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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#001C3D'>To participate, please submit a title, 500-word abstract, a list of 5 keywords, and your CV (max. 400 words) to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:techdev-conf-fasos@maastrichtuniversity.nl">techdev-conf-fasos@maastrichtuniversity.nl</a>. The deadline for sending your abstract is September 14, 2014. The conference committee will notify their decision by September 30, 2014.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#F37220'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#F37220'>Nanotechnologies for Development in India, Kenya, and the Netherlands: Towards a Framework for the Democratic Governance of Risks in Developing Countries</span></b><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#767878'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Project Website: <a href="http://fasos-research.nl/nano-dev/">http://fasos-research.nl/nano-dev/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Project e-mail: <a href="mailto:techdev-conf-fasos@maastrichtuniversity.nl">techdev-conf-fasos@maastrichtuniversity.nl</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>-- <br>You received this message because you are subscribed to the mailing list "WTMC-news".<br>To post to this group, send an email to <a href="mailto:WTMC-news@googlegroups.com">WTMC-news@googlegroups.com</a>.<br>If your email address has changed or if you want to unsubscribe from this group, please, send a request to: <a href="mailto:WTMC@maastrichtuniversity.nl">WTMC@maastrichtuniversity.nl</a><br> <br>Do not visit the Google group; content is not archieved. You receive all e-mails automatically.<br><br>--- <br>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WTMC-news" group.<br>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a href="mailto:WTMC-news+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com">WTMC-news+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com</a>.<br>For more options, visit <a href="https://groups.google.com/d/optout">https://groups.google.com/d/optout</a>.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>