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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose">ETHOS 2017 Announcement: <o:p></o:p></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Derby, Elisa [mailto:ederby@winrock.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 08, 2016 2:00 PM<br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ETHOS 2017 is officially launched!  Please <a href="http://www.ethoscon.com/2017-registration/">register</a> and <a href="http://www.ethoscon.com/ethos-2017-abstract-submission/">submit abstracts</a> now at <a href="http://www.ethoscon.com">http://www.ethoscon.com</a>! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please note that registration is a 3 step process:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      </span></span><![endif]><b>REGISTER</b> here: <a href="http://www.ethoscon.com/2017-registration/">http://www.ethoscon.com/2017-registration/</a>.  One registration per individual, please—each person needs a separate registration. The registration form will ask you about your payment, and a voluntary donation, but you will need to actually process these payments separately.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      </span></span><![endif]><b>PAY</b>: Once your registration submission is confirmed, please return to the registration page or main ETHOS page to pay online by clicking the yellow “Buy Now” button. Please pay online.  It makes it so much easier for us.  If you absolutely cannot pay online, you may pay in cash at the door.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      </span></span><![endif]><b>DONATE</b>: Once your fee is submitted, please consider making a (separate) tax-deductible donation to the Mark Bryden Scholarship Fund to support one participant per year from a developing region (Africa/Asia/LAC) with direct field experience who would otherwise not be able to come. ETHOS will administer this scholarship fund. This is a great way for us to learn from successful implementers, and for them to be able to get feedback on their work from the ETHOS community! Just click on the yellow “donate” button on the homepage.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you’d like to present/speak at ETHOS, please submit a brief abstract (note the word limits on the form).  Abstract submission is a 1 step process:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      </span></span><![endif]>Fill out this form by Friday December 2<sup>nd</sup> and submit! <a href="http://www.ethoscon.com/ethos-2017-abstract-submission/">http://www.ethoscon.com/ethos-2017-abstract-submission/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ETHOS will be <b>Friday January 27<sup>th</sup> – Sunday January 29<sup>th</sup>, 2017</b>.  We’ll start around 1pm on Friday, and end by 5pm on Sunday.  Please see the <a href="http://www.ethoscon.com/ethos-2017-logistics/">Logistics</a> page for more information. As in past years, we have blocked rooms at the Baymont Inn in Kirkland, and Friday afternoon/evening activities will take place there.  Saturday and Sunday sessions (starting early Sat am, and ending by 5pm on Sunday) will again be at Northwest University.  <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Now’s a good time to make your lodging reservations, too. You can find Baymont hotel information on the registration and logistics pages.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Looking forward to seeing you then!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Elisa <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Your friendly neighborhood ETHOS President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005293'>Elisa Derby </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959'>Senior Program Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005293'>Winrock International </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005293'>|</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="www.winrock.org"><span style='color:black'>www.winrock.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959'>office </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>617.524.0466</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <b><span style='color:#005293'>|</span></b> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959'>fax</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <span style='color:black'>612.233.2394</span> <b><span style='color:#005293'>|</span></b> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959'>e-mail</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:ederby@winrock.org"><span style='color:black'>ederby@winrock.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>