<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(68,68,68);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The University of Colorado-based Natural
Hazards Center hosts </span><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:10.5pt">the </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:10.5pt"><b>44th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications
Workshop</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(68,68,68)">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(68,68,68)">July 14-17<br>
Omni Interlocken Hotel, Broomfield, Colorado</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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July 17-18<br>
Omni Interlocken Hotel, Broomfield, Colorado</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(68,68,68)">The</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(68,68,68);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> workshop brings together
over 500 federal, state, and local mitigation and emergency management
officials; representatives of nonprofit, private sector, and humanitarian
organizations; hazards and disaster researchers; and others dedicated to
alleviating the impacts of disasters.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(68,68,68);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">This year, the workshop will be organized
around the theme of <i>Convergence</i>, which refers to the process of
people joining forces to respond to pressing challenges and enduring problems.
These connections often require the crossing of boundaries, whether they be
disciplinary, organizational, geographic, cultural, political, or otherwise.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:18.75pt 0in 11.25pt;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(68,68,68)">Event details at the Natural Hazards Center website:
<a href="https://hazards.colorado.edu/workshop/2019" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://hazards.colorado.edu/workshop/2019</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:18.75pt 0in 11.25pt;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(68,68,68)">Registration: <br><a href="https://hazards.colorado.edu/workshop/2019/registration" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://hazards.colorado.edu/workshop/2019/registration</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:18.75pt 0in 11.25pt;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:14px">We hope you will join us!</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:18.75pt 0in 11.25pt;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><img src="cid:ii_jtdocq7q2" alt="NSF-globe-logo-300.png" width="120" height="120" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-right: 0px;"><br></p></div>