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align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">21<SUP>st</SUP> <SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">North American Diatom
Symposium</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">You are cordially invited to attend the 21<SUP>st</SUP>
North American Diatom Symposium being held on 14-18 September 2011 at the
Flathead Lake Biological Station in northwest Montana. The North American
Diatom Symposium is held every two years at field stations throughout North
America and is the premier venue for all aspects of diatom research. We welcome
you to access our new permanent NADS website:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.25in" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">< <A
href="http://www.northamericandiatomsymposium.org/index.html">http://www.northamericandiatomsymposium.org/index.html</A>
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<P style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">to
find the latest meeting information and links to program details, registration
information, and abstract submission. A special thanks to Sarah Hamsher
for web design and maintenance!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Venue/Travel<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">21<SUP>st</SUP> NADS will be at Flathead Lake Biological
Station (FLBS), the first time for this symposium to be held in Montana.
Additional lodging is available at several nearby campgrounds and motels if
desired. FLBS is one of the oldest active biological field research
stations in the Unites States. It was established near Bigfork, MT in 1899
by its first director, Dr. Morton J. Elrod, UM Distinguished Professor of
Biology and it moved to Yellow Bay in 1908. Since its inception students from
around the country and the world have been coming to the station to learn about
biology firsthand. By 1977 year-round research was being conducted at the Morton
J. Elrod Laboratory and with construction of the state-of-the-art Schoonover
Freshwater Research Laboratory FLBS became one of the finest freshwater research
facilities in the country. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Flathead Lake Biological Station
itself is located on a peninsula that shelters Yellow Bay from the main body of
Flathead Lake. The grounds include a spring-fed brook and an old growth
stand of Douglas fir, ponderosa pine and larch. The station also has
property on Bull Island and Polson Bay, and co-manages the Bird
Islands.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">FLBS is located near the towns of Polson and Bigfork in
northwest Montana: <SPAN style="COLOR: black">Flathead Lake Biological Station,
The University of Montana, 32125 Bio Station Lane, Polson, MT 59860-6815, Phone:
(406) 982-3301, Fax: (406)
982-3201,
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<P style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Web:</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
<SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A
href="http://www.umt.edu/FLBS/default.aspx">http://www.umt.edu/FLBS/default.aspx</A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: #222222; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">). A</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">ir travelers to FLBS should use the Missoula, MT airport
(1.5 hours away), the Kalispell, MT airport (0.5 hours away), Bozeman, MT
airport (3.5 hours away), or the Spokane, WA airport (3.5 hours away) which are
served by various carriers. Please see the NADS website for additional
information and other travel options, such as Amtrak. <SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Program<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Three days of meetings will be highlighted by morning
and afternoon oral sessions (never concurrent), poster sessions, plenary
speakers, the scum run, and a special natural history presentation about the
Crown of the Continent Ecosystem by “Mr. Montana”, Rick Graetz. The
plenary speakers will be Dr. Richard Crawford and Paul Hamilton. Evening
events will include social mixers and the NADS banquet and auction. Dr. Loren
Bahls will lead a field trip to nearby Glacier National Park on Sunday,
September 18. Please check the website (<A
href="http://www.northamericandiatomsymposium.org/index.html">http://www.northamericandiatomsymposium.org/index.html</A>)
for more details about registration and abstract submission. <B>The
abstract deadline is August 1, 2011</B>.<B> </B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Special Sessions<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Proposals for special poster or paper sessions, panel or
roundtable discussions, and workshops should be directed to Dennis Vander Meer
(<A href="mailto:dvandermeer@rhithron.com">dvandermeer@rhithron.com</A>), Diane
Winter (<A href="mailto:dwinter@rhithron.com">dwinter@rhithron.com</A>) or Loren
Bahls (<A
href="mailto:eemahtuskie@gmail.com">eemahtuskie@gmail.com</A>).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">About NADS<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The North American Diatom Symposium (NADS) is a biennial
meeting normally held at field stations throughout the United States and
Canada. This meeting was first held in 1970 at Cedar Creek (Minnesota) and
has been hosted at field stations in Florida, Colorado, Manitoba, Kentucky,
Alabama, Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan. NADS usually
attracts between 100-120 diatomists from North America and international
diatomists as well who come for the student-friendly atmosphere, diverse diatom
topics, ample opportunities to network and socialize, the scum run, collecting
opportunities, and an evening auction to support student travel.
</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">NADS is an informal society of diatomists,
that is, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">there are no formal officers or
structure.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">21<SUP>st</SUP> NADS Contacts<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Dennis Vander Meer (<A
href="mailto:dvandermeer@rhithron.com">dvandermeer@rhithron.com</A>), Diane
Winter (<A href="mailto:dwinter@rhithron.com">dwinter@rhithron.com</A>), or
Loren Bahls (<A
href="mailto:eemahtuskie@gmail.com">eemahtuskie@gmail.com</A>).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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