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American Institute of Biological Sciences"></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h6 align=right style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right' id=tagline><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue","serif"'>Bringing Biology To Life ™<o:p></o:p></span></h6></td></tr></table></div></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue","serif";display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:620px'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;max-width:620px !important'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is offering a professional development program designed to enhance the communication skills of scientists, particularly those interested in communicating with decision-makers and the news media. The program is an excellent way to develop new communication skills and identify effective methods for broadening the impact of research and education programs.<br><br>The AIBS Communications Training Boot Camp for Scientists expands on AIBS' highly successful media and science policy training workshops. 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