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Dear LA-SiGMA participants:<br><br>
This email pertains to all participants (faculty, post-docs, graduate
students, & undergraduate students) in the LA-SiGMA project.
There are two important events that we urge you to participate in:
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*1. The <u>All-Hands Meeting</u> to be held Saturday, May 28 at the
Claiborne State Office Building in downtown Baton Rouge. At this
meeting, there will be a series of presentations by the team leads,
a poster session, and breakout discussions to decide next steps. We
realize that this meeting has been scheduled for the Memorial Day
weekend, but please make every effort to attend.<br><br>
*2. The <u>LA-SiGMA Symposium</u>, to be held Friday, August 5 at
the same location. This meeting will include a visit by an external
review team who will provide feedback about the project. The proceedings
of this symposium will be a series of four-page papers describing
research being undertaken. A poster corresponding to each paper will be
presented and a competition for the best posters held, judged by the
external review team. This symposium will also likely be attended by NSF
Program Officers, members of the statewide EPSCoR Committee, and other
major stakeholders.<br><br>
The LA-SiGMA project is part of the largest NSF grant the State of
Louisiana has ever received; it is vital that everyone involved in this
project fully participates in these activities to ensure
success.<br><br>
Thank you and I look forward to your participation in these
events.<br><br>
Michael Khonsari<br>
LA EPSCoR Project Director<br>
Associate Commissioner for Sponsored Programs Research and
Development<br>
Louisiana Board of Regents<br>
michael.khonsari@la.gov<br><br>
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