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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 15pt 5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:9pt">The </span><a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/nco/science-plan/" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:9pt"><span style="color:purple">NHERI Science Plan Task Group</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:9pt"> is
calling on researchers and practitioners in the natural hazards community to
make suggestions for improving the current edition of the NHERI Five-Year
Science Plan.</span><br></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 15pt 5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">New feedback will to help guide revisions for the 2018 Science
Plan.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 15pt 5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The <a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilitiles/nco/science-plan/feedback/" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">Science Plan and feedback form are
available</span></a> on the DesignSafe website. Direct questions to <a href="mailto:tlsmith@hughes.net" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">Tom
Smith</span></a> with the NHERI NCO.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 15pt 5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The deadline for comments is extended from July 8 to <b>July 31</b>. <span></span></span></p>





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