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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>2013 Worldwide Microsoft Dynamics Academic Alliance (DynAA) Preconference<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>March 16-17, 2013<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, LA, USA<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Dear Valued DynAA Member!<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/education/facultyconnection/cb/articles/articledetails.aspx?cid=2467&c1=en-cb&c2=CB">
2013 Worldwide DynAA Preconference</a> (March 16-17, 2013) is <b>JUST</b> 68 days away! The event will be held at the
<a href="http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/louisiana/hilton-new-orleans-riverside-MSYNHHH/index.html">
Hilton New Orleans Riverside</a> in New Orleans, LA, USA. You can view the Preliminary Agenda
<a href="https://www.facultyresourcecenter.com/curriculum/pfv.aspx?Id=9075&c1=en-us&c2=0">
here</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
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top 10 reasons you should join us in New Orleans are:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b>Warm weather</b>—New Orleans boasts an average daytime high of 71 degrees Fahrenheit in March!!<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b>It’s a great value and a good time!</b> - No registration fees, but you must register
<a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4150064956">here</a>. <b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b>Free Training</b>--Receive free Microsoft Dynamics education-based training<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b>Learn the emerging trends in Microsoft Dynamics</b> from Microsoft Product Experts and Microsoft Dynamics Partners<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b>Networking</b> with Microsoft Dynamics Partners and Customers (potential employers for your students)<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#525051;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<b><span style="color:windowtext">Present</span></b><span style="color:windowtext"> your own research papers and curriculum to faculty from around the world. Make your submission
<a href="http://clcloud.com/DYNAA2013/">here</a>. </span><o:p></o:p>
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<span style="color:windowtext">Deadline has been extended to </span><span style="color:red">February 1, 2013</span><span style="color:windowtext">.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
</li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b>New Orleans is easy to get to</b>--<span style="color:black">Fly in to <a href="http://www.flymsy.com/" target="_blank">
Louis Armstrong International Airport</a>, ride in on <a href="http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Station/Station_Page&code=NOL" target="_blank">
Amtrak</a>, or take the long haul into town via <a href="http://www.greyhound.com/scripts/en/TicketCenter/terminal.asp?city=660583" target="_blank">
Greyhound</a>.</span><b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b>Free Food—</b>meals during the Preconference are complimentary <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b>The French Quarter—</b>a night<b> </b>out on Bourbon Street is just a 15 minute walk from the Preconference site.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b><span style="color:black">The </span></b><b><a href="http://www.creolequeen.com/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Creole Queen Paddlewheeler</span></a></b><span style="color:black">—as part of your attendance, you will enjoy a dinner
cruise on the Mississippi River! Check it out <a href="http://www.creolequeen.com/">
here</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%">
(If you are a member of a Public Sector University, you must return a signed pre-approval letter prior to attending)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Convergence 2013<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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
<span lang="EN">Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. </span>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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Contact <a href="mailto:dynaa@microsoft.com">dynaa@microsoft.com</a> 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.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">Microsoft Dynamics<sup>®</sup> Academic Alliance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/dynamicsaa"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">www.microsoft.com/dynamicsaa</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#595959"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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