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<p class="MsoNormal">All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Per USDA-NIFA…<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Centennial Convocation Live Video 5.8.14</span></strong> – The Smith-Lever Act creating Cooperative Extension nationwide was signed on May 8, 1914. One hundred years later, you have
opportunity to join the centennial celebration via live streaming video from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, May 8, 2014.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Connect at <a href="http://www.aplu.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.windrosemedia.com%2fwindstream%2fext100years%2f&srcid=13079&srctid=1&erid=1975481" target="_blank">
http://www.windrosemedia.com/windstream/ext100years/</a>. Hear USDA Secretary Vilsack address participants at the Centennial Convocation at the Reagan Building in Washington, DC. See the impressive parade of states. Gain insights from keynote speakers about
where Cooperative Extension is headed for the next 100 years. The event also will be recorded and available at
<a href="http://www.aplu.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.windrosemedia.com%2fwindstream%2fext100years%2f&srcid=13079&srctid=1&erid=1975481" target="_blank">
http://www.windrosemedia.com/windstream/ext100years/</a> for 3 months and then on
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Extension100years.ne</a><a href="http://www.aplu.org/page.redir?target=https%3a%2f%2fwww.blogger.com%2fnull&srcid=13079&srctid=1&erid=1975481" target="_blank">t</a>.
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></strong><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards, Keith<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#BB0000;background:white"><img border="0" width="223" height="45" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.png@01CF6932.29F99EE0" alt="OSU"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Heavy","sans-serif";color:#C0504D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C0504D">Keith L. Smith, Ph.D.</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C0504D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959">Associate Vice President, Agricultural Administration;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959">Associate Dean FAES; Director, Ohio State University Extension
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959">and Gist Chair in Extension Education and Leadership<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959">2120 Fyffe Road, Room 3 Ag. Admin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959">Columbus, Ohio 43210<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959">614-292-4067 fax: 614-688-3807<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4BACC6"><a href="mailto:Smith.150@osu.edu"><span style="color:blue">Smith.150@osu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C0504D">Web:
<a href="http://extension.osu.edu/"><span style="color:#C0504D">http://Extension.osu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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