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1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK2" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p><img id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.resourcenter.net/images/mnrs/EmailImages/MNRS_ENewsHeader.jpg" border=0 contenteditable=false></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:#C11427; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' 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style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:white; padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK3" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=180 valign=top style='width:135.0pt;background:#6C83A5; padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='background:#D98B26;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:3.75pt; text-align:center'><a name=LETTER.BLOCK3><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:white'>&nbsp;<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>Upcoming Deadlines</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></a></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK3"'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK3"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:white'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK3"'><em><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:white'>March 12, 2010:</span></b></em></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK3"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:white'><br> Early-Bird Registration Deadline<br> &nbsp;<br> <em><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>March 15, 2010:</span></b></em><br> Hotel Reservation Deadline<br> &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK3"'></span> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK5><span style='display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK5" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='background:#D98B26;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:3.75pt; text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; color:white'>&nbsp;<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>Don't forget to cast your VOTE...</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:white'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:white'>Please cast your vote for the 2010 MNRS Board of Directors by <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>February 15</span></strong>. Information on each candidate can be found on the </span></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:white'><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102984318385&amp;s=2412&amp;e=001_Iwv9IendGfI2zMl6n6Nid3850WNqAURLUV5AzBqtok_w4T1P1ilnknaNd4EIT_bJsFhgRrbOTPk7PMcI1d1Bf7OOzXizXucWOm0ot8JJQ17COi6dAROrUsL-aI6zSaLTtbkvzBlPNtAEr1qqnJGbmnk7QF93P7s" target="_blank" track=on shape=rect linktype=link><span style='color:white'>MNRS website</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:white'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><em><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:white'><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MG59S3D" target="_blank" track=on shape=rect linktype=link><span style='color:white'>VOTE NOW</span></a></span></b></em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:white'>&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:white'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK4><span style='display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK4" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='background:#D98B26;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK4"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:white'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK4"'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK4"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:white'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK4"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:white'>&nbsp;<img border=0 width=168 height=360 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://www.resourcenter.net/images/mnrs/EmailImages/FUNdraiserAd.jpg" contenteditable=false><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK4"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:white'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK4"'></span> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK12><span style='display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK16" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='background:#D98B26;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:3.75pt; text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; color:white'>&nbsp;<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>MNRS Foundation </span></strong></span><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:3.75pt; text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; color:white'>Silent Auction &amp; Boutique&nbsp;</span></b></span></p> </div> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:white'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:white'>Coming to the MNRS Conference? Shop at the Boutique and join us at the Silent Auction.&nbsp; Bid on items, small and large! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:white'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:white'>We need your donations NOW! They are tax deductible and fund our research grants.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK12"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:white'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><em><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:white'><a href="http://www.resourcenter.net/images/MNRS/Files/2010/AnnMtg/2010SilentAuctionBoutiqueDonationForm.doc" target="_blank" track=on shape=rect linktype=link>Donation Form</a></span></b></em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:white'>&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:white'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK6><span style='display:none; 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color:white'>&nbsp;</span></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:white'><a href="http://www.resourcenter.net/Scripts/4Disapi4.dll/4DCGI/store/donatenow.html" target="_blank" track=on shape=rect><span style='text-decoration: none;text-underline:none'><img src="http://www.resourcenter.net/images/mnrs/EmailImages/DonateNow.jpg" name="_x0000_i1027" width=168 height=44 border=0 id="_x0000_i1027" contenteditable=false></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:white'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK7><span style='display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK6" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='background:#D98B26;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK7"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:white'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK7"'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK7"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:white'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:white'><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Midwest-Nursing-Research-Society/157262191329" target="_blank" track=on shape=rect><span style='text-decoration: none;text-underline:none'><img src="http://www.resourcenter.net/images/mnrs/EmailImages/FacebookLogo.gif" name="_x0000_i1028" width=144 height=44 border=0 id="_x0000_i1028" contenteditable=false></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:white'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:white'><a href="http://twitter.com/MidwestNursing" target="_blank" track=on shape=rect><span style='text-decoration: none;text-underline:none'><img src="http://www.resourcenter.net/images/mnrs/EmailImages/TwitterLogo.png" name="_x0000_i1029" width=166 height=33 border=0 id="_x0000_i1029" contenteditable=false></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width=410 valign=top style='width:307.5pt;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 0in 3.75pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:white; border:solid #60B1AB 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:solid #60B1AB .75pt; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK8" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border:none;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="MNRS Logo" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:63pt; height:78.75pt;z-index:251658240;mso-wrap-distance-left:0; mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0; mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left; mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://www.resourcenter.net/images/mnrs/files/stevenson.jpg"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=84 height=105 src="http://www.resourcenter.net/images/mnrs/files/stevenson.jpg" align=left alt="MNRS Logo" border=0 contenteditable=false v:shapes="_x0000_s1026"><![endif]><a name=LETTER.BLOCK8></a><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>We are extremely saddened to report the death of Joanne Sabol Stevenson, PhD, RN, FAAN on January 19, 2010 due to cancer.&nbsp; Joanne was a respected and dynamic leader in nursing research with a career that spanned 45 years.