I am pleased to inform you that our Future City team was awarded first place at the Washington DC Metropolitan Area Future City Competition today. Our team will represent our region at the 2010 Future City Competition National Finals between February 13th and February 17th. I would like to congratulate the four team members Selin Altintas, Nurbanu Simsek, Zehra Yilmaz and Madina Khurishanova and faculty advisor Hatice Evci and also our mentor Mr Emre Ozkan. I would especially like to extend my thanks to their dedicated parents. I am sure you will join me in wishing them good luck in the national finals!