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 form (<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15CHylh89v_CuP38bJ39OEUdeqk9BkEjBTOj_pnLeJt0/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(109,198,221);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline"><strong>available here</strong></a>). Receipts are required. Advance payment will be considered in cases of hardship.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><p dir="ltr" style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:22.5px;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:13px">Reimbursements will be in US dollars via electronic funds bank transfer or PayPal.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:22.5px;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:13px"><strong>Timing</strong></span></p><ul><li dir="ltr" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><p dir="ltr" style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:22.5px;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:13px"><strong>Wed., July 25, 2018</strong> – <strong>Applications due by 11:59 pm PST</strong></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><p dir="ltr" style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:22.5px;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:13px"><strong>Wed., August 8, 2018</strong> – <strong>Awards announced</strong></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><p dir="ltr" style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:22.5px;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:13px"><strong>Conference Dates: September 26-28, 2018</strong></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><p dir="ltr" style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:22.5px;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:13px"><strong>Mon., October 15, 2018 - Deadline for submission of expenses</strong></span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:22.5px;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:13px"><strong>Questions</strong></span></p><ul><li dir="ltr" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><p dir="ltr" style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:22.5px;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:13px">Contact Mike Wilson, Executive Director IBPSA-USA, <strong><a href="mailto:mike@ibpsa.us" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(109,198,221);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline">mike@ibpsa.us</a></strong></span></p></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" id="gmail-templateFooter" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-top:0px;border-bottom:0px"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-footerContainer" style="padding-bottom:9px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody class="gmail-mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="gmail-mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width:100%;padding:18px"><table class="gmail-mcnDividerContent" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;border-top:1px solid rgb(153,153,153)"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody class="gmail-mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnTextBlockInner" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" class="gmail-mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnTextContent" style="color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:11px;line-height:13.75px;text-align:left;padding:9px 18px"><em>Copyright © 2018 IBPSA-USA, All rights reserved.</em><br><br><br><a class="gmail-utilityLink" href="https://ibpsa.us3.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=545ecdecc811a6e412a8810dd&id=0769126d70&e=[UNIQID]&c=4501836017" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(96,96,96);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline">unsubscribe from this list</a>   <span> </span><a class="gmail-utilityLink" href="https://ibpsa.us3.list-manage.com/profile?u=545ecdecc811a6e412a8810dd&id=0769126d70&e=[UNIQID]" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(96,96,96);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline">update subscription preferences</a> <br><br><a href="http://www.mailchimp.com/m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