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<BODY bgColor=#ffffff><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=arial
size=2>Aloha.</FONT><BR> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>I hope that you all
have had the opportunity to review our FY01-02 Request for Proposals (RFP) (<A
href="http://www.hawaii.edu/ssri/HCRI">www.hawaii.edu/ssri/HCRI</A>). I am
sending out this follow-up email to those of you qualified to submit a proposal,
but, for one reason or another, have decided not to do so this year.
</FONT><BR> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>To those of you, </FONT><FONT
color=#008080 face=arial size=2><B>I would like to invite interested people
(researchers and resource managers) to review proposals submitted by your
peers</B></FONT><FONT face=arial size=2>.</FONT><BR> <BR><FONT face=arial
size=2>I recognize that you all are extremely busy. So let me (briefly)
highlight what would be involved. In essence, this would entail evaluating
proposals submitted in response to our RFP using the criteria listed in the full
request for proposal on our website. Proposals are due March 19th, 2001,
and you would receive them soon thereafter. Evaluations would be returned
to us by May 1st (usually electronically). We would then forward
reviewers' recommendations to our decision-making body, the Management
Committee. We would offer a (very small) remuneration (US$100) for your
time. </FONT><BR> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>If you are interested,
have any questions, or would like additional information, please email me at <A
href="mailto:HCRIResearchProgram@hawaii.rr.com">HCRIResearchProgram@hawaii.rr.com</A>.
</FONT><BR> <BR> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>Sincerely,
</FONT><BR> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>Kristine G. Davidson
Oh</FONT><BR> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>Program Manager</FONT><BR><FONT
face=arial size=2>Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative Research Program</FONT><BR><FONT
face=arial size=2>University of Hawaii at Manoa</FONT><BR></FONT></BODY></HTML>