<table style="padding-left: 20px; width: 100%; padding-right: 20px; border-collapse: collapse;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" style="text-align: center; background-image: url('http://designframe.net/newsletter/CITA/images/pat3.jpg'); width: 915px; vertical-align: middle;"> <table width="690" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding: 30px 0px;" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://www.cvent.com/events/mproc.aspx?m=56788e6a-2c82-4732-9562-9143b42da0ef&u=http%3a%2f%2fcitaconference.com%2f&l=%3cimg+alt%3d%22%22+style%3d%22border%3a+0px+solid%3b%22+src%3d%22http%3a%2f%2fdesignframe.net%2fnewsletter%2fCITA%2fimages%2flogo.png%22+width%3d%22360%22+height%3d%22194%22+%2f%3e" target="_blank"><img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="http://designframe.net/newsletter/CITA/images/logo.png" width="360" height="194" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background-image: url('http://designframe.net/newsletter/CITA/images/paper-all.png'); width: 714px; top: 294px; height: 2517px; background-position: 50% 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat;"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center" style="font-size: 46px; font-weight: 300; color: #5ea4aa; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; padding-top: 20px; letter-spacing: -1px;">To all Growth Seekers:<br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center" style="font-size: 42px; font-weight: 300; color: #7dd2d9; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; padding-top: 1px; letter-spacing: -1px;">Creative Thinking is the answer</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center" style="font-size: 23px; font-weight: 200; color: #434142; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; padding: 5px 37px; text-align: center; line-height: 27px;"> <p><span style="color: #3f3f3f;"><span style="font-size: 22px;">12 </span></span><span style="color: #3f3f3f;"><span style="font-size: 22px;">highly effective techniques <span style="line-height: 27px; text-align: center;">you will learn <br /> from our speakers</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding: 5px 107px 15px; text-align: left;"> <p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; font-size: 13px; color: #a5a5a5;">                                            <img src="http://custom.cvent.com/1294745A9A0C4C2DB578FA6EEEB6DFB8/pix/f80101301cfc40028e8ef5754c82b32b.png" alt="shutterstock_208554925_2" style="color: #696969; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; width: 163px; height: 152px; left: 233px; top: 687px;" width="163" height="152" /></p> <p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; font-size: 13px; color: #a5a5a5;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Helvetica; color: #595959;">The word "creativit</span><span style="color: #595959;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Helvetica;">y,” in our society, tends to be applied to artistic activities. But divergent thinking is an essential part of everyday life.  Your future success</span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Helvetica;">—and yo</span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Helvetica;">ur organization—depends on creative thinking.</span><br /> </span></p> <p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;"><span style="color: #595959;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: #595959;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">   Here's some of what you can learn in our Creative Thinkers Conference to boost the creativity and imaginative play.</span><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /> </span></span><span style="font-size: 13px; color: #595959;"><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 14px; color: #595959;">Join us at this creative thinking boot camp to learn:</span><br /> </span></p> <ol> <li style="color: #a5a5a5; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;"><span style="color: #595959;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Techniques </span></span></li> <li style="color: #a5a5a5; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;"><span style="color: #595959;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">How to engage both sides of the brain </span></span></li> <li style="color: #a5a5a5; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;"><span style="color: #595959;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Powerful Presentation Techniques</span></span></li> <li style="color: #a5a5a5; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;"><span style="color: #595959;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Using learning styles effectively to communicate your message</span></span></li> <li style="color: #a5a5a5; fo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