<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Tornado Hazard Wind Assessment and ReducTion Symposium (<span class="gmail-il">THWARTS</span>)</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">October 14-15, 2019</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – iHotel and Conference Center</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span class="gmail-il">THWARTS</span> is the new venue for inter-disciplinary tornado science discussion and collaboration. Come to be inspired, to share your insight, and to connect with the current and future leaders in tornado research. <span class="gmail-il">THWARTS</span> will focus on severe storm meteorology, wind science & engineering, structural engineering, and social science & policy disciplines, but all tornado-related disciplines are welcome. Special emphasis on young researchers and students. <b><span class="gmail-il">THWARTS</span> has partial travel funding available for early career researches or graduate students.</b> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">You can find more information such as abstract submission and funding application at <a href="https://thwarts.cee.illinois.edu/" target="_blank">https://<span class="gmail-il">thwarts</span>.cee.illinois.edu/</a> or email us at <a href="mailto:thwartscontact@gmail.com" target="_blank">thwartscontact@gmail.com</a> with questions. </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">You can also subscribe to <span class="gmail-il">THWARTS</span> 2019 updates here: <a href="https://thwarts.cee.illinois.edu/contact-us/" target="_blank">https://<span class="gmail-il">thwarts</span>.cee.illinois.edu/contact-us</a>. And, you can <a href="https://thwarts.cee.illinois.edu/files/2019/06/THWARTS_flyer-2019.pdf">download the THWARTS announcement PDF</a> to print and share with friends and colleagues.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Thanks and have a wonderful day! <u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><span class="gmail-il">-- The THWARTS</span> 2019 Organizing Team </span></p></div></div></div></div></div>
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