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October 26 - 27<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/workshop-171026/" target="_blank">NHERI@UTexas Sinkhole 3D-Imaging Workshop</a></span></strong><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Gainesville, FL</span></em><br>
Sponsor: <a href="http://utexas.designsafe-ci.org" target="_blank">UTA</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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October 31 - November 1<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/nco/partnerships/nied/collaborative-meeting-2017/" target="_blank">1st Annual NHERI-NIED/E-Defense Meeting</a></span></strong><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Akasaka, Tokyo</span></em><br>
Sponsor: <a href="http://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/nco/" target="_blank">NHERI NCO</a>
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November 3<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/workshop-171103/" target="_blank">NHERI Wall of Wind Workshop at FIU</a></span></strong><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Miami, FL</span></em><br>
Sponsor: <a href="http://fiu.designsafe-ci.org" target="_blank">FIU</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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DesignSafe-CI hosts online events for training resources at <a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/training/" target="_blank">
DesignSafe-CI Training</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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Visit our calendar on DesignSafe-CI to see more <a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/community/events/" target="_blank">
NHERI Community Events.</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Welcome to the NHERI monthly newsletter</span></em><o:p></o:p></h4>
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Greetings, NHERI researchers and DesignSafe users. September was an exciting month for natural hazard work. Our recap provides an overview of our activities — and some deadlines to be aware of, including nominations for the User Forum. Do you have news for
the community? Post to the Communication channel on Slack or send a note to <a href="mailto:nheri.communications@gmail.com" target="_blank">
Marti LaChance</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Update to DesignSafe-CI Learning Center<o:p></o:p></h3>
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Our intrepid web team has redesigned the <a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/training/" target="_blank">
Education and Training page</a> to make it simpler to discover the multiplicity of educational and training options for hazard engineering researchers.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Onsite opportunities coming: <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Oct 26-27, the
<a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/workshop-171026/" target="_blank">
3D Sinkhole Imaging Workshop</a> in Gainesville, FL<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nov 3, the
<a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/workshop-171103/" target="_blank">
Wall of Wind User Workshop</a> in Miami, FL<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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NHERI Researchers Mobilize in September<o:p></o:p></h3>
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For Hurricane Harvey, Irma and Maria, a number of resources — data, video and maps — have been made available on the DesignSafe-CI. A September 15
<a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/community/news/2017/nsf-funded-hazard-engineers-mobilize-collect-data-plan-recovery/" target="_blank">
news release itemizes activities</a>. Researchers at the University of Florida are
<a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/community/news/2017/ufl-requests-post-irma-damage-assessments/" target="_blank">
requesting volunteers to upload damage data</a>. Also, after the recent earthquakes in Mexico, reconnaissance missions are underway to gather data.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Earthquake map as of Sept 22.<br>
Source: Mexico Servicio Sismologico Nacional.<o:p></o:p></h5>
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UF Stormchasers in Action<o:p></o:p></h3>
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<a href="https://ufphotography.photoshelter.com/galleries/C00000IzNwgoM9sw/G0000R9TLG_rZY9U/VD000oHLtV7043T0/TOWER-FINAL-No-Music-mp4" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="400" height="204" id="_x0000_i1041" src="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/6d/5e/6d5e778d-b439-4339-ae79-4b50ff95ae4b/stormchaser_vid_screencap.png__400x204_q85_subsampling-2.jpg" alt="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/6d/5e/6d5e778d-b439-4339-ae79-4b50ff95ae4b/stormchaser_vid_screencap.png__400x204_q85_subsampling-2.jpg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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Watch the University of Florida stormchasers deploy a 10m weather station in Punta Gorda, Florida, to gather wind data on Hurricane Irma.<o:p></o:p></p>
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See more cool videos at the <a href="https://ufphotography.photoshelter.com/galleries/C00000IzNwgoM9sw/G0000R9TLG_rZY9U/Video-Assets" target="_blank">
UF gallery</a>. UF also provides <a href="http://news.ufl.edu/articles/2017/10/the-uf-hurricane-team-headed-south-to-meet-irma-head-on.php" target="_blank">
a story on the hurricane team.</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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NHERI User Forum Nominations Open<o:p></o:p></h3>
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The NHERI UF seeks nominations of individuals to provide a broad representation of the NHERI community; self-nominations are acceptable. The members of the UF committee may not be from a NHERI awardee institution. At this point, the UF seek representatives
<b>from the coastal engineering community</b>. Please share with friends and colleagues.<o:p></o:p></p>
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To submit your nomination, please visit:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/nco/governance/user-forum/nomination/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/nco/governance/user-forum/nomination/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Please send your nominations by October 15.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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DesignSafe Radio Update<o:p></o:p></h3>
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The <a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/podcast/" target="_blank">DesignSafe Radio podcast</a> is taking the hazard engineering world by storm, literally.<o:p></o:p></p>
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So far producer and host Dan Zehner has published a dozen podcasts, including popular special edition shows on Hurricanes
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-426561648/harvey-special-part-2-dr-clint-dawson-on-storm-surge-forecasting" target="_blank">
Harvey</a> and <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-426561648/irma-special-you-cant-hit-a-pause-button-on-a-disaster" target="_blank">
Irma</a>. To date, the show has been downloaded more than 900 times.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Follow <a href="https://www.facebook.com/designsaferadio/" target="_blank">DSR on Facebook</a>. Listen to episodes
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-426561648" target="_blank">on SoundCloud</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Applications Open for EERI 2018 Post-Graduate Internships<o:p></o:p></h3>
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The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) has internship positions available for recent graduates who are interested in gaining valuable professional experience while supporting the Institute's mission to reduce earthquake risk.<o:p></o:p></p>
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EERI's internships are approximately six-months long and provide a monthly stipend. Spring 2018 interns are expected to start as early as
<u>January 2018</u>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Application deadline: November 1st, 2017</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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To apply, visit: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://www.eeri.org/about-eeri/post-graduate-internship-program/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">About EERI's Post-Graduate Internship Program: Details & Requirements</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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DatacenterHub: A Database Resource for NHERI Researchers<o:p></o:p></h3>
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<a href="https://datacenterhub.org/" target="_blank">DatacenterHub</a> is an NSF-funded platform established in 2014 that enables researchers to access existing research databases and to create their own databases. On it, scientists and educators can find collections
of post-earthquake reconnaissance data from reinforced concrete buildings — including thousands of photographs and videos — experiments on shear walls, RAPID data, bridge data, and more. DatacenterHub is maintained by Purdue University and is based on the
HUBzero platform.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/community/news/2017/datacenterhub-db-resource-researchers/" target="_blank">Read more...</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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Stay current with NHERI news and events,<br>
posted weekly on our <a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/community/news/latest/" target="_blank">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt">Latest News page</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></h5>
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The NHERI Monthly Recap is prepared by the NHERI Network Coordination Office (<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1612144" target="_blank">NSF award #1612144</a>).<br>
All official online NHERI content including monthly and quarterly publication issues<br>
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