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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#5F497A">20</span></b><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">th Annual Engineering Design
of Recirculating Aquaculture</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">There are still plenty of spots open for the Cornell University’s 20th Annual Engineering Design of Recirculating Aquaculture (RAS), Hydroponic, and Aquaponic
Systems Short Course, June 23-27, 2014. Room check in is Sunday afternoon June 22 and class room instruction begins Monday morning June 23 at 8:30 am in Aquinas Hall. Course ends Friday afternoon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">The Classroom course location is Mount Saint Mary College, 330 Powell Ave., Newburgh, NY 12550. The course is intended to give a
thorough coverage of the engineering design, operation, and management of water reuse systems. One day of
<b><u>hydroponics and one day of aquaponics</u></b> are also included, in addition to a local farm tour of a 2-acre hydroponic and 100,000 lb/yr tilapia farm. At the conclusion of the course, individuals should be able to design their own water reuse systems
and have a fundamental knowledge of the principles influencing design decisions. For students unable to attend the classroom course, we also offer a distance learning option. Registration is $1,000 classroom option (includes breakfast, lunch, and BBQ and
the Timmons Ebeling text <i>Recirculating Aquaculture</i>), while the distance learning option is $250 within the U.S. and $300 to ship internationally. The class site is approximately 1 hour by car from metropolitan New York City (either Newark Airport or
JFK airport); and onsite housing is available for $30 night/single or $45 night/double. More information on the short course, both Classroom and Distance Learning options, can be found here:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Max Mayeaux<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Maxwell H. Mayeaux, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Aquaculture Program Specialist<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(202) 401-3352<o:p></o:p></p>
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