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• OSTA Webcast: English Learners in STEM Subjects: Approaches to Reimagine with Okhee Lee

  • When
    September 11, 2019
  •  
    4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    88

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  Description: English learners (ELs) bring extensive linguistic, cultural, and disciplinary knowledge and resources to STEM education. However, they often lack opportunities to engage with challenging disciplinary practices and content in STEM subjects. This webinar will present contemporary views on language and STEM with ELs and how language learning and STEM learning are mutually supportive of each other with ELs. Based on these contemporary views, the webinar will describe promising instructional strategies to promote STEM and language with ELs in the classroom.

  Presenter: Okhee Lee is a professor in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University. Her research areas include science education, language and culture, and teacher education. She is leading collaborative research between New York University and Stanford University to develop instructional materials aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in order to promote science learning and language learning of elementary students including English learners. She is also leading collaborative research with MIT and Vanderbilt University to integrate computational thinking and modeling in NGSS-aligned instructional materials. She was a member of the NGSS writing team and served as leader for the NGSS Diversity and Equity Team. She was also a member of the Steering Committee for the Understanding Language Initiative at Stanford University.

  This event is open to everyone, OSTA Member or not. However, we respectfully request that if you are, or have been, an OSTA member, that you log in to the website before registering for this event. Signing in before registering saves our organization time, so we thank you! 
  

  One PDU will be provided for attending, contingent upon completing an exit survey.

  This meeting will be hosted on Zoom. You will receive an email with the meeting link after you register. If this is your first time using Zoom, you will need to allow yourself a few minutes to download the app here: https://zoom.us/ 

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• Early Registration and Networking

  • When
    October 10, 2019
  •  
    4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Lane Community College, 4000 E 30th Ave, Eugene, OR 97405

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  Join us at Lane Community College's Center for Meeting & Learning for Early Registration/Happy Hour for light appetizers and beverages. Network with your colleagues attending the OSTA conference, check in and collect conference registration materials.
  

  
  This event is open to everyone, OSTA Member or not. However, we respectfully request that if you are, or have been, an OSTA member, that you log in to the website before registering for this event. 
  

  Paying with a credit or debit card?
  
  Complete the online registration.  Click the "Pay online" button. This will take you to PayPal. If you do not have a PayPal account, just check out as a guest.

  Paying by check?
  Complete the online registration and click on the "invoice me button."  Print the invoice that will be e-mailed to you. Make your check payable to OSTA. Mail the printed invoice with your check to the Conference Registrar at the following address:

  Oregon Science Teachers Association
  2019 Fall Conference Registration
  4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd, #1025
  Portland, OR 97214-5246

  If you have any questions please contact OSTA's Registrar at registrar@oregonscience.org.

  Refund/Cancellation Policy: Cancellation and refund requests must be made in writing and be postmarked or timestamped 10 days before the event. Email requests to the registrar at registrar@oregonscience.org. Mailed requests are to be sent to the address above.
  

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• 2019 OSTA Fall Conference Exhibitor Registration

  • When
    October 11, 2019
  •  
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Lane Community College, 4000 E 30th Ave, Eugene, OR 97405

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  Oregon Science Teachers Association 58th Annual Fall Conference on Science Education
  

  All for Science & Science for All
  Lane Community College
  Eugene , Oregon

  OSTA's advertising campaign has begun.  Get your organization's name on our conference page as confirmed by completing your registration.

   

  In addition to exhibiting at the conference, there are many sponsorship opportunities that can get your organization’s name and logo in the conference advertising on our web page, and in all communications that we send out.

  To pay using a credit/debit card, complete the online registration. Click the "Pay online" button. This will take you to PayPal. If you do not have a PayPal account, just check out as a guest.

  Paying by check? Complete the online registration and click on the "Invoice Me" button. Print the invoice that will be emailed to you. Make your check payable to OSTA. Mail the invoice with your check to:

  Oregon Science Teachers Association
  2019 Exhibitor Registration
  4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd, #1025
  Portland, OR 97214

  
  

  Refund/Cancellation Policy: Refund requests must be made in writing and be postmarked or timestamped 14 days before the event. Registration cancellations are subject to a $50 processing fee. Email  requests to the registrar at registrar@oregonscience.org. Mailed requests are to be sent to the address above.

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• 2019 Fall Conference on Science Education

  • When
    October 11, 2019
  •  
    8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
  • Location
    Lane Community College, 4000 E 30th Ave, Eugene, OR 97405

  Register

  The Oregon Science Teachers Association
  2019 Fall Conference on Science Education
  

  To access the membership rate, you will need to log into the website.
  Not sure how to log on?

