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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you, Ramu! I am wondering if ULL has any arrangements with local hotels. Mary will probably let us know soon.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With regard to the agenda, Here are the slots that we potentially have:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>March 23<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">12:00 Lunch/Welcome<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">12:45 – 1:45<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1:45 – 2:30<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">2:45 - 3:30<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">3:30 – 4:15<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">4:15 – 5:00<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>March 24<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">8:30 Breakfast/Welcome<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">9:00 – 9:45<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">9:45 – 10:30<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">10:45 – 11:30<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">11:30 – 12:00 New Officers/Planning Ahead<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">May be we can start slotting in topics to get an agenda going. We also traditionally have a session on “CSGS (and CGS) Update”.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sanjay<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Sanjay T. Menon, Ph. D.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Dean of Graduate Studies</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Professor of Management <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Director of India Studies</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Louisiana State University Shreveport</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Office: (318) 797-5247 Fax: (318) 798-4120<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjaytmenon"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.linkedin.com/in/sanjaytmenon</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">One University Place</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Shreveport, Louisiana 71115</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> La-cgs <la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>B. Ramu Ramachandran<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 9, 2023 4:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Louisiana Council of Graduate Schools <la-cgs@lists.latech.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [La-cgs] Hotel rooms in Lafayette<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We are looking forward to meeting in Lafayette, LA starting around noon on March 23, and finishing around noon on March 24. It seems that the Hilton Garden Inn at
the Cajundome is booked up. I could not get a room there for less than $250/night (and, at that, I will have to impersonate military personnel). The Double Tree appears to be sold out. I did manage to get a room at the Hampton Inn at the State rate of $96/night.
It is a fair distance from the campus. I recommend you grab a room somewhere fairly soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The agenda as it stands now is attached. At this point it is just a list of topics. I don't think we will be able to discuss all of them. We need to do some prioritizing,
decide which topic to discuss when, etc., over the next few days.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ramu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<pre><span style="color:black">B. Ramu Ramachandran<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="color:black">Associate Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate School<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="color:black">T. L. James Eminent Scholar Chair Professor<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="color:black">P. O. Box 7923<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="color:black">Louisiana Tech University<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="color:black">Ruston, LA 71272, USA<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="color:black">318-257-4304<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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