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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Please join us for the RI Flood Mitigation Association's annual conference:
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">“Building Flood Resilience…Naturally”</span></b><span style="color:#333333"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Thursday, April 6, 2017 | 8:00 am - 4:30 pm</span></b><span style="color:#333333"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Fidelity Investments, 900 Salem Street, Smithfield, RI</span><span style="color:#333333">
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</span><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">*****Just a few days left until early registration ends on March 10!*****</span></i><span style="color:#333333"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">This year’s conference will focus on the use of natural and nature-based infrastructure for enhancing flood resiliency. Join floodplain management, hazard mitigation, and other
professionals as we share experiences and lessons learned. </span><span style="color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">If you have a project that uses natural and nature-based solutions to enhance flood resilience, please consider submitting
a poster abstract. Due to a variety of interests, we have now <b>opened up the poster presentations to professionals as well as students</b>. To accommodate this, we have also
<b>extended the deadline to March 10, 2017</b> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6"><a href="https://www.riflood.org/2017-conference"><span style="color:#2E75B6">to submit an abstract</span></a>.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">We'd love to see your work but please note that only students are eligible for cash prizes.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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24th unless you have contacted RIFMA (<a href="mailto:rhodeislandfma@gmail.com"><span style="color:#0078C1">rhodeislandfma@gmail.com</span></a>) ahead of time</span></i><span style="color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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