  Paying with a credit or debit card?
  Complete the online registration.  Click the "Pay online" button. This will take you to PayPal. If you do not have a PayPal account, just check out as a guest.

  Paying by check?
  Complete the online registration and click on the "invoice me button."  Print the invoice that will be e-mailed to you. Make your check payable to OSTA. Mail the printed invoice with your check to the Conference Registrar at the following address:

  Oregon Science Teachers Association
  2019 Fall Conference Registration
  4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd, #1025
  Portland, OR 97214-5246

  Will your district be paying?
  

  • Each individual completes the online registration and clicks on the "invoice me" button.
  • Print the invoice that will be emailed.
    
  • Submit the invoice(s) to your district for payment prior to the conference.

  To districts sending teachers or groups of teachers:

  • Gather all invoices from individual registrants.
    
  • Include with your payment each registrant name along with their invoice number.
    
  • Send your payment to OSTA Registrar at the address above.

  If you have any questions please contact OSTA's Registrar at registrar@oregonscience.org.
  
  

  Refund/Cancellation Policy: Refund requests must be made in writing and be postmarked or timestamped 14 days before the event. Registration cancellations are subject to a $50 processing fee. Email  requests to the registrar at registrar@oregonscience.org. Mailed requests are to be sent to the address above.
  

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• Awards Banquet

  • When
    October 11, 2019
  •  
    5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Lane Community College, 4000 E 30th Ave, Eugene, OR 97405

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  Join your colleagues as we celebrate science educators who have demonstrated professional excellence at the Lane Community College Conference Center.

  Doors will open at 5:30pm.  A no-host bar will be available.

  Dinner will be served at 6pm and the awards program will start at 6:45pm. The menu for dinner will accommodate vegans, vegetarians, and gluten-free guests.

  You may register guests during the registration process.

  Adults: $30
  Children (3-12): $15
  Children under 3 are free
  

  This event is open to everyone, OSTA Member or not. However, we respectfully request that if you are, or have been, an OSTA member, that you log in to the website before registering for this event. 
  

  Paying with a credit or debit card?
  Complete the online registration.  Click the "Pay online" button. This will take you to PayPal. If you do not have a PayPal account, just check out as a guest.

  Paying by check?
  Complete the online registration and click on the "invoice me button."  Print the invoice that will be e-mailed to you. Make your check payable to OSTA. Mail the printed invoice with your check to the Conference Registrar at the following address:

  Oregon Science Teachers Association
  2019 Fall Conference Registration
  4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd, #1025
  Portland, OR 97214-5246

  If you have any questions please contact OSTA's Registrar at registrar@oregonscience.org.

  Refund/Cancellation Policy: Cancellation and refund requests must be made in writing and be postmarked or timestamped 10 days before the event. Email requests to the registrar at registrar@oregonscience.org. Mailed requests are to be sent to the address above.
  

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• Power Up your NGSS with Cool Tech Tools

  • When
    October 12, 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Lane Community College, 4000 E 30th Ave, Eugene, OR 97405

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  In this session you will explore tech tools to amplify the engagement, collaboration, and dynamics of a 3-D NGSS lesson. First, an example lesson on oak ecology will be used to show a shift to NGSS and tech integration.

  Next, you will explore tech tools such as Pear Deck, Google MyMaps, and PlayPosit to engage students in creating a collaborative, dynamic and engaging 3-D investigation. Time will be given for participants to explore the tech tools and begin designing or modifying a lesson that suits you. Participants are encouraged to bring your own device.

  Presenter: Mark Lewin, Enterprise Elementary School District

  3 PDUs will be provided upon completion of this workshop.

  
  

  Paying with a credit or debit card?
  Complete the online registration.  Click the "Pay online" button. This will take you to PayPal. If you do not have a PayPal account, just check out as a guest.

  Paying by check?
  Complete the online registration and click on the "invoice me button."  Print the invoice that will be e-mailed to you. Make your check payable to OSTA. Mail the printed invoice with your check to the Conference Registrar at the following address:

  Oregon Science Teachers Association
  2019 Fall Conference Registration
  4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd, #1025
  Portland, OR 97214-5246

  Will your district be paying?
  

  • Each individual completes the online registration and clicks on the "invoice me" button.
  • Print the invoice that will be emailed.
    
  • Submit the invoice(s) to your district for payment prior to the conference.

  To districts sending teachers or groups of teachers:

  • Gather all invoices from individual registrants.
    
