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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=ZH-CN link=blue vlink=purple style='text-justify-trim:punctuation'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt'>Dear Adapters,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt'>We have finally come out of the sizzling heat this summer and the cooling fall semester is right around the corner. Welcome back to school! For those of you who are new to ADAPT, welcome to the family! Our weekly group seminar will begin next week. The group seminar will be held in SEIEE-03-528 every Wednesday from 4PM-5 PM, and sometimes it’s a little longer than one hour. For those uninitiated, the seminar will be conducted in English. Each time, a speaker will give a 45-min talk during which interaction is encourage. After that, members of group will ask questions about his or her work and critique his or her presentation. We will also discuss some admin issues during the seminar sometimes. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt'>The Seminar attendance is compulsory for ALL ADAPT members. And you are advised to be at the meeting room before 4 PM because our talk will start on time. The speaker of the day is advised to prepare early by taking the video projector from my office and setting up at least 10 mins before 4 PM. (I have bought a new projector.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt'>I will schedule the one-on-one meetings with you separately either in email or in person. If you are back to school, please drop me an email to arrange a time to meet or come to my office directly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt'>Wish you a successful new academic year ahead!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt'>Kenny<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>