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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>UCTech is back – August 15 - 17, 2022!<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This year's UCTech Conference will be held at beautiful UC San Diego. The conference will open Monday, August 15th with a welcome reception event on campus and closing on Wednesday, August 17th. Visit the UCTech website for event details
and updates: <a href="https://uctech.ucsd.edu/">https://uctech.ucsd.edu/</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To establish this year's exciting program, we have officially announced our call for talk proposals! We are seeking proposals focusing on our theme –
<a href="https://uctech.ucsd.edu/about/index.html#theme">“Shoring Up Connections.”</a> Working for the last two years has been a unique experience! If your proposal highlights how your particular IT connected students, faculty or research, it will take priority
over other proposals. Overall, we are looking for talks of interest to the tech community, and we take a broad view of what that means. If it’s interesting to you, chances are we’d love to see it. We invite you to discuss amongst your teams, review the tracks
and submit a proposal by going to <a href="https://forms.gle/cDNzQYPXudmQaneQA">
https://forms.gle/cDNzQYPXudmQaneQA</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The proposal submission deadline is May 1, 2022. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Curious about the proposal process? We have a cross-campus ambassador committee made up of hardworking volunteers representing a variety of experience levels. Our first round of review is blind, meaning reviewers will not see your name
or biographical information. They will see the title, short description, and pitch.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As UC Riverside’s UCTech Ambassador, I’ll be working with the planning committee in order to provide more information on the various components in the coming months. Let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Azra Ayers</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">UCTech Ambassador, UCR<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Technical Project Manager, ITS</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">University of California, Riverside<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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