  • Include with your payment each registrant name along with their invoice number.
    
  • Send your payment to OSTA Registrar at the address above.

  If you have any questions please contact OSTA's Registrar at registrar@oregonscience.org.
  
  

  Refund/Cancellation Policy: Refund requests must be made in writing and be postmarked or timestamped 14 days before the event. Registration cancellations are subject to a $10 processing fee. Email  requests to the registrar at registrar@oregonscience.org. Mailed requests are to be sent to the address above.

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• Culturally Responsive and Ambitious Science Teaching

  • When
    October 12, 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Lane Community College, 4000 E 30th Ave, Eugene, OR 97405

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  This workshop session is designed to offer participants a structured learning experience to integrate culturally responsive teaching practices within three-dimensional sense-making activities in their science classrooms. As foundational documents, this workshop uses principles from Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain, The Dreamkeepers, Ambitious Science Teaching, and Responsive Teaching in Science and Mathematics.

  In the workshop session, participants will practice using discussion talk moves that allow all students in a classroom to enter into the cultural sense-making process as well as how to elicit ideas from students, respond to their ideas, and plan for next steps in unit lesson planning. Further, participants will practice using a model-building activity that provides students the opportunity to collaboratively build an explanation of the phenomena based on prior knowledge and student led whole class discussions. Throughout this structure, students are given the opportunity to share their ideas, hear peers language and sense making process, take up and respond to each others initial explanations, engage in scientific dialogue, and provide the teacher with information on where to go next in the unit based on their own questions and interests.

  Presenters: Matt Stewart and Julie Palmer, Franklin High School, Portland 

  3 PDUs will be provided upon completion of this workshop.

  
  

  Paying with a credit or debit card?
  Complete the online registration.  Click the "Pay online" button. This will take you to PayPal. If you do not have a PayPal account, just check out as a guest.

  Paying by check?
  Complete the online registration and click on the "invoice me button."  Print the invoice that will be e-mailed to you. Make your check payable to OSTA. Mail the printed invoice with your check to the Conference Registrar at the following address:

  Oregon Science Teachers Association
  2019 Fall Conference Registration
  4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd, #1025
  Portland, OR 97214-5246

  Will your district be paying?
  

  • Each individual completes the online registration and clicks on the "invoice me" button.
  • Print the invoice that will be emailed.
    
  • Submit the invoice(s) to your district for payment prior to the conference.

  To districts sending teachers or groups of teachers:

  • Gather all invoices from individual registrants.
    
  • Include with your payment each registrant name along with their invoice number.
    
  • Send your payment to OSTA Registrar at the address above.

  If you have any questions please contact OSTA's Registrar at registrar@oregonscience.org.
  
  

  Refund/Cancellation Policy: Refund requests must be made in writing and be postmarked or timestamped 14 days before the event. Registration cancellations are subject to a $10 processing fee. Email  requests to the registrar at registrar@oregonscience.org. Mailed requests are to be sent to the address above.

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• West Eugene Wetlands

  • When
    October 12, 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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  We will embark on a ½ mile; 1 ½ hour tour of the West Eugene Wetlands (WEW) before reconvening indoors to share ideas for activities and curriculum related to wetland ecosystem service values and strategies for preparing and engaging youth in field trips. The Wet Prairie in West Eugene is not only an imperiled habitat, but a critically important example of how cities balance the need for urban growth and environmental conservation. We will discuss how the wet prairie has been managed by people throughout the course of history beginning with the Kalapuya peoples to current management strategies.
  

  Presenters: Annie Carter and Rick Ahrens, WREN: Willamette Resources & Educational Network 

  3 PDUs will be provided upon completion of this workshop.

  
  

  Paying with a credit or debit card?
  Complete the online registration.  Click the "Pay online" button. This will take you to PayPal. If you do not have a PayPal account, just check out as a guest.

  Paying by check?
  Complete the online registration and click on the "invoice me button."  Print the invoice that will be e-mailed to you. Make your check payable to OSTA. Mail the printed invoice with your check to the Conference Registrar at the following address:

  Oregon Science Teachers Association
  2019 Fall Conference Registration
  4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd, #1025
  Portland, OR 97214-5246

  Will your district be paying?
  

  • Each individual completes the online registration and clicks on the "invoice me" button.
  • Print the invoice that will be emailed.
    
  • Submit the invoice(s) to your district for payment prior to the conference.

  To districts sending teachers or groups of teachers:

  • Gather all invoices from individual registrants.
    
