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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-ZA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#C0504D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'><img width=104 height=84 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CC73C5.51CAAB90"><img width=105 height=83 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01CC73C5.51CAAB90"></span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#632423'> </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#C0504D;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'><img width=116 height=83 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.png@01CC73C5.51CAAB90"> <img width=73 height=84 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image004.png@01CC73C5.51CAAB90"> <img width=102 height=83 id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image005.png@01CC73C5.51CAAB90"></span><span lang=AF style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#632423'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%'><span lang=AF style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#632423'>Invitation to the Research Commons Social Hour<br></span><span lang=AF style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#632423'>Friday 23 Sept <i>2011</i></span><i><span lang=AF style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#632423'><br></span></i><span lang=AF style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#7F7F7F'>Prof Yusef Waghid: <i>“Inspiring new researchers and building capacity”<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#7F7F7F'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span lang=AF>The Library and Information Service is pleased to announce that the <span style='color:black'>first Research Commons Social </span>Hour, aimed at masters and doctoral students and researchers, will take place on Friday 23 September 2011 from 16:15 to 17:15 in the Research Commons, JS Gericke Library. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span lang=AF>In honour of this first Social Hour, Prof <span style='color:black'>Yusef Waghid will share his experiences and approach to inspiring and nurturing the next generation of researchers. Prof Waghid, Dean of the Faculty of Education and Professor of Philosophy of Education was recently honoured with the NRF Special Recognition Award for “Champion of Research Capacity Development at South African Higher Education Institutions” for 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span lang=AF style='color:black'>The Research Social Hour is an initiative of the Library and Information Service aimed at creating and fostering a community of researchers and an opportunity where emerging researchers can engage in dialogue, find inspiration, exchange ideas, support each other and socialise.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><span lang=AF>When:</span></b><span lang=AF> 23 September 2011<br><b><span style='color:black'>Where:</span></b><span style='color:black'> Research Commons, JS Gericke Library<br></span><b>Time:</b> 16:15 – 17:15<br><b>RSVP:</b> Click <a href="http://www.lib.sun.ac.za/Library/eng/Research_Commons/Invite_SocialHour_23Sept2011.htm">here</a> to make a booking before Thursday 22 September 2011<br></span><span lang=AF style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%'>(Due to limited space, attendees will unfortunately be limited to 30 persons)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span lang=AF>Refreshments will be served.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>