ND EPSCoR state conference is set for Sept. 19 The ND EPSCoR 2008 state conference is being held Sept. 19 in the Memorial Union. The conference theme is “The Dimensions of North Dakota EPSCoR.” EPSCoR, and its sister program in the National Institutes of Health, the IDeA program, will be highlighted during this one-day conference. Particular attention will be focused on the National Science Foundation EPSCoR program and the NIH IDeA program with respect to what these programs are providing in the way of research infrastructure improvement and economic development to the State of North Dakota. A detailed agenda may be found at www.ndepscor.nodak.edu Registration to submit a poster abstract and for the conference luncheon has closed, but all are welcome to attend the conference presentations and to view the poster sessions. For further information, contact the ND EPSCoR office on the UND campus at 777-2492. -- Gary E Johnson, Co-Project Director, ND EPSCoR, garyejohnson@mail.und.nodak.edu, 701-777-2492