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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I want to personally remind you about the early registration deadline for the
<a href="http://www2.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank/Researchers/wallace/">Wallace Research and Policy Symposium</a> (Saturday, February 15). The symposium is going to be a fantastic opportunity for educators – especially local educators – to (a) immerse themselves
in the cutting-edge issues of gifted education and (b) lend their voices to the dialogue.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Let your colleagues know that Wallace will energize them with respect to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">1 The interplay of research, policy, and best practice in gifted education.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">2. New ways to advocate for bright students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Also, we are offering a substantial discount to groups of 6 (essentially, the group of 6 pays only for 5). Here is what the website indicates regarding the discount:</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Group Registration: $330 per person</span></b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">You must have a group registration code provided by your group organizer. Have a group of five or more? Call (800-336-6463) or
<a href="mailto:belinblank@uiowa.edu"><span style="color:#1F497D">email</span></a> us (belinblank@uiowa.edu) about a group discount.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Stay warm,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Susan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Susan G. Assouline, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Professor, Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, School Psychology Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Director, The Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">600 Blank Honors Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The University of Iowa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Iowa City, IA 52242<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Phone: 319.335.6148 / 800.336.6463<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Fax: 319.335.5151<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Email: <a href="mailto:susan-assouline@uiowa.edu">
susan-assouline@uiowa.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank">http://www.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Nurturing</span></i><span style="color:#1F497D">
<b>Potential</b> | <i>Inspiring</i> <b>Excellence</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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