<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Oregon State University NHERI Experimental Facility and RAPID
Facility Joint Workshop</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

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2019<br>
Corvallis, Oregon</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The focus of the
workshop is to:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></p><ul><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Provide researchers
with information on the capabilities of the NHERI HWRL EF and RAPID Facility
for advanced natural hazard engineering research.</span></li><li>Provide researchers
with updates on the NHERI Science Plan, NSF Workshop on Coastal Research,
CONVERGE program, NSF’s Coast and People (CoPe) initiative, and NSF’s 10 Big
Ideas.</li><li>Provide examples of
recent and ongoing NSF projects funded to use the HWRL and other NHERI
facilities.</li><li>Discuss general
strategies for successful proposals, including large collaborative
multi-university, multi-investigator project that use more than one NHERI
component, CAREER proposals, NSF funding sources beyond CMMI, and EAGER
opportunities with existing or planned projects.</li><li>Networking
opportunities with colleagues working in the area of coastal hazards
engineering.</li></ul><p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">There will be an
optional half-day on Day 2 for one-on-one or small team sessions between
workshop participants and EF’s team members to discuss research strategies and
implementation plans for NSF proposals and/or for additional training on RAPID
equipment. This onsite workshop will provide participants with valuable
information about the resources and services available at the NHERI EF and
RAPID Facility and how to engage the EF for obtaining NSF funding for natural
hazards mitigation research and other engineering and science research.</span><br></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Financial support for
travel will be limited and priority will be given to early career faculty and
new-users who plan to submit NSF proposals that intend to use the NHERI EF or
to re-use data via DesignSafe. Financial support will be limited to two nights
hotel and domestic airfare managed by Oregon State up to $1,000 per
individual.  Financial support is limited on a first come basis to the
first 30 approved applicants.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">For registration,
draft agenda and contact information:  </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://cce.oregonstate.edu/2019-nheri-oregonstate-workshop-registration" target="_blank" title="https://cce.oregonstate.edu/2019-nheri-oregonstate-workshop-registration"><span style="color:purple">cce.oregonstate.edu/2019-nheri-oregonstate-workshop-registration</span></a>.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Registration deadline:
July 10, 2019</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We look forward to
seeing you at our workshop!</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dan Cox (OSU, NHERI EF
PI)</span></p>

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Tech, RAPID co-PI)</span></p>

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NHERI EF co-PI)</span></p>

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