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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Not to be a nag; rather just a reminder -- the <span
class=GramE>Spring</span> issue of IBPSA News is targeted for publication around
mid-April.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>We can accept Simulation
news items up to the first day of <span class=GramE>Spring</span> (21
March).<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>So, a.s.a.p., please send me anything you have that relates
to simulation conferences (past or future), publications, short courses,
seminars, awards, college courses, new software, simulation models, etc.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Include as many figures and photographs
that you can (in color).<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>   </span><font
color=red><span style='color:red'>We’ve already received 5 or 6 simulation-type
software announcements, and I would like to see more of these. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>So, go ahead and send in software
announcements as well as position announcements.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This next issue will attempt to get everyone oriented to the
upcoming <a href="http://www.bs2003.tue.nl/">Building Simulation’03</a>
conference to be held in </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font size=4
  face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Eindhoven</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial'> on 11-14 </span></font><st1:PersonName><font
 size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Au</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial'>gust
2003.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Also, look at what’s been
published in previous IBPSA News issues <span class=GramE>at :</span> <a
href="http://www.ibpsa.org/">http://www.ibpsa.org</a> under
“Newsletter”.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Send anything you can think of.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>L.O. Degelman, IBPSA Newsletter Chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>larry@taz.tamu.edu<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>=====================================<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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