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<p dir="ltr" style="font-family:sans-serif,Arial,Verdana,'Trebuchet MS';line-height:20.7999992370605px;margin:1em 0;padding:0;color:#606060;font-size:15px;text-align:left"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:calibri;font-size:14.6666666666667px">IBPSA-USA is pleased to offer up to eight scholarships for students and young professionals to attend the ASHRAE Energy Modeling Conference in Atlanta on September 30 to October 2, 2015. Funding is provided by the U.S Department of Energy. Find conference information at </span><strong><a href="http://ibpsa.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=545ecdecc811a6e412a8810dd&id=0a6d3356ea&e=1eea59e245" style="color:#0782c1;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:normal" target="_blank"><u>www.ashrae.org</u></a></strong><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:calibri;font-size:14.6666666666667px">.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family:sans-serif,Arial,Verdana,'Trebuchet MS';line-height:20.7999992370605px;margin:1em 0;padding:0;color:#606060;font-size:15px;text-align:left"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:calibri;font-size:14.6666666666667px">Download the promotional flyer here: </span><strong><a href="http://ibpsa.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=545ecdecc811a6e412a8810dd&id=34d9e9d573&e=1eea59e245" style="color:#0782c1;word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/9kLmlz</a></strong></p>
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