<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Dear Colleagues:</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Due to the coronavirus outbreak, we are extending
the deadline for applications to the RAPID summer workshop until <i>April
17, 2020</i>. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Application review and notification will be completed by May 1.
We currently plan to hold the workshop, as planned, from July 21-24, 2020.
However, we will be monitoring the outbreak in the coming month and decide by
May 1, 2020 if the situation warrants postponing the event, possibly to
the fall of 2020. More information on the workshop is provided below.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The NHERI <a href="https://rapid.designsafe-ci.org/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">RAPID</a> facility will be hosting the next in its series
of annual intensive summer training workshops from July 21-24, 2020, on
the University of Washington campus in Seattle. The workshop will provide
attendees with hands-on expertise on using RAPID instrumentation to collect and
process field data, and instruction on integrating the reconnaissance data
through the use of the mobile software application <a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/communications/webinar-series/rapp-introduction-to-the-rapid-facility-field-data-collection-app" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">RApp</a> and <a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/recon-portal/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">DesignSafe</a>. </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Complete information, including a daily schedule and list of
topics, is available at:<br>
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<a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/training/workshops/rapid-ef/2020-intensive-workshop/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/training/workshops/rapid-ef/2020-intensive-workshop/</a><br>
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If you any questions, please feel free to contact us at <a href="mailto:uwrapid@uw.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">uwrapid@uw.edu</a>.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p>

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