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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Let’s all participate in this survey. It may eventually help generate additional funds for aquaponics research.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Laura<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">740-289-2071 x.121 Office | 800-297-2072 x. 121 Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Jensen, Gary [mailto:GJENSEN@nifa.usda.gov]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 03, 2013 7:15 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Aquacontacts<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [aquacontacts] Three Universities Collaborate on Largest Survey of Aquaponics Field<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please note information on this new initiative and share this information with others who may have an interest in aquaponics in the US. If you have any questions, please respond to the listed contact (Dave Love) below for assistance or
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Gary Jensen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">New Aquaponics Survey Launches in September 2013</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Researchers from three schools– Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland and West Virginia University – are combining forces to conduct
the largest survey of the aquaponics field. The survey will collect critical information about production methods and community engagement among aquaponics hobbyists, educators, farmers and companies. The responses will help contribute to a better understanding
of this growing field.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">This confidential online survey takes about 15 minutes to complete, and survey respondents can enter a lottery to win one of four $75 Amazon gift
certificates. The research team is encouraging individuals to take the survey and share it with others in the aquaponics community.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The survey can be accessed here:
</span><a href="http://www.jhsph.edu/clf/survey_aquaponics.html"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";text-decoration:none">www.jhsph.edu/clf/survey_aquaponics.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Questions or comments can be directed to Dr. Dave Love, Assistant Scientist at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (</span><a href="mailto:dlove@jhsph.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";text-decoration:none">dlove@jhsph.edu</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";text-decoration:none">)</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";background:yellow">SOCIAL MEDIA PRESS KIT</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">If you plan on using social media to distribute our survey, we have drafted some sample language you can use. Make sure to include the link as
well as the text in posts. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Facebook post:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Calling all aquaponics enthusiasts. Take an aquaponics survey conducted by Johns Hopkins University researchers.
</span><a href="http://survey.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_237w4JwyWSOQqz3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";text-decoration:none">http://survey.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_237w4JwyWSOQqz3</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">(<i>this link works well for Facebook posts because it has an embedded image</i>)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Calling all aquaponics enthusiasts. Take an aquaponics survey conducted by Johns Hopkins Univ. researchers </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/nwukcsn"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";background:white;text-decoration:none">http://tinyurl.com/nwukcsn</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">If you are more Facebook savvy, you could instead “share” our Facebook post and Tweet that will be uploading to
</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LivableFuture"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";text-decoration:none">https://www.facebook.com/LivableFuture</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
and </span><a href="https://twitter.com/livablefuture"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";text-decoration:none">https://twitter.com/livablefuture</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> on
the morning of Tuesday, September 3<sup>rd</sup>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Thank you for your help! If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">- Dave Love (</span><a href="mailto:dlove@jhsph.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">dlove@jhsph.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">;
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