{"id":231865,"date":"2016-07-11T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2016-07-10T20:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=231865"},"modified":"2016-07-11T06:00:18","modified_gmt":"2016-07-10T20:00:18","slug":"40th-annual-conference-pacific-circle-consortium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/40th-annual-conference-pacific-circle-consortium\/","title":{"rendered":"The 40th Annual Conference of the Pacific Circle Consortium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-231865 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/40th-annual-conference-pacific-circle-consortium\/nmc-pix-1-7\/'>NMC-pix-1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-231869'>\n\t\t\t\tA posthumous award was presented to master navigator Mau Piailug for his enduring commitment to the practice and preservation of the traditional navigation. The crew of the Alingano Maisu helped to accept the award on his behalf during the last day of the 40th Annual Conference of the Pacific Circle Consortium, which was hosted by CNMI Public School System, Northern Marianas College, and RTI International, Thursday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/40th-annual-conference-pacific-circle-consortium\/nmc-pix-2-7\/'>NMC-pix-2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-231870'>\n\t\t\t\tPublic School System Commissioner Dr. Rita Sablan is surrounded by her leadership team and children after she accepted the \u201cPeter Brice Award\u201d at the Pacific Circle Consortium Banquet.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/40th-annual-conference-pacific-circle-consortium\/nmc-pix-3-5\/'>NMC-pix-3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-231871'>\n\t\t\t\tBank of Guam, here represented by its employees including VP\/branch manager Marcie Tomokane (second from left), was a gold sponsor of the Pacific Circle Consortium. Also in photo are NMC Board of Regents member Cyndi Deleon Guerrero (third from left).\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/40th-annual-conference-pacific-circle-consortium\/nmc-pix-4-4\/'>NMC-pix-4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-231872'>\n\t\t\t\tNorthern Marianas College dean of Student Services Leo Pangelinan was one of the speakers at the Pacific Circle Consortium conference.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/40th-annual-conference-pacific-circle-consortium\/nmc-pix-5-4\/'>NMC-pix-5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-231873'>\n\t\t\t\tRTI director of Educational Partnerships Dr. Richard Seder (right) facilitated one 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