<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>CONVERGE Social Vulnerability and Disasters Training
Module: A Demonstration Webinar</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Date: October 4, 2019</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Time: 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. Mountain Time</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please join us at the Natural Hazards Center for a free
webinar where we will provide a demonstration of the newly released <b>CONVERGE
Social Vulnerability and Disasters Training Module! </b>If you are an
educator, student, researcher, practitioner, or other professional hoping to
learn more about this free, online resource, please join us!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Registration:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://cuboulder.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HHCu9R28TTK8nCAiE6_m8g" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><b>https://cuboulder.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HHCu9R28TTK8nCAiE6_m8g</b></a><br>
<i>After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the webinar. </i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We will provide an overview of the broader vision for the
CONVERGE Training Modules, as well as offer specific tips for how you can
integrate the Social Vulnerability module into your classroom, workplace, and
future presentations. The Social Vulnerability module describes the social
drivers of disaster vulnerability and highlights vulnerable populations in each
phase of the disaster cycle.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">You can access the training module in advance of the webinar
at: <a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/training-modules" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><b>https://converge.colorado.edu/training-modules</b></a>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The webinar is limited to 500 participants, so please
register soon! If you cannot attend, the webinar will be recorded and posted on
the CONVERGE webinar page: <a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/communications/webinar-series/social-vulnerability-training-module" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><b>https://converge.colorado.edu/communications/webinar-series/social-vulnerability-training-module</b></a>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Acknowledgements:</b> The CONVERGE Training Modules
are based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF Award
#1841338) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Any opinions,
findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those
of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF or CDC.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Lori Peek, Ph.D.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Professor, <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/sociology/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Department of Sociology</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Director, <a href="https://hazards.colorado.edu/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Natural Hazards Center</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Principal Investigator, NHERI <a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">CONVERGE</a>, <a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/research-networks/sseer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">SSEER</a>,
and<a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/research-networks" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"> ISEEER</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">University of Colorado Boulder</p>
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