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<h2 style='background:#EBEAE2'><b><font size=3 color="#2e3667" face=Verdana><span
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PREPARATION TRAINING SESSION<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h2>

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<p style='background:#EBEAE2'><strong><b><font size=5 color="#2e3667"
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size=1 color="#2e3667" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:#2E3667'>-TO BE WEBCAST ON DECEMBER 5, 2006.<br>
BE READY FOR THE BIG RO1 ROLLOUT IN FEBRUARY.<br>
<br>
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<p style='background:#EBEAE2'><font size=1 color="#2e3667" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#2E3667'>The Grant Preparation
Training Session will take place from 10AM-1 PM on December 5 in Room A-265
BCOE.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style='background:#EBEAE2'><font size=1 color="#2e3667" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#2E3667'>The description of
the training session can be found at <a
href="http://era.nih.gov/training/esub_120506/">http://era.nih.gov/training/esub_120506/</a>.&nbsp;
Note that the times given here are EST so we will only log into the afternoon
session.&nbsp; You do not have to register.&nbsp; Light refreshments will be
served.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style='background:#EBEAE2'><font size=1 color="#2e3667" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#2E3667'>Faculty members who
apply or expect to apply for any government grants are particularly urged to
attend so we would appreciate it if you would spread the word to your faculty.&nbsp;
Even if your department&#8217;s members do not usually apply to NIH this
session will be helpful for grants.gov.&nbsp; </span></font><b><font size=4
color="#2e3667" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:#2E3667;font-weight:bold'>There are areas of these applications that will,
of necessity, involve faculty input.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jane Schultz, Ph.D.&nbsp; Director of Research Development</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Office of Research Affairs, University of
California-Riverside</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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 w:st="on">CA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">92521</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>tel. 951-827-7986&nbsp; fax. 951-827-4483</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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