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<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: arial black,sans-serif" color=#548dd4 size=4><B style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,102)">Congratulations to our 2010-2011 AWIS Chicago Board!</B></FONT><BR><BR style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><STRONG>President: </STRONG>Joy Ramos<BR><STRONG>VP for Programs: </STRONG>Paroo Uppal<BR><STRONG>VP for Finance: </STRONG>Ushma Kriplani<BR><STRONG>VPs of Communications: </STRONG>Michelle Merrigan and Carrie Heusner<BR><STRONG>VPs for Outreach: </STRONG>Larissa Belova and Ramille Shah<BR><STRONG>Newsletter Editor: </STRONG>Dimitra Georganopolou<BR><BR style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)">It's been a pleasure being the President of AWIS Chicago for the past two years. A special thanks to the other board members who dedicated themselves to moving the organization forward. I've enjoyed meeting all of you and experiencing science in Chicago. I'm excited to see what perspectives the new board will bring to the group and I look forward to my continued involvement with AWIS Chicago in the Past President role.</DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">~ </FONT><FONT face=Tahoma>Sandy Pearce ~</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><BR style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)">Committees to support the board are also forming. This is a great way to be introduced to AWIS activities and assist in planning programming with minimal commitment! If you are interested in serving on a committee, please email <A href="mailto:info@awis-chicago.org">info@awis-chicago.org</A></SPAN><BR><BR>Stay tuned for more information regarding upcoming events!</DIV>
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<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><BR><BR><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)">For more detailed information about AWIS Chicago visit </SPAN><A style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)" href="http://www.awis-chicago.org/" target=_blank>www.awis-chicago.org</A></DIV>
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<DIV class=ecxim><BR style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)">Follow AWIS Chicago on Twitter: keyword AWISChicago or search #AWIS</SPAN><BR style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><BR style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)">Join our groups on Facebook and LinkedIn: keyword AWIS Chicago</SPAN><BR style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><BR style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)">Questions/Comments? Email </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)">AWIS Chicago: info@awis-chicago.org</SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV> </body>
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