  • Include with your payment each registrant name along with their invoice number.
    
  • Send your payment to OSTA Registrar at the address above.

  If you have any questions please contact OSTA's Registrar at registrar@oregonscience.org.
  
  

  Refund/Cancellation Policy: Refund requests must be made in writing and be postmarked or timestamped 14 days before the event. Registration cancellations are subject to a $10 processing fee. Email  requests to the registrar at registrar@oregonscience.org. Mailed requests are to be sent to the address above.

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• Oregon's Managed Forests

  • When
    October 12, 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Bauman Tree Farm, 84289 Territorial Rd. Eugene OR 97405

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  Participants will take a walking tour of a fourth generation working tree farm. During this field experience, participants will understand how forests are managed for timber while protecting soil, water, wildlife habitat, and recreation. We will tour management units of varying successional stages and discuss forest practices. Beautiful views and fresh air guaranteed! Participants should come with questions and expect to leave with teaching resources.
  

  Presenters: Beth Krisko and Lindsay Reaves, Forests Today and Forever

  3 PDUs will be provided upon completion of this workshop.

  
  

  Paying with a credit or debit card?
  Complete the online registration.  Click the "Pay online" button. This will take you to PayPal. If you do not have a PayPal account, just check out as a guest.

  Paying by check?
  Complete the online registration and click on the "invoice me button."  Print the invoice that will be e-mailed to you. Make your check payable to OSTA. Mail the printed invoice with your check to the Conference Registrar at the following address:

  Oregon Science Teachers Association
  2019 Fall Conference Registration
  4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd, #1025
  Portland, OR 97214-5246

  Will your district be paying?
  

  • Each individual completes the online registration and clicks on the "invoice me" button.
  • Print the invoice that will be emailed.
    
  • Submit the invoice(s) to your district for payment prior to the conference.

  To districts sending teachers or groups of teachers:

  • Gather all invoices from individual registrants.
    
  • Include with your payment each registrant name along with their invoice number.
    
  • Send your payment to OSTA Registrar at the address above.

  If you have any questions please contact OSTA's Registrar at registrar@oregonscience.org.
  
  

  Refund/Cancellation Policy: Refund requests must be made in writing and be postmarked or timestamped 14 days before the event. Registration cancellations are subject to a $10 processing fee. Email  requests to the registrar at registrar@oregonscience.org. Mailed requests are to be sent to the address above.

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• Equity and Inclusion at Outdoor School

  • When
    October 12, 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Lane Community College, 4000 E 30th Ave, Eugene, OR 97405

  Register

  USING INVESTIGATIVE AND STUDENT CENTERED INSTRUCTION TO CREATE EQUITABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

  Outdoor School for All means every student in Oregon deserves an inclusive, impactful, and high quality outdoor school experience. Join us and explore active teaching techniques that allow a student’s lived experience to be a part of their science investigations. Experience a framework in which students name what they notice, explore what they wonder about, seek meaning, and relate observations back to their own lives. Investigating natural science with this student centered approach allows learning to become more personally and culturally relevant. Be prepared to spend an hour of this session outdoors, rain or shine. Included in session will be updates on Oregon’s growing outdoor school programming, alignment with NGSS, and a review of the Outdoor School Instructional Resource Rubric.

  Presenters: Benno Lyon, Charissa Jones and Amy Hoffman, OSU Extension Outdoor School Program

  3 PDUs will be provided upon completion of this workshop.

  
  

  Paying with a credit or debit card?
  Complete the online registration.  Click the "Pay online" button. This will take you to PayPal. If you do not have a PayPal account, just check out as a guest.

  Paying by check?
  Complete the online registration and click on the "invoice me button."  Print the invoice that will be e-mailed to you. Make your check payable to OSTA. Mail the printed invoice with your check to the Conference Registrar at the following address:

  Oregon Science Teachers Association
  2019 Fall Conference Registration
  4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd, #1025
  Portland, OR 97214-5246

  Will your district be paying?
  

  • Each individual completes the online registration and clicks on the "invoice me" button.
  • Print the invoice that will be emailed.
    
  • Submit the invoice(s) to your district for payment prior to the conference.

  To districts sending teachers or groups of teachers:

  • Gather all invoices from individual registrants.
    
  • Include with your payment each registrant name along with their invoice number.
    
  • Send your payment to OSTA Registrar at the address above.

  If you have any questions please contact OSTA's Registrar at registrar@oregonscience.org.
  
