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<Title>RLC Early Bird Registration Ends Today</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">The Regional II Leadership Conference (RLC) will be taking place August 26th-28th in the Holiday Inn Koger Conference Center in Richmond, VA.<div><br></div><div>RLC is aimed at allowing NSBE leaders to network with each other, learn how to be effective leaders, and get useful information on how they can tackle their positions throughout the academic year.  This event is open to all NSBE members.  <div><div><br></div><div><strong><u>RLC RATES - Get on these deals while there's still time!</u></strong></div><div><table border="0" width="420">
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    <p><span><span>§<span>  </span></span></span><span>Regular – August 17, 2011 at 11:59 PM EST</span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>§<span>  </span></span></span><span>On-site – August 27, 2011 at 12:00PM EST</span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>§<span>  </span></span></span><strong><span>Note:</span></strong><span> CEO Discounts provided for
    Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary.</span></p></div></div></div></div>
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<Title>NSBE-UMBC wins awards at National Convention!</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">The National Convention of the National Society of Black Engineers was held March 23-27, 2011 in St. Louis, MO. Over 25 UMBC students, including several alumni members, travelled to attend the conference, which boasted an attendance of over 3,000 students and professionals.<div><br></div><div><span>Nateé Johnson (Mech. E, Meyerhoff Scholar) excelled academically and won first place in the Oral Presentation of the Technical Research Exhibition. She presented research conducted at a summer internship at University of Wisconsin Madison on "<span>Synthesis and Annealing of Copper (II) Sulfide Nanocrystals."</span></span></div><div><span><span><br></span></span></div><div><span><span>UMBC also sent a team of 4 students to compete in the International Consulting Design Olympiad, an engineering design competition that pairs North American chapters with international chapters to devise a sustainable solution to a challenging engineering problem in the developing world. The team garnered recognition for best paper on their project in Using Slow Sand Filtration to Provide Clean Water to Rural Ethiopian Communities. Team members were Yvonne Okafor (CWIT Affiliate), Fri-atsoh Achirimofor (Meyerhoff Scholar), Matthew Thompson (Meyerhoff Scholar) and Nate</span></span><span>é</span><span> Johnson. All members were Mechanical Engineering students, and with the exception of </span><span><span>Nate</span></span><span>é, are in their first or second year at UMBC.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Several NSBE students were honored at the Annual Golden Torch Awards for outstanding academic performance. Recipients of NSBE Scholarships were Jasmine Jones (CS/INDS, Meyerhoff Scholar), Sylvester Ezeani (CS, NSA Scholar), Fri-atsoh Achirimofor, and Matthew Thompson, and </span><span><span>Nate</span></span><span>é Johnson</span><span>.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Congratulations to our members on their distinguished accomplishments!</span></div></div>
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<Title>Techie Stuff Happening this Weekend!</Title>
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<Title>NSBE-UMBC shows strong at Fall Regional Conference</Title>
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