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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">This email is being sent on behalf of Georgine Bridgeman, CEO of Akorn Educational Services.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Regards, Lorraine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> Georgene Bridgeman [mailto:georgene.b@akorn.com.au]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 11 October 2012 12:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Pauline Sharma; Simon Lindsay; James, Maria M; Tran, Lorraine I<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Elaina Pittas<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Upcoming Programs open for registration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I am pleased to be able to offer two programs which are now open for registration:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#FF1E18">Yr 9/10 Robotics Workshop and Competition</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> November 29 - <a href="http://www.akorn.com.au/robogals.html">http://www.akorn.com.au/robogals.html</a>
A PDF copy of the flier is also attached. </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Robogals has organized a TV crew to film this day (or part of the day) for a documentary for the ABC. Marita
Cheng, founder of Robogals and Young Australian of the Year – 2012, will be in attendance for the competition. This is a fantastic opportunity for girls to hear her story and the passion she has for Engineering.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF1E18">Engineering Teachers @ Work Professional Development Program </span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Nov
26-27 - <a href="http://www.akorn.com.au/engineering-teachers-work.html">http://www.akorn.com.au/engineering-teachers-work.html</a> A PDF copy of the flier is also attached. For teacher</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">s</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">
who have participated in the past…a new program at Vic Uni has been designed to build on previous program.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Georgene Bridgeman – CEO </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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