&nbsp; She was a founder of MNRS, serving as our President from 1991 to 1993. &nbsp;She held academic leadership positions in research at Ohio State University and Rutgers University.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </img></div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>More recently, she was on the faculty at Mt. Carmel College of Nursing in Columbus.&nbsp; She received many research awards, including the MNRS Distinguished Researcher Award, the Elizabeth McWilliams-Miller Founders' Award for Excellence in Research, Sigma Theta Tau, International, and the Excellence in Nursing Research Award, Ohio Nurses Association.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Over the years, she has contributed to the professional growth of many students and faculty who have gone on to successful research careers.&nbsp; While she will be missed, we are eternally grateful for all that she has done to help MNRS develop in its mission. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Jean Wyman, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FAAN<br> MNRS President<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'></span> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:#CCCCCC; border:solid #60B1AB 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:solid #60B1AB .75pt; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK9" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border:none;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#6C83A5'>MNRS Membership Survey&nbsp;</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>On behalf of the MNRS Board of Directors, we request your participation in this important </span></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PKBTT3T" target="_blank" track=on shape=rect linktype=link>evaluation</a> of our research organization.&nbsp; In order to strategically plan for the future, the Board and MNRS Committees need your input about the strengths of our organization that should be maintained and fostered, as well as the areas in need of improvement.&nbsp; Please submit your responses at your earliest convenience but NO LATER THAN <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>March 15, 2010</span></strong>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>Completing this survey will take about 10-15 minutes of your time. As a token of appreciation for your effort and ideas, we will enter your name (along with the names of every member who completes the survey) into a lottery from which we will select 5 winners to receive one free night's lodging at the MNRS Annual Conference in Kansas City. If you are unable to attend this year and win a free night stay, we will extend it to Columbus for next years' Annual Conference. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>Thank you in advance for completing this survey, for your contribution to the advancement of nursing science in the Midwest, and for your continued support of MNRS.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:3.75pt; text-align:center'><em><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PKBTT3T" target="_blank" track=on shape=rect linktype=link>Membership Survey</a>&nbsp;</span></b></em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:white; border:solid #60B1AB 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:solid #60B1AB .75pt; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK10" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border:none;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; color:#6C83A5'>Call for Podcasts: &quot;Nurse as Scientist&quot; <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#98998B'>Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#C11427'>Deadline Extended: March 1, 2010</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#98998B'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> </div> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>The image of &quot;nurse as scientist&quot; is largely absent from public perception of nurses and nursing. The purpose of this competition is to create a series of podcasts that can be widely disseminated to the public to increase the visibility and public awareness of nurses' roles as scientists in the development of health care knowledge.<br> &nbsp;<br> This competition is open to all students in U.S. nursing programs who wish to develop and present to the public an image of &quot;nurse as scientist&quot; using the public- and youth-friendly cyber-technology of podcasting. The contest will occur in two phases, with regional winners announced by the regional research societies, and the national winner featured at the 2010 National State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:3.75pt; text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><br> </span><em><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><a href="http://www.mnrs.org/files/public/CANS_CallForPodcasts2010.pdf" target="_blank" track=on shape=rect linktype=link>Call for Podcasts</a></span></b></em><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><br> <strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:#CCCCCC; border:solid #60B1AB 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:solid #60B1AB .75pt; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK13" hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border:none;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; color:#6C83A5'>Research Section News&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>The following research sections are now accepting applications for awards. Visit each sections' webpage for additional details and application instructions.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><a href="http://www.mnrs.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3564" target="_blank" track=on shape=rect linktype=link>Nursing Education Section</a> </span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>Advancement of Science Award, Outstanding Dissertation Award<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>Deadline: February 15, 2010</span></em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><a href="http://mnrs.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3358" target="_blank" track=on shape=rect linktype=link><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Women's Health Research Section</span></strong></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>Undergraduate Student Award<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>Deadline: February 22, 2010</span></em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><a href="http://mnrs.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3352" target="_blank" track=on shape=rect linktype=link>Public Health/Community Health/Nurse Managed Centers Section</a></span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>Dissertation Award, Research Excellence Award<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>Deadline: February 22, 2010</span></em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><a href="http://www.mnrs.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3333" target="_blank" track=on shape=rect linktype=link>Acute Care Research Section</a> </span> <o:p></o:p></strong></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>Dissertation Award, Graduate Award, Undergraduate Award</span></p> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>Deadline: February 23, 2010</span></em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><a href="http://www.mnrs.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3343" target="_blank" track=on shape=rect linktype=link>Gerontological Nursing Research Section</a></span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><br> New Investigator Award, Dissertation Award, Evidence Based Practice/ Research Utilization Award<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>Deadline: February 23, 2010 </span></em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><a href="http://www.mnrs.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3342" target="_blank" track=on shape=rect linktype=link>Genetics Research Section</a> </span> <o:p></o:p></strong></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>Senior Scientist Award, Dissertation Award</span></p> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>Deadline: March 1, 2010 </span><o:p></o:p></em></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;</span></i><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><a href="http://mnrs.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3348" target="_blank" track=on shape=rect linktype=link>Pain and Symptom Management Section</a> </span> <o:p></o:p></strong></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>Advancing the Science of Nursing Award, Early Investigator Award, Outstanding Dissertation Award </span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>Deadline: March 5, 2010</span></em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;</span></em><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><a href="http://www.mnrs.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3347" target="_blank" track=on shape=rect linktype=link>Nursing Informatics Section</a></span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>Distinguished Researcher Award<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>Deadline: March 7, 2010</span></em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; 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