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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=4
color=green face=Arial><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;
color:green'>The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Florida</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> and Progress
Energy partner to host The UF Water Institute Symposium</span><u1:p></u1:p></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=4
color=green face=Arial><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;
color:green;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>"Sustainable Water
Resources: <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Florida</st1:place></st1:State>
Challenges, Global Solutions"</span><u1:p></u1:p></font></i></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>February 27 – 28, 2008, <st1:City w:st="on">Gainesville</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Florida</st1:State> – <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hilton</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Florida</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Conference</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center<u1:p></u1:p></st1:PlaceType></st1:place></span></font></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>CALL FOR ABSTRACTS<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The UF
Water Institute encourages you to submit an abstract on-line for presentation
at the <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>UF Water Institute Symposium </span></b>focused
on <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Florida Challenges and Global Solutions
for Sustainable Water Resources</span></b></span></font><b><font size=2
color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><font size=1
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://www.treeo.ufl.edu/conferences/water"><font color=purple><span
style='color:purple'>www.treeo.ufl.edu/conferences/water</span></font></a></span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>.</span></font></b><b><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D;
font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'> </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>The two day symposium will bring together scientists, engineers,
academics, policy makers, water managers, industry representatives, lawyers,
students and the public interested in exchanging ideas and considering new ways
to address the complex, inter-related challenges to water resources
sustainability. Presentations are being sought to share examples of research,
education, new technologies and improved policies related to some of the major <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>challenges and issues </span></b>of ensuring water
resources sustainability for <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Florida</st1:place></st1:State>
and beyond. Presentation topics will include, but are not limited to:<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Challenges
to water resource sustainability</span></font></b><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>*
Population growth and land use change impacts to water resource sustainability <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>*
Climate variability and climate change factors impacting water resource
sustainability <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>*
Public health, wildlife health, ecosystem health and water resource
sustainability <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Solutions
for pressing issues using science, technology, policy and education</span></font></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>* Water
availability and allocation <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>*
Nutrient enrichment of surface, ground and coastal waters <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>*
Sources and impacts of emerging contaminants <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>*
Socioeconomic impacts of water resources decisions <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>*
Public perceptions, values and attitudes toward water issues <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Attention
Students: </span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Prizes for the two best
student posters will be awarded.</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<u1:p></u1:p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>All
abstracts must be submitted electronically using the submission form no later
than October 10, 2007.</span></font></b><b><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D;
font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><font size=2 color="#052897"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#052897;
font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://www.treeo.ufl.edu/conferences/water/default.aspx?page=356"><font
color=purple><span style='color:purple'>http://www.treeo.ufl.edu/conferences/water/default.aspx?page=356</span></font></a>
<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></b><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>A</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>ll presenters must register for the conference.</span></font></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Registration
Rates:</span></font></b><b><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>includes full participation in two day symposium, reception,
breaks and lunch on both days * Standard $150</span></font><font size=2
color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:#1F497D'>, </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>* Students $ 50</span></font><font
size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#1F497D'>, </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>* Late Registration
(after Dec 31st) $205<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Dates
of Interest:</span></font></b><font color=black><span style='color:black'><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>* Abstract submission Deadline -October
10, 2007 <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>* On-line Registration opens -October 30,
2007<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>* Registration deadline -December 31, 2007<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>* Reservation deadline for discounted
hotel rooms -January 24, 2008<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Accommodations:</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hilton</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Florida</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Conference</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> is offering
participants a special room rate of $129 per night.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>For
more information:</span></font></b><b><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold'>
</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Visit: <a
href="http://www.treeo.ufl.edu/conferences/water"><b><font color=purple><span
style='color:purple;font-weight:bold'>www.treeo.ufl.edu/conferences/water</span></font></b></a><u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Contact : Lisette Staal, UF Water
Institute, <a href="mailto:lstaal@ufl.edu"><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>lstaal@ufl.edu</span></font></a> tel:
(352) 392-5893 x2116, fax: (352) 392-6855<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u1:p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></u1:p></p>
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