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<div>Dear marine science experts, educators, and enthusiasts, </div>
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<div>I am writing to invite you to participate in the 4th Annual North Shore, and 1st Annual Boston, <a href="applewebdata://B8AE82AB-AE86-4D8C-95CB-8D5761B0B25D/ma-marine-ed.org"><b>High School Marine Science Symposia (HSMSS). </b></a></div>
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<div>Some of you may be familiar with this event, that has been sponsored by the <b>Massachusetts Marine Educators (MME)</b> for the past couple of decades hosted at UMASS Dartmouth, with North Shore events sponsored by the Northeastern University Marine Science
Center and hosted at Endicott College and Salem State University since 2013. </div>
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<div>This year we are excited to announce that we will be hosting two events, to attract both North Shore and Boston audiences, and <b>presenters are invited to attend one or both events</b> on the following days:</div>
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<li><font color="#222222">Wednesday</font><font color="#222222"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 254, 254);">, March 9th at Northeastern University in Boston </span></font></li><li><font color="#222222">Wednesday, March 16th at Salem State University in Salem</font></li></ul>
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<div><font style="widows: 1;"><b>Individuals or teams of presenters are welcome to deliver a workshop.</b> </font><span style="widows: 1;">If you are willing and able to participate, click on the link at the bottom of the email to register. An event flyer
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The format of both events is welcoming remarks followed by a variety of hands-on workshop sessions (</span><b style="font-family: Calibri; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">led
by scientists/educators/ experts like YOU!</b><span style="font-family: Calibri; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">), followed by a single keynote presentation and then lunch. We are looking for presenters to deliver three 40-minute, back-to-back
identical sessions to high school students in the morning. There will be 15-25 students in each session, small enough to make it really meaningful and hands-on. </span></div>
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<div><span style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The workshop topic would be of your choosing, however, <b>we are asking that presentations be engaging, hands-on, interactive.</b> </span><span style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">It
doesn't necessarily have to be your primary work/research focus and workshops can have more than one presenter per session. </span><span style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Here are some <a href="http://learn-differently.com/files/2011/08/top-ten-mistakes-article-2011.pdf">tips
to consider when presenting to youth audiences</a>.</span><span style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> If you are interested, but worried about how you might fill 50 minutes, let us know – we may have some ideas to help make it a successful
presentation.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Both events will run from 8:30am to 1:00pm. The tentative schedule is as follows. Presenters
are provided a light breakfast and lunch, but are not required to stay for lunch. </span></p>
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<span style="line-height: 18.8428px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">8:30 – Registration Opens</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18.8428px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<span style="line-height: 18.8428px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">8:50 – Opening Remarks</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18.8428px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<span style="line-height: 18.8428px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">9:00 – Workshops A</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18.8428px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<span style="line-height: 18.8428px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">9:45 – Workshops B</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18.8428px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<span style="line-height: 18.8428px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">10:30 – Workshop C</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18.8428px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<span style="line-height: 18.8428px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">11:15 – Keynote Presentation</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18.8428px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<span style="line-height: 18.8428px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">12:10 – Lunch</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18.8428px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<span style="line-height: 18.8428px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">1:00 – Event ends, students depart</span></p>
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<div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">If you are willing and able to participate, would you <b><u>please register by Friday, December 18th at the following link: </u></b><b><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TDJJN2W">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TDJJN2W</a></b></div>
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<div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Calibri"><b><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">Please share this request with </font>colleagues, students and any other relevant contacts.</b> </font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">We thank
you for considering this opportunity to help inspire the next generation of potential </font><span class="il">marine</span><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"> scientists!</font></div>
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<div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Calibri">Best,</font></div>
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<div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Calibri">Val and the rest of the HSMSS organizing committee</font></div>
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<div>Valerie Perini, M.S.
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Northeastern University </div>
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Marine Science Center </div>
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430 Nahant Road</div>
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Phone: (781) 581-7370 x373</div>
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