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1:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:30.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>1305 Pierce Hall<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText3 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:175%;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText3 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:175%;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>To RSVP please visit: </span><a href="http://www.ucop.edu/smi"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:175%;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#220298'>http://www.ucop.edu/smi/</span></a><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:175%;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText3 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:175%;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#990000'>Sign in, then click the “Events” tab<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To create a SMI Portal account, follow the instructions below: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Visit </span><a href="http://www.ucop.edu/smi"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#220298'>SMI Portal</span></b></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-level-font-family:Symbol;mso-level-size:12pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span> <span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Click on "Register"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-level-font-family:Symbol;mso-level-size:12pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span> <span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Click on "Student"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-level-font-family:Symbol;mso-level-size:12pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span> <span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Select "UC Riverside"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Complete pertinent registration information<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>*************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Leslie Y. Bushong<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Director, California Teach-Science and Mathematics Initiative <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>(CaTEACH-SMI)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>1315 Pierce Hall <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>University of California, Riverside<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>voice: (951) 827-4970<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>fax: (951) 827-4971<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>website: <a href="http://smi.ucr.edu/">http://smi.ucr.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>