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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0F243E">Dateline: December 20, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0F243E"> LANSCE User Group Executive Committee Elections<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0F243E">The election for Executive Committee representatives of the LANSCE User Group is now open. New representatives will begin their term January 2014.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0F243E">Please take some time to read the biosketches of the nominees. Members may write-in the name of a different candidate as an alternative to the nominees listed.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E">The LUG-EC helps and advises LANSCE management by providing valuable input from a user perspective.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E">New representatives are needed in the following LANSCE facilities:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E">Weapons Neutron Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E">Ultra-Cold Neutrons<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E">Isotope Production Facility<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E">Proton Radiography<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E">Industry representative<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E">To cast your vote, please go to:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E">
<a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/users/lug/lugelection.shtml">http://lansce.lanl.gov/users/lug/lugelection.shtml</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0F243E">Although the election will remain open until January 10, I encourage you to take the time to vote today.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0F243E">LANSCE User Group EC Chair, Mark Bowden<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0F243E">pRad Call for Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">The Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) is issuing a Call for Proposals for experiments to be carried out at the Proton Radiography Facility
 (pRad) during Fiscal Year 2015 (October 1, 2014, – September 30, 2015),with consideration for extensions into FY16.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">All experiments whether they are dynamic, static, classified, or unclassified must have a corresponding proposal submitted to the Program Advisory
 Committee (PAC).<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0F243E">Deadline February 4, 2014</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">For more information please visit:
<a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/pRad/proposals.shtml">http://lansce.lanl.gov/pRad/proposals.shtml</a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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</span></span><![endif]><i>LANSCE User Office<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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