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<P align=center>The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Bocas Research
Station</P>
<P align=center>presents:</P></B></FONT><FONT face=Times-Roman size=6>
<P align=center>A SHORT-COURSE IN</P></FONT><B><FONT face=Times-Bold size=6>
<P align=center>Tropical Field Phycology</P></FONT><FONT face=Times-Bold>
<P align=left>Dates: </B></FONT><FONT face=Times-Roman>August
2008</P></FONT><B><FONT face=Times-Bold>
<P align=left>Location: </B></FONT><FONT face=Times-Roman>Bocas Research
Station, Bocas del Toro, Panama.</P></FONT><B><FONT face=Times-Bold>
<P align=left>Registration Fee: </B></FONT><FONT face=Times-Roman>$500
(fellowships are available).</P></FONT><B><FONT face=Times-Bold>
<P align=left>Instructors: </B></FONT><FONT face=Times-Roman>Drs. Brian Wysor,
Roger Williams Univeristy; Wilson Freshwater, University of North Carolina,</P>
<P align=left>Wilmington; Suzanne Fredericq, University of Louisiana in
Lafayette.</P></FONT><B><FONT face=Times-Bold>
<P align=left>Oragnizer: </B></FONT><FONT face=Times-Roman>Rachel Collin,
STRI</P></FONT><B><FONT face=Times-Bold>
<P align=left>Application: </B></FONT><FONT face=Times-Roman>This course is
directed towards graduate students and advance Licenciado candidates and will
be</P>
<P align=left>conducted in English. Please e-mail your CV, 1 letter of
recommendation, and a 1-2 page statement</P>
<P align=left>explaining your background and reasons for taking the course, to
Rebecca Rissanen at RissanenJ@si.edu </FONT><B><FONT
face=Times-Bold>before</P></B></FONT><FONT face=Times-Roman>
<P align=left>March 1, 2008. Limit 12 students. For more information see <A
href="http://striweb.si.edu/taxonomy/">http://striweb.si.edu/taxonomy/</A></P>
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