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System Requirements of the Course ·        Hardware: Pentium 166 or faster, 64Mb Memory, CD-ROM, Sound Card - Software: Windows 95,98,ME,NT 4,2000 or XP Internet Explorer 4 or higher, Netscape 4 or higher Microsoft Office 2000 (Word,Powerpoint) Acrobat Reader 5
Application Deadline for application is 13 March, 2006.  For further information please contact: Ms. Shelly Kulshrestha     shelly@epconnet.com Course Administrator, Environmental Planning Collaborative 701, Paritosh, Usmanpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Mobile: 09415324272 (till January 2006), 09825537929 (after January 2006)  Ms. Rushina           rushina@epconnet.com Office Manager, Environmental Planning Collaborative 701, Paritosh, Usmanpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Ph: 91-79-27550102, 27553069 Fax: 91-79-27550649 Mobile: 09825917911  APPLY |
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