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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-ZA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Dear Colleagues<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>15 SA organisations have signed the <a href="http://openaccess.mpg.de/Berlin-Declaration">Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities</a> up to date, and some plan to do so during <a href="http://www.sparc.arl.org/initiatives/openaccessweek">Open Access Week</a> to be celebrated internationally 19-25 October 2015 Theme: “Open for Collaboration”. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>To become a signatory:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Institutional management (VC Research) email the Max Planck Society, and request that the institution’s name be added to the list of signatories. One or two sentences are perfectly fine.<br>Email: <a href="mailto:open-access@mpdl.mpg.de">open-access@mpdl.mpg.de</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>The Max Planck Society will add the institution’s name to the online list at <a href="http://openaccess.mpg.de/3883/Signatories">http://openaccess.mpg.de/3883/Signatories</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>You can have a local ceremony during which a document can be signed (something the institution compiled themselves – no need to submit anything to Max Planck Society).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Institutions that have signed (apologies if I’ve left out any names):<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=506 style='width:379.5pt;margin-left:-.15pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:54.0pt'><td width=126 style='width:94.35pt;border:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:54.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>20-Oct-2014<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=160 style='width:120.15pt;border:solid silver 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:54.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=93 style='width:69.95pt;border:solid silver 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:54.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Albert van Jaarsveld<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=127 style='width:95.05pt;border:solid silver 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:54.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:54.0pt'><td width=126 style='width:94.35pt;border:solid silver 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:54.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>11-Feb-14<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=160 style='width:120.15pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:54.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>North-West University (NWU), Potchefstroom, South Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=93 style='width:69.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:54.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Theuns Eloff<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=127 style='width:95.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:54.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Vice-Chancellor <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:54.0pt'><td width=126 style='width:94.35pt;border:solid silver 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:54.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>24-Oct-13<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=160 style='width:120.15pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:54.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Rhodes University<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=93 style='width:69.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:54.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Peter Clayton<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=127 style='width:95.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:54.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research and Development<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:40.5pt'><td width=126 style='width:94.35pt;border:solid silver 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:40.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>21-Oct-13<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=160 style='width:120.15pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:40.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Tshwane University of Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=93 style='width:69.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:40.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Nthabiseng Ogude<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=127 style='width:95.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:40.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Vice Chancellor<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:27.0pt'><td width=126 style='width:94.35pt;border:solid silver 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>20-May-13<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=160 style='width:120.15pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Durban University of Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=93 style='width:69.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Ahmed Bawa<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=127 style='width:95.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Vice Chancellor and Principal<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:27.0pt'><td width=126 style='width:94.35pt;border:solid silver 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>09-Nov-12<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=160 style='width:120.15pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>University of Witwatersrand<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=93 style='width:69.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Loyiso G. Nongxa<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=127 style='width:95.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:40.5pt'><td width=126 style='width:94.35pt;border:solid silver 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:40.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>25-Oct-12<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=160 style='width:120.15pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:40.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Academy of Science of South Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=93 style='width:69.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:40.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Robin Crewe<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=127 style='width:95.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:40.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>President<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:40.5pt'><td width=126 style='width:94.35pt;border:solid silver 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:40.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>22-Oct-12<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=160 style='width:120.15pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:40.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>University of KwaZulu-Natal<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=93 style='width:69.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:40.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Malegapuru W. Makgoba<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=127 style='width:95.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:40.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Vice-Chancellor, Principal<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:27.0pt'><td width=126 style='width:94.35pt;border:solid silver 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>21-May-12<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=160 style='width:120.15pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>University of South Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=93 style='width:69.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Mandla s. Makhanya<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=127 style='width:95.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Principal and Vice Chancellor<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:27.0pt'><td width=126 style='width:94.35pt;border:solid silver 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>01-Nov-11<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=160 style='width:120.15pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>University of Cape Town<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=93 style='width:69.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Max Price<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=127 style='width:95.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Vice-Chancellor<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:27.0pt'><td width=126 style='width:94.35pt;border:solid silver 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>24-Oct-11<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=160 style='width:120.15pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>University of the Free State<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=93 style='width:69.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Jonathan D. Jansen<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=127 style='width:95.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Vice-Chancellor and Rector<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:27.0pt'><td width=126 style='width:94.35pt;border:solid silver 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>6-Oct-2011<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=160 style='width:120.15pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Library and Information Association of South Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=93 style='width:69.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Naomi Haasbroek<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=127 style='width:95.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>LIASA President<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:54.0pt'><td width=126 style='width:94.35pt;border:solid silver 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:54.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>12-Aug-11<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=160 style='width:120.15pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:54.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>University of Pretoria<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=93 style='width:69.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:54.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Stephanie Burton<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=127 style='width:95.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:54.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Vice-Principal Research and Postgraduate Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:40.5pt'><td width=126 style='width:94.35pt;border:solid silver 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:40.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>27-May-11<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=160 style='width:120.15pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:40.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>University of Johannesburg<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=93 style='width:69.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:40.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Henk Kriek<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=127 style='width:95.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:40.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Acting Vice-Chancellor and Principal<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:27.0pt'><td width=126 style='width:94.35pt;border:solid silver 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>30-Sep-10<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=160 style='width:120.15pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Universiteit Stellenbosch<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=93 style='width:69.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Arnold van Zyl<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=127 style='width:95.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid silver 1.0pt;border-right:solid silver 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p 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Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Switchboard: +27 12 349 6600 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Tel: +27 12 349 6641 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Fax: +27 (0) 86 576 9512<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Email: <a href="mailto:ina@assaf.org.za"><span style='color:#0563C1'>ina@assaf.org.za</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span 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