  

  Refund/Cancellation Policy: Refund requests must be made in writing and be postmarked or timestamped 14 days before the event. Registration cancellations are subject to a $10 processing fee. Email  requests to the registrar at registrar@oregonscience.org. Mailed requests are to be sent to the address above.

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• Running in Sand: Matter and Interactions

  • When
    October 12, 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Lane Community College, 4000 E 30th Ave, Eugene, OR 97405

  Register

  USING INVESTIGATIVE AND STUDENT CENTERED INSTRUCTION TO CREATE EQUITABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

  Gain a deeper understanding of 3-dimensional instruction by participating in and experiencing a learning sequence surrounding the phenomenon of why it is harder to run in dry sand than in wet sand. In this session you will engage as a learner to design an investigation, share your data, learn new reading strategies and model an explanation for this phenomenon. 

  Presenter: Berkeley Gadbaw, Catlin Gabel School

  3 PDUs will be provided upon completion of this workshop.

  
  

  Paying with a credit or debit card?
  Complete the online registration.  Click the "Pay online" button. This will take you to PayPal. If you do not have a PayPal account, just check out as a guest.

  Paying by check?
  Complete the online registration and click on the "invoice me button."  Print the invoice that will be e-mailed to you. Make your check payable to OSTA. Mail the printed invoice with your check to the Conference Registrar at the following address:

  Oregon Science Teachers Association
  2019 Fall Conference Registration
  4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd, #1025
  Portland, OR 97214-5246

  Will your district be paying?
  

  • Each individual completes the online registration and clicks on the "invoice me" button.
  • Print the invoice that will be emailed.
    
  • Submit the invoice(s) to your district for payment prior to the conference.

  To districts sending teachers or groups of teachers:

  • Gather all invoices from individual registrants.
    
  • Include with your payment each registrant name along with their invoice number.
    
  • Send your payment to OSTA Registrar at the address above.

  If you have any questions please contact OSTA's Registrar at registrar@oregonscience.org.
  
  

  Refund/Cancellation Policy: Refund requests must be made in writing and be postmarked or timestamped 14 days before the event. Registration cancellations are subject to a $10 processing fee. Email  requests to the registrar at registrar@oregonscience.org. Mailed requests are to be sent to the address above.

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• Introduction to Argument-Driven Inquiry- 101 for 3rd-5th grade teachers

  • When
    October 25, 2019
  •  
    8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Blue Mountain Community College, Pendleton, Oregon

  Register

  ATTENTION TEACHERS who teach grades 3-5 and secondary grades! Two separate workshops are available to you!

  Introduction to Argument-Driven Inquiry (1 Day):

  This workshop is an introduction to the Argument-Driven Inquiry (ADI) instructional model. Participants will first learn about the limitations of typical laboratory instruction and why ADI can help all students develop the knowledge and skills they need to be proficient in science.Next, the participants will have an opportunity to learn about the ADI instructional model by participating in all eight stages of an actual ADI lab investigation from start to finish. The participants will then have time to reflect on their experiences during the lab investigation and ask clarifying questions. From there, the participants will learn about scientific arguments and how ADI is aligned with state standards for Science and English- Language Arts.

  Cost: $150 for OSTA members, $175 for non-members which will include an OSTA membership

  Must have 25 participants per workshop to have the event, please register by October 1,  2019.

  Registrants will receive 6 hrs of PDU credits in the form of a certificate from OSTA and an ADI e-book of your choice.

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• Introduction to Argument-Driven Inquiry- 101 for 6th-12th grade teachers

  • When
    October 25, 2019
  •  
    8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Blue Mountain Community College, Pendleton, Oregon

  Register

  ATTENTION TEACHERS who teach grades 3-5 and secondary grades! Two separate workshops are available to you!

  Introduction to Argument-Driven Inquiry (1 Day):

  This workshop is an introduction to the Argument-Driven Inquiry (ADI) instructional model. Participants will first learn about the limitations of typical laboratory instruction and why ADI can help all students develop the knowledge and skills they need to be proficient in science.Next, the participants will have an opportunity to learn about the ADI instructional model by participating in all eight stages of an actual ADI lab investigation from start to finish. The participants will then have time to reflect on their experiences during the lab investigation and ask clarifying questions. From there, the participants will learn about scientific arguments and how ADI is aligned with state standards for Science and English- Language Arts.

  Cost: $150 for OSTA members, $175 for non-members which will include an OSTA membership

  Must have 25 participants per workshop to have the event, please register by October 1,  2019.

  Registrants will receive 6 hrs of PDU credits in the form of a certificate from OSTA and an ADI e-book of your choice.

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