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Hi Ramu,</div>
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Thank you for the reminder. Due to timing, we are not able to submit names as our campus 3 MT competition will not be held until the Spring 2026 semester. However, we look forward to having our campus winners compete in a future LA- Next 3MT competition. </div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 2, 2025 10:02 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> la-cgs@lists.latech.edu <la-cgs@lists.latech.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [La-cgs] Request for feedback - 3MT competition</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I am writing to provide (a) a gentle reminder about my email dated November 4, 2025 (Subject: Mark the date: LA-NEXT and 3MT - January 8, 2026) and (b) an update. The previous email included the following
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<li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please disseminate this information on your campus among graduate advisors and students.</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please
<b>nominate two competitors*</b> from your campus to participate in the 3MT by <b>
Friday, December 12</b>. [I know the timing is terrible; we hope to do better next year.]</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please share information about LA-NEXT with the researchers and research leaders on your campus and encourage them to attend.</span></li></ol>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Updates:</span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The winner, runner-up, and People’s Choice awardee at the 3MT competition will receive scholarships (tentatively, $4000, $2000, and $1000) from the project. The project director has also agreed to cover
the travel costs for the competitors.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I encourage you to name your competitors earlier than Dec 12 if possible. This will give us more time to get in touch with them to provide them additional information about the competition, discuss travel
logistics, etc.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best regards,</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ramu</span></p>
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