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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">The Apereo Foundation now welcomes entries into the annual ATLAS Awards for projects using Xerte Online Toolkits. The awards seek to recognise innovation and excellence in the use
 of Apereo’s open-source tools and technologies. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Winners will be announced in early April 2016 and recognized at the Open Apereo Conference May 22<sup>nd</sup> - 25<sup>th</sup>
 2016, hosted by New York University in New York City. You did read it right: registration and travel expenses will be covered for the award winners! Apereo plan to recognise up to six initiatives.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Further information and entry details can be found here:
<a href="https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/awards.aspx"><span style="color:black">https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/awards.aspx</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">It would be fantastic to see some of the fantastic work going on in our community recognised in these awards.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Tickets are selling for the Xerte Conference 2016. Early-bird discounts finish on 11<sup>th</sup> March:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://xerteconference2016.eventbrite.com/?aff=alt"><span style="color:black">http://xerteconference2016.eventbrite.com/?aff=alt</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Apologies for cross-posting,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Julian</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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