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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%">Happy New Year from
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/education/ww/leadership/Pages/dynamics-academic-alliance.aspx">
Microsoft Dynamics Academic Alliance</a> (DynAA).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">We would like to take this opportunity to personally invite you to attend the 2013 Worldwide Microsoft Dynamics Academic Alliance Preconference, March 16-17, 2013 at the Hilton
New Orleans Riverside, in New Orleans, LA. The <b><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/education/facultyconnection/cb/articles/articledetails.aspx?cid=2467&c1=en-cb&c2=CB">Worldwide Microsoft Dynamics Academic Alliance Preconference</a>
</b>is an academic conference where you, as professors and educators come together to enhance your knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics and the use of this ERP and CRM software in the classroom and research projects. There is
<b>no cost</b> to attend the preconference, but registration is required. You can view the Preliminary Agenda
<a href="https://www.facultyresourcecenter.com/curriculum/pfv.aspx?Id=9075&c1=en-us&c2=0">
here</a>. Registration is now open! Register <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4150064956">
here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">This event is held just before Microsoft’s largest customer conference called
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/convergence/">Convergence</a>, which is March 18-21, 2013, also in New Orleans.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">In case you are unfamiliar with our program, DynAA is a global program that provides no-cost licenses to educational institutions that want to use Microsoft Dynamics software for teaching
or research purposes. DynAA is a powerful connector to the vibrant and growing Microsoft Dynamics ecosystem that includes nearly 300,000 customers, more than 10,000 Microsoft partners, and over 1,600 academic institutions like yours around the world. DynAA
members use Microsoft Dynamics business management solutions to support learning about key business processes, concepts, and theories, and as a platform for understanding Enterprise Resource Planning integrated data structure, business intelligence, and data
mining.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">For fun we have compiled a little top 10 list of reasons you should join us!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Warm weather</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">—New Orleans boasts an average daytime high of 71 degrees Fahrenheit in March!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:middle">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">It’s a great value and a good time!</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> - No registration fees, but you must
<a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4150064956">register</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:middle">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Free Training</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">--Receive free Microsoft Dynamics education-based training<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Learn the emerging trends in Microsoft Dynamics</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> from Microsoft Product Experts and Microsoft Dynamics Partners<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:middle">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Networking</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> with Microsoft Dynamics Partners and Customers (potential employers for your students)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo7;vertical-align:middle">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background:white">Present</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background:white"> your own research papers and curriculum to faculty from around the world. Make your submission
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#525051"><a href="http://clcloud.com/DYNAA2013/"><span style="background:white">here</span></a><span style="background:white">.
</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background:white">Deadline has been extended to
<span style="color:red">February 1, 2013</span><span style="color:#525051">.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#525051"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">7.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">New Orleans is easy to get to</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">--Fly in to
<a href="http://www.flymsy.com/">Louis Armstrong International Airport</a><span style="color:black">, ride in on
</span><a href="http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Station/Station_Page&code=NOL">Amtrak</a><span style="color:black">, or take the long haul into town via
</span><a href="http://www.greyhound.com/scripts/en/TicketCenter/terminal.asp?city=660583">Greyhound</a><span style="color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">8.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Free Food—</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">meals during the Preconference are complimentary
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:27.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9;vertical-align:middle">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">9.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">The French Quarter—</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">a night<b>
</b>out on Bourbon Street is just a 15 minute walk from the Preconference site. <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">10.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">The </span>
</b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a href="http://www.creolequeen.com/"><b>Creole Queen Paddlewheeler</b></a><span style="color:black">—as part of your attendance, you will enjoy a dinner cruise on the Mississippi River!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">See what others are saying:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#525051"><a href="http://youtu.be/myJq4jCyXA0"><span style="color:#00629D;text-decoration:none">Attend the 2013 Worldwide Microsoft Dynamics Academic Alliance Preconference!
</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#525051"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:22.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#525051"><a href="http://youtu.be/k_-4ZyFyw6w"><span style="color:#00629D;text-decoration:none">Why should you attend the 2013 Worldwide Microsoft Dynamics Academic Alliance Preconference?</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#525051"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:19.2pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%">How can I submit curriculum, papers or a presentation?</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%"><br>
DynAA invites curriculum packages and research papers which incorporate Microsoft Dynamics into business and information systems topics. Refereed submissions will undergo a double-blind review.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:19.2pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%">Deadline for Refereed Curriculum and Research Papers:
<span style="color:red">Extended </span>to February 1, 2013<br>
Deadline for Presentation and Panel Discussion Proposals: February 1, 2013<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%"><br>
<b>Please find the Call for Participation at <span style="color:#525051"><a href="http://clcloud.com/DYNAA2013/"><span style="color:#00629D;text-decoration:none">http://clcloud.com/DYNAA2013/</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Convergence 2013</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Early
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/convergence/neworleans13/Registration.aspx?p=bottomnav">
registration</a> for Convergence 2013 ends in just 17 days! Convergence 2013 is March 18-21, 2013 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. This means that you can save up to $300 off of registration. Registering for Convergence will also assure you can
get discounted hotel accommodations. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">If your school is a
<b>Premier Member </b>of<b> </b>DynAA, you are eligible for a 50% discount off the price of a Convergence Full or Day pass. (If you are a member of a Public Sector University, you must return a signed pre-approval letter prior to receiving the code).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:19.2pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%">Feel free to forward this on to anyone you think may be interested.
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Questions?
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Email
<b><a href="mailto:dynaa@microsoft.com">dynaa@microsoft.com</a> (</b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">if you have any questions, would like to find out of you are eligible for the discount, or need to receive a copy of
the pre-approval letter. </span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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