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<DIV>Restore America's Estuaries (RAE) is pleased to send you the latest newsletter for our <STRONG>3rd National Conference and Expo on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration. </STRONG> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>You can find it attached (or download it at this link) </FONT><A title=http://www.estuaries.org/assets/documents/RAE_Conf_Update_March_06.pdf href="http://www.estuaries.org/assets/documents/RAE_Conf_Update_March_06.pdf"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>March '06 Conference Newsletter</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>The theme of this conference is "Forging the National Imperative,” and it will be held at the Hilton Riverside Hotel in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">New Orleans</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Louisiana</st1:State></st1:place> from December 9-13, 2006.</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">RAE's 3<SUP>rd</SUP> National Conference will bring timely national attention to the challenges and opportunities to comprehensive coastal ecosystem restoration throughout the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region> - especially in Coastal Louisiana and the northern <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Gulf</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Coast</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Conference will emphasize the challenges ahead in strengthening a national commitment to coastal restoration.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We feel that this conference will be recognized as an invaluable next step in working to restore Coastal Louisiana, and will have a lasting impact on all participants.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Attendance this year is expected to be the highest ever, in the area of 1500 participants and 400 presenters from around the world representing the academic, commercial, scientific and governmental sectors of the restoration movement.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more information on our conference, please visit <A title=http://www.estuaries.org/conference href="http://www.estuaries.org/conference">www.estuaries.org/conference</A> .</P>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,<BR>Harvey</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Harvey Potts<BR>Senior Director of Development<BR>Restore America's Estuaries<BR>600 1st Avenue, Suite 536<BR>Seattle, WA 98104-2229<BR>Tel. (206) 624-9100, ext 2#<BR>Web. <A title=http://www.estuaries.org/ href="http://www.estuaries.org/">http://www.estuaries.org/</A> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>SAVE THE DATE<BR>The 3rd National Conference and EXPO on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration<BR>Hilton Riverside Hotel; New Orleans, LA<BR>December 9-13, 2006</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#004000 size=3 PTSIZE="12">Laurie Davies Adams<BR>Executive Director<BR>Coevolution Institute<BR>423 Washington St. 5th<BR>San Francisco, CA 94111<BR>415 362 1137<BR>www.coevolution.org<BR>www.nappc.org<BR><BR><B><I>Our future flies on the wings of pollinators.</B></I></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>