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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please see below for an exciting <a href="http://go.esri.com/content-challenge">
new contest</a> from Esri. Please pass the word!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Esri Global Content Challenge!&nbsp;</span></b><span style="color:black;background:yellow"><a href="http://go.esri.com/content-challenge">http://go.esri.com/content-challenge</a>&nbsp;</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Esri is challenging students all over the world to unleash the power of Esri content by way of their own geographic analyses, visualizations, predictive
 models and more to tell a compelling scientific story. The story must be presented using the Esri map journal app. We'll point you to the best of our data and our map journal tips and tricks. You do the rest! Judges will select the best map journals to be
 awarded prizes. Esri will also share the winning map journals on our Collaborative Resource Portal and feature them at Esri&#8217;s Federal GIS and Education User Conferences, and Young Professionals Network events.</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Esri's Global Content Challenge is open to undergraduate or graduate students at colleges or universities, as well as high
 school students enrolled in an Advanced Placement Human Geography course. Get creative by using Esri's
<a href="http://www.esri.com/~/media/CFE65820F184417B912550C5D03FC83E">land, ocean, and population premium content libraries</a> to tell compelling stories that bring about understanding and action.</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Prizes:</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">There will be winners
<b>in each of three</b> categories (land, ocean, and population) who will receive:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">First Place: $10,000 or software equivalent
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Second Place: $5,000 or software equivalent
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Third Place: $2,000 or software equivalent</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Key Dates:</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">August 29, 2016 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Competition opens
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">November 11, 2016 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Competition closes at 5:00 PM (PDT)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">December 5, 2016 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Winners announced
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">For more info or any questions:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#4F81BD">Dawn Wright, Ph.D., GISP, Esri Chief Scientist</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#4F81BD"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Esri | 380 New York Street | Redlands, CA 92373 | USA</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D"><br>
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