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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Hello and Happy New Year!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>North American Biochar Symposium -</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>October 13-16, 2013 </span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Copperplate","serif";color:black'>Harvesting Hope: </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate","serif"'>the Science and Synergies of Biochar<br><br></span><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:green'>Contact:</span></i><i><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:navy'><a href="mailto:Karen@PVBiochar.org">Karen@PVBiochar.org</a></span></u></i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Come Join Us!</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Biochar is a fascinating and ancient soil amendment that holds great promise for present day soils, climate, economic and energy concerns. This biochar symposium is designed for farmers, foresters, researchers, policymakers, biochar producers and entrepreneurs, and especially students and citizens who want to learn more about biochar as an alternative to fossil fuel-based fertilizers/pesticides and energy.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Why should you consider attending? Click <b><a href="http://www.cvent.com/events/mproc.aspx?m=e9567662-8a4a-4686-9d62-d9573fabab4d&u=http%3a%2f%2fsymposium2013.pvbiochar.org%2f&l=here">here</a></b> for five great reasons!</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Call for Papers</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>There are FOUR main tracks for speakers: </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Feedstocks & Technology</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Benefits of Biochar - agriculture (farm and forest) climate, water, energy</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Scale, Sales & Marketing</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Community Engagement and Policy</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>For details on each track and to <u>submit your abstract</u>, click <b><a href="http://www.cvent.com/events/mproc.aspx?m=e9567662-8a4a-4686-9d62-d9573fabab4d&u=http%3a%2f%2fsymposium2013.pvbiochar.org%2ftracks&l=here">here</a></b>!<br><br>And if you know of people or organizations doing innovative work in biochar, please forward this email.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Call for Sponsors</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br><br>We've already had many wonderful conversations with biochar industry leaders and supporting organizations. If you might like to join in the effort to support this conference, where important presentations <b>and discussions </b>about the potential for biochar in agriculture, climate and energy will take place, please check out the opportunities available <b><a href="http://www.cvent.com/events/mproc.aspx?m=e9567662-8a4a-4686-9d62-d9573fabab4d&u=http%3a%2f%2fsymposium2013.pvbiochar.org%2fsponsorship&l=here">here</a></b>!<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br><u>Mark your calendar now</u>: Sunday, October 13 - Wednesday, October 16 <br>...and add an extra day or two for exploring the fall foliage throughout the Pioneer Valley or attending a special post-conference hands on biochar camp at NESFI!<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>October 13-16, 2013, University of Massachusetts, Amherst</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.9pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br></span><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The New England Small Farm Institute is the fiscal sponsor of the PioneerValley Biochar Initiative.</span></u><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br>If you do not want to receive future emails about the 2013 Biochar Symposium at UMass, click <a href="http://www.cvent.com/events/mproc.aspx?m=e9567662-8a4a-4686-9d62-d9573fabab4d&u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cvent.com%2fd%2fYnZW6UqKhkadYtlXP6urTQ%2fl839%2fE1%2f8D&l=Opt-Out">Opt-Out</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#A0A0A0' align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.cvent.com/events/mproc.aspx?m=e9567662-8a4a-4686-9d62-d9573fabab4d&u=HTTP%3a%2f%2fwww.cvent.com&l=%3cIMG+SRC%3d%22http%3a%2f%2fwww.cvent.com%2fg%2fimages%2fpowered_by_cvent.gif%22+BORDER%3d%220%22+ALT%3d%22Cvent+-+Web-based+Software+Solutions%22%3e%3c%2fIMG%3e"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://www.cvent.com/g/images/powered_by_cvent.gif" alt="Cvent - Web-based Software Solutions"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 height=1 id="_x0000_i1031" src="http://www.cvent.com/Events/images/l839/e9567662-8a4a-4686-9d62-d9573fabab4d.gifx"><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>