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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Deadline for travel support is Nov 21.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Lehigh University Experimental Facility Workshop</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">December 5-6, 2016</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Lehigh University’s NHERI Experimental Facility will be hosting a 1 and ½-day Research Workshop on Monday, December 5th and Tuesday, December 6th at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. The workshop is entitled:
Researchers Workshop: Advanced Simulation for Natural Hazards Mitigation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The objectives of the workshop are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">1. to disseminate information on the use of the NHERI Lehigh Experimental Facility (EF) to conduct state-of-the-art research in natural hazards mitigation;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2. provide a platform to disseminate knowledge on the recent advances in the field;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">3. identify the grand challenges and the role of the NHERI program in addressing these challenges;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">4. facilitate sharing of ideas and research collaboration among the workshop participants; and,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">5. identify and develop opportunities to utilize the NHERI Lehigh EF.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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