The Division of Materials Research will host a two-hour live Committee of Visitors (COV) webcast on January 11, 2011, at 2:00 pm (EST).  The webcast will provide crucial information about the COV process, electronic applications you will be asked to utilize, and how you should prepare prior to the meeting.  Everyone on the COV is asked to participate.  Please register for the webcast by January 4, 2011 at: http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/110111

You must be registered to gain access to the site.  Once registered, questions may be submitted via the website before and during the webinar presentation by utilizing the "Click here to Email a question" function on the main page. 

For questions about registering for the webcast, please contact Velma Lawson ([email protected], 703-292-7847).

If you cannot make the live webcast, please register and watch the video as soon as you can.  The video will be available for any COV member to watch after the webinar broadcast (it may take about 24 hours after the broadcast for the video to be posted to the website.)

Please feel free to contact Janice Hicks ([email protected], 703-292-4956) if you have questions about any of the COV material.

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