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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The <a href="http://www.mcs.anl.gov/wace">Fifth Annual
Workshop on Advanced Collaborative Environments</a> is fast approaching, and <a
href="http://ci.uchicago.edu/wace/">registration is now OPEN</a>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>This promises to be a great year for
WACE, with <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:
bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>two days of talks</span></b>, a <b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>dinner cruise</span></b> on Lake Washington Thursday night, and an
event-closing dinner on Friday night.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
</span>Friday dinner will be held at the <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Microsoft company store
&amp; museum</span></b>, and <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>gift certificates</span></b>
to the company store will be issued to attendees.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>And unless someone changes the registration
price before I send this email, it&#8217;s entirely likely that the gift
certificate will be worth <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>more than the registration
fee itself</span></b>!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Also, you may all be excited to know that <b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><a href="http://research.microsoft.com/users/jgrudin/">Jonathan Grudin</a></span></b>
has agreed to give a keynote speech at the event.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>Dr. Grudin is a member of the ACM SIGCHI
CHI Academy, and recently spent seven years as editor-in-chief of <i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'>ACM Transactions of Human-Computer Interaction</span></i>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>Needless to say, we&#8217;re honored
that he would speak at WACE, and I hope you&#8217;ll join us at the event.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We&#8217;re still working on the rest of the invited
speakers, but I&#8217;ll be sure to send an update as we know more.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Please don&#8217;t wait to register for WACE, though.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>We&#8217;ve reserved a block of rooms at
two nearby hotels, but <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Marriott won&#8217;t let
us keep the rooms past August 12th</span></b>, so you may not be able to get
the great rate if you wait too long.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Finally, we know that Seattle isn&#8217;t exactly as nice as
Nice, but with the beautiful summer weather in early September, you&#8217;re
sure to love the area.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>Be sure to
book an extra day to spend time in Seattle, if you haven&#8217;t before </span></font><font
size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;
mso-ascii-font-family:Arial;mso-hansi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings'><span
style='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings'>J</span></span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Register now at <a
href="http://ci.uchicago.edu/wace/">http://ci.uchicago.edu/wace/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We&#8217;ll see you there,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Patrick Bristow<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>WACE 2005 Program Chair<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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