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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hello everyone,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#38761D">We extended the deadline for abstract submission until
<b>May 17th</b>!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are happy to invite
<b>postdoctoral, visiting scholars, and project scientists, and graduate students</b> to participate in the annual symposium, which is organized by the RPA. We encourage all of you to attend and submit an abstract for
<b>a talk or poster presentation</b>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This Early Career Scientists Symposium is scheduled to take place on
<b>Tuesday, June 18th, 2024</b>, at the Student Success Center (SSC) 235 on the UCR Campus in Riverside, CA. The objective of this symposium is to give postdocs (i.e., project scientists, postdocs/visiting scholars) and graduate students in STEM and Humanities
the opportunity to share their work with the community and gain experience as disseminators of knowledge. The Evaluation Committee will select
<b>8 postdoc talks</b> (15 min talk + 5 min Q&A). </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Prizes for best talk and posters will be awarded.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Postdoc oral presentations will provide financial support for research in
the amount of <b>$500</b> for the best presentation, <b>$300</b> for the second-place winner, and
<b>$200</b> for the third-place winner. And awards for the three top poster presentations will be of
<b>$200, $150, and $100</b>. These awards will be transferred to the winner's department for research-related expenses, including conference travel. These awards aim to recognize and reward outstanding academic research and presentation skills.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#202124">Registration is FREE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#38761D">Deadline for abstract submission
<b>May 17th</b></span><span style="font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#38761D">Deadline for registration: <b>May 17th</b></span><span style="font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Registration is required to attend the symposium and lunch will be provided. Please fill out
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyPMnlL5ozccPBq3QyolbPKjUzWISlPFvt-Ao5zaygb9dMaw/viewform?usp=sf_link">
this form</a> to register and to submit an abstract.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">You can find <a href="https://rpa.ucr.edu/page/symposium-2024/">
more information here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In addition, we are seeking faculty/staff judges for the symposium's oral and poster presentations and would greatly appreciate it if you could distribute the following link for faculty and staff to volunteer.<br>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPBGz7fIjy4mYRUTNEj_wj96B-ELu3wjbgZK1KckuNV9MELA/viewform?usp=sf_link">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPBGz7fIjy4mYRUTNEj_wj96B-ELu3wjbgZK1KckuNV9MELA/viewform?usp=sf_link</a><br>
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Thanks again for all your help!<o:p></o:p></p>
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