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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=131 height=131 src="cid:image002.png@01D06C76.ED4DE430" align=left hspace=12 v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1"><![endif]><i>Matt Charette is a Senior Scientist in the Department of Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry and Director of the Coastal Ocean Institute at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Join us for an informal evening learning about the cutting edge research happening around Waquoit Bay.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Each week you will learn from a different scientist about how they do their research, what they are discovering, and how<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>it applies to today’s issues. We’ll serve hot coffee and sweet desserts to complete the coffee house atmosphere.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>