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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>FYI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Melissa Reynolds<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Educational Programs Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education (PCEE)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>164 S. Main Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Slippery Rock, PA 16057<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Ph: 724-738-9020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Fx: 724-738-9018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><a href="www.pcee.org"><span style='color:blue'>www.pcee.org</span></a><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"'> Senn Brown
[mailto:sennb@charter.net] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 05, 2008 4:40 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> melissa.reynolds@pcee.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> environment-focused schools <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Hello Melissa -- Please forward the
invitation (below) to people in Pennsylvania who are involved with and/or
interested in public charter schools with environment-focused educational
programs and practices. Thanks. Senn<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=548 height=100
id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01C90EC7.D5E9F450"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>You’re invited to attend the </span><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";color:purple'>first
national</span></b> <b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:green'>GREEN CHARTER
SCHOOLS CONFERENCE </span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman Bold";color:blue'>on November 7-9, 2008 in Madison, Wisconsin.</span></b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The conference is presented by the <b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;color:green'>Green Charter Schools Network</span><span
style='color:green'> </span></b><span style='color:green'>– </span><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;color:green'><a
href="http://www.greencharterschools.org/"
title="http://www.greencharterschools.org/">www.greencharterschools.org</a></span><span
style='color:green'> ,</span> <b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";
color:maroon'>UW-Madison’s </span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";color:maroon'>Nelson Institute for
Environmental Studies</span></b><span style='color:blue'> - </span><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;color:blue'><a href="http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/"
title="http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/">http://www.nelson.wisc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'> ,</span> and many partnering
educational and environmental organizations. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN style='color:#FF6600'><img border=0
width=170 height=62 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.jpg@01C90EC7.D5E9F450"
alt="Nelson Institute logo, small"> <img
border=0 width=195 height=51 id="_x0000_i1027"
src="cid:image003.jpg@01C90EC7.D5E9F450"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN style='color:#FF6600'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:maroon'>SEE
CONFERENCE PROGRAM & ONLINE REGISTRATION HERE --</span></b> <a
href="http://www.ies.wisc.edu/outreach/green_charter/index.htm"
title="http://www.ies.wisc.edu/outreach/green_charter/index.htm">http://www.ies.wisc.edu/outreach/green_charter/index.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";
color:#FF6600'>Conference Keynoters<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><img border=0 width=71 height=104
id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image004.jpg@01C90EC7.D5E9F450" alt=William><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span
lang=EN>William Cronon</span></b><span lang=EN> is UW-Madison Professor of
History, Geography & Environmental Studies. His research seeks to
understand the history of human interactions with the natural world and how we
depend on the ecosystems around us to sustain our material lives, He is the
author of several books, including <i>Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human
Place in Nature</i> and <i>Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
lang=EN style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><img border=0 width=76 height=102
id="_x0000_i1029" src="cid:image005.jpg@01C90EC7.D5E9F450" alt=Morgran><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span
lang=EN>Morgan Brown </span></b><span lang=EN> </span><span lang=EN
style='font-size:9.0pt'>---</span><span lang=EN> Assistant Commissioner
Morgan Brown oversees charter school programs, special education policy, food
and nutrition services, adult basic education, and American Indian education
programs at the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). Previously, he
served as the Assistant Deputy Secretary for the Office of Innovation &
Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
lang=EN style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";
color:purple'>Pre-Conference Options</span></b> include facilitated discussions
at:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#33CCCC'>International Crane
Foundation</span></b> -- <span style='font-size:8.0pt'><a
href="http://www.savingcranes.org/" title="http://www.savingcranes.org/">http://www.savingcranes.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#FF6600'>Aldo Leopold Legacy Center</span></b>
-- <span style='font-size:8.0pt'><a
href="http://www.aldoleopold.org/legacycenter"
title="http://www.aldoleopold.org/legacycenter">http://www.aldoleopold.org/legacycenter</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#3366FF'>Advanced Academic Co-Lab</span></b>
-- <span style='font-size:8.0pt'><a
href="http://www.academiccolab.org/" title="http://www.academiccolab.org/">http://www.academiccolab.org</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";
color:green'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";
color:green'>EarlyBird Registration – </span></b><b><span style='font-family:
"Times New Roman Bold";color:green'> Register by October 15 for BOTH the
Pre-Conference & Conference at the EarlyBird special rate ($115). <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";
color:green'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";
color:green'><img border=0 width=153 height=40 id="_x0000_i1030"
src="cid:image006.jpg@01C90EC7.D5E9F450"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";
color:green'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";
color:green'>Conference Contact</span></b>:
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Senn Brown, Executive Director *<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";
color:green'>Green Charter Schools Network<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Tel: 608-238-7491 Email: <span
style='font-size:9.0pt'><a href="mailto:senn@greencharterschools.org"
title="mailto:senn@greencharterschools.org">senn@greencharterschools.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Web: <span style='font-size:9.0pt'><a
href="http://www.greencharterschools.org/"
title="http://www.greencharterschools.org/">www.greencharterschools.org</a></span>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>*
Founding Executive Secretary (2000 – 2007), Wisconsin Charter Schools
Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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