl-6XWpwH6BwxRSvHq1mA6_dYxM4qcYIHpCBj-kwXzhHi4ATZpJbB0vYe58he2qqjr63FkbKkes3lQUvlLoBjqudjn86dYRi6ghHID8EAY2AWA=" target="_blank">Presentation Request Form</a> here. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="#Top">Back to the top </a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK29"><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Sincerely,<br><br>Theresa Schrum<br>Project WET<br>Theresa.Schrum@projectwet.org<br>406-585-4189 (direct)<br>866-337-5486 (toll free in the USA)<br><br> <a href="#Top">Back to the top</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:7.5pt'></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=68kelrcab&m=1102241213309&ea=kmccoy%40bridgew.edu&a=1109233678142" target="_blank">Forward email</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=619 style='width:464.25pt;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width=100 style='width:75.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&mse=001Mro14wcDZcAZlWF-lugteaj0_ryi7wOl&t=001tole8ntyVmgP8Pk2r_maAQ%3D%3D&llr=68kelrcab" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/SafeUnsubscribe_Footer_Logo_New.png"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=519 style='width:389.25pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><a href="http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=news09" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1031" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/CC_Footer_Logo_New.png"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#2F2F2F'>This email was sent to kmccoy@bridgew.edu by <a href="mailto:wetusa@projectwet.org" target="_blank">wetusa@projectwet.org</a> </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#BABABA'>| </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#2F2F2F'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#2F2F2F'><a href="http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&mse=001Mro14wcDZcAZlWF-lugteaj0_ryi7wOl&t=001tole8ntyVmgP8Pk2r_maAQ%3D%3D&llr=68kelrcab" target="_blank">Update Profile/Email Address</a> </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#BABABA'>|</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#2F2F2F'> Instant removal with <a href="http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&mse=001Mro14wcDZcAZlWF-lugteaj0_ryi7wOl&t=001tole8ntyVmgP8Pk2r_maAQ%3D%3D&llr=68kelrcab" target="_blank">SafeUnsubscribe</a>™ </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#BABABA'>|</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#2F2F2F'> <a href="http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Project WET</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#BABABA'> | </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>1001 West Oak, Suite 210</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#BABABA'> | </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Bozeman</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#BABABA'> | </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>MT</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#BABABA'> | </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>59715<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1032" src="http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?llr=68kelrcab&t=1109233678142.0.1102241213309.5980&ts=S0730&o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>