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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-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Nfbnet-members-list [mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Andrews<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 10, 2014 7:05 PM<br><b>To:</b> nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nfbnet-members-list] NFB STEM2U<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h1>NFB STEM2U… <o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal>is coming to a city near you during the 2014-2015 school year!<br><br>The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), in partnership with museums and science centers, will facilitate three regional science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs. NFB STEM2U expands on the exciting and innovative work conducted by the NFB in the area of informal STEM education through previous National Center for Blind Youth in Science programs such as the NFB Youth Slam, NFB Project Innovation, and NFB STEM-X. <br><br><b>Eligible Participants:<br></b>· blind elementary school-aged students and their parents<br>· blind high school-aged students <br>· teachers working with blind students<br> <br><b>Programs: <br></b>· NFB STEM2U Leadership Academy 9/5/14-9/7/14 <br>(Leadership Academy is required for the 30 high school students who attend the regional programs later in the year.)<br>· NFB STEM2U Baltimore, MD, 11/6/14-11/9/14 <br>· NFB STEM2U Boston, MA, 3/12/15-3/15/15) <br>· NFB STEM2U Columbus, OH, 5/14/15-5/16/15 <br> <br><b>Registration fee: $0<br></b> <br><b>Application deadlines: <br></b>· Elementary students and parents July 31, 2014 <br>· High school students June 15, 2014<br>· Teachers July 31, 2014<br><br> <br><br><b>To learn more or apply</b>, please visit <a href="http://www.blindscience.org/nfb-stem2u">www.blindscience.org/nfb-stem2u</a>. If you have questions or require more information, send an e-mail to <a href="mailto:STEM@nfb.org">STEM@nfb.org</a>. <br><br>This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1322855.<br><br>Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.<br><br> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>