September 19, 2003

Dear Colleague,

Please find enclosed all of the information needed for participation in the 2004 Louisiana Region III Science and Engineering Fair to be held on Wednesday and Thursday, March 24 and 25, 2004 in the Fant-Ewing Coliseum on The University of Louisiana at Monroe campus.  Please insure that this information is forwarded to the science fair sponsor at your school.  Enclosures include:

•	an entry form for the Region III Fair,
•	an abstract form for the Region III Fair,
•	instructions to assist in completing the necessary forms,
•	information on the Scientific Review Committee at ULM,
•	the schedule for the 2004 Region III.

The web site (http://www.sciserv.org/isef/teachers/rules.asp) contains all of the forms that are needed for the regional, state, and international science fairs (rulebooks are no longer sent by ULM).  The sections "ISEF Rules Wizard" and "Overview of Forms and Dates" are extremely helpful in understanding the rules and needed forms.  All projects entered in the Region III Fair must comply with the international rules.  Your school should, if possible, establish its own Scientific Review Committee (SRC) and Institutional Review Board (IRB).  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Chair of the Scientific Review Committee (Dr. Sharon Cruse, address on enclosures) or me.  We look forward to your students participating in the Region III Science and Engineering Fair in the spring.  The State Fair is scheduled for April 15-17, 2004.

Respectfully,

Dr. Gary L. Stringer, Director
Louisiana Region III Science and Engineering Fair

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