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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><b><i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Testing New Methods
for Managing Climate Change on Cape Cod! </span></i></b><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Town of Barnstable Growth
Management Department is participating in a study with partners at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology Science Impact Collaborative, the Waquoit Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve and the Consensus Building Institute to test an
innovative way to help coastal communities understand and prepare for the
potential impacts of climate change. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>During this interactive workshop,
participants will engage in a mock negotiation about how to deal with flooding
risk in a coastal community similar to Cape Cod towns. Participants are given
realistic scientific information to help them decide how they might go about
addressing potential climate change impacts. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Data collected from this workshop will
help MIT researchers evaluate the effectiveness of role-play simulations as a tool
for educating the public about climate change risks and possible ways of
managing them. The results will help Barnstable and Cape Cod to better
manage long-term vulnerability to climate change.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Friday,
December 6, 2013
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>12:30
pm-3:30 pm
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cape
Cod & Islands Association of Realtors Conference Center <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>22
Mid Tech Drive, West Yarmouth, MA 02673
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lunch
will be provided</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>OR </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thursday,
December 12, 2013
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1:30
pm - 4:30 pm
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cape
Cod Community College Solarium of the Lorusso Applied Technology Center
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2240
Iyannough Road, West Barnstable, MA 02668
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Refreshments
will be provided </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Workshop
co-Sponsored by Cape Cod Community College</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>There is no charge
for the workshops, however pre-registration required. To register for either
workshop please go to <a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/"
target="_blank">www.waquoitbayreserve.org</a>. For additional information
please contact <span style='background:#FFFFCC'>Tonna</span>-<span
style='background:#FFFFCC'>Marie</span> Rogers, CTP Coordinator, Waquoit
Bay Research Reserve at 508-457-0495 x110 or <a
href="mailto:tonna-marie.surgeon-rogers@state.ma.us" target="_blank"><span
style='color:#222222;background:#FFFFCC'>tonna</span>-<span style='color:#222222;
background:#FFFFCC'>marie</span>.surgeon-rogers@state.ma.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";
color:navy'>Laurie Tompkins</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";
color:#244061'>Event Coordinator</span><span style='color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";
color:#244061'>Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve</span><span
style='color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";
color:#244061'>P.O. Box 3092</span><span style='color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";
color:#244061'>Waquoit, MA 02536</span><span style='color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";
color:#244061'>Tel. 508-457-0495 x108</span><span style='color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";
color:#244061'>Fax 617-727-5537</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/"><span style='color:blue'>www.waquoitbayreserve.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/contactmaint.aspx?mode=new"><span
style='color:blue'>Please sign me up to receive e-news from Waquoit Bay Reserve</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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