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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.0pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Are you considering Esri's Desktop Associate Certification Exam? Are you are ready for this exam? Are you sure? Or maybe you are just looking for a refresher on ArcGIS Desktop. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.0pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.0pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>eGIS Associates has developed a class to help you prepare for this certification exam and indentify areas where you might need some additional practice. Our students are experiencing a 90% pass rate on this exam after taking this course. Many students refer to our course as their "secret weapon" in preparing for and passing the exam.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.0pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>We will be holding our <a href="http://www.egisassociates.com/desktop_assoc_exam_prep.html">ArcGIS Desktop Associate Certification Exam Prep</a> class on Aug 20-23 via our online classroom. This online class will be taught by yours truly. It will be conducted in four 4 hour sessions from 1:30 EDT to 5:30 EDT. If you are interested in registering for this class please contact me. I will give all SHRUG Members a 15% discount.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Tripp Corbin, MCP, CFM, GISP</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>| Chief Executive Officer</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#244061'><a href="http://www.egisassociates.com/"><span style='color:#244061;text-decoration:none'>eGIS Associates, Inc.</span></a></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:tcorbin@egisassociates.com"><span style='color:blue'>tcorbin@egisassociates.com</span></a> | <a href="www.egisassociates.com"><span style='color:blue'>www.egisassociates.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>678-710-9710 ext 21 | 866-</span><span lang=EN style='color:#244061'>304-3864 Fax</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Esri Certified Trainer | Esri Certified Desktop Associate</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>