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            <title>2008 Fall Leadership Conference</title>
            <description>THis years Fall Leaership Conference is shaping up to be one of the biggest we have seen for a long time.  Currently with 230 people registered, the National College/Post-Secondary President presenting along with a wide assortment of other presenters and the Arny National Guard providing lunch, this one day event will be a landmark in SkillsUSA Maine History!!  </description>
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            <title>Worforce Ready Field Test Sites Needed</title>
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            <title>Tim Lawrence presents to MACTE</title>
            <description>Tim Lawrence will present the Workforce Ready System on Oct 10th MACTE Conference  </description>
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            <title>Worforce Ready Field Test Sites Needed</title>
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            <title>Jay Desmond becomes Maine's First National Officer</title>
            <description>After trying two other times to be elected as a National Officer, finally he saw his hard work and dedication pay off.  Going to the NLSC 2008 for the third time was all it took for Jay to be announced as a 2008 - 2009 Post-Secondary National Officer.  </description>
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            <title>Alumni Director named Executive Secratary on the National Alumni Committee</title>
            <description>Britany Cockayne was appointed as the executive secretary at the beginning of this years NLSC.  All of the leadership team is proud of our alumni and the support they give.</description>
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            <title>Maine is proud of their National Medalists</title>
            <description>At this years SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference the best that Maine has to offer competed with some even earning a Gold or Bronze Medal.  Click the title to find out more...</description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 30 June 2008 19:46:54 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Contestant Schedule now available</title>
            <description>National SkillsUSA has posted this years contestant schedule for the 2008 Naitonal Conference.  By clicking on this link it will take you to the pdf download.</description>
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            <title>Maine Advisor has been selected as a Presenter at this years Skills University.</title>
            <description>Ms. Deb Gilbert of Capital Area Technical Center in Augusta, ME has been selected to present &quot;Totally Trades&quot; at the 2008 Skills University that will be held in conjunction with the National Conference.</description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 19:43:31 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Technical Standards 2008 Summary of Revisions</title>
            <description>Summary of revisions that will be effective at the 2008 SkillsUSA Championships.  All changes that have been posted in the “Contest Updates” for the past three years have now been incorporated into the revised technical standards.</description>
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            <title>National SkillsUSA Contest Updates</title>
            <description>National contest updates</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 10:01:30 -0400</pubDate>
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