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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Greetings,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none">The User Forum (UF) is a NHERI governance group focused on providing the NHERI Council with independent advice on community user satisfaction, priorities and needs relating the use and capabilities
of NHERI. The UF is composed by representatives of the NHERI community, elected by the community. Eligible members may not be from one of the NHERI Awardee Institutions (NSF Solicitation 15-598).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none">We have received and compiled your nominations for the committee.
<b>We now invite you to select your representatives to the User Forum</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none">To cast your vote, go to:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-autospace:none"><a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/nco/governance/user-forum/ballot">https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/nco/governance/user-forum/ballot</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none">Please visit the site and
<b>vote on or before February 10</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none">Julio A. Ramirez<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none">NHERI-NCO Director<o:p></o:p></p>
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