<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The NHERI-CONVERGE facility, headquartered at the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder, is excited to announce the release of a fourth CONVERGE Training Module that focuses </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-style:italic">IRB Procedures and Extreme Events Research. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">You can register for the free online module here:</span><a href="http://converge-training.colorado.edu/courses/cultural-competence/" target="_blank" style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></a><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/training-modules" target="_blank" style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">https://converge.colorado.edu/training-modules</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.2"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.2"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">This is part of a larger series of online modules designed to accelerate the training of a diverse hazards and disaster workforce. These interactive, 30- to 60-minute courses cover a variety of topics that researchers and practitioners can use to quickly background themselves on the purpose of the IRB, the application process, and specific IRB challenges that arise in the context of extreme events research. Upon successful completion of a 10 question quiz, users receive a certificate (so these can be useful for classroom assignments as well as other activities). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.2"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.2"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To learn more about this new module, please join us </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:700">Thursday, June 25, 2020, from 12:00-12:30 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> for a live webinar where our team will provide a demonstration of the CONVERGE </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-style:italic">IRB Procedures and Extreme Events Research Training Module</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">. To register for the upcoming webinar, please visit: </span><a href="https://cuboulder.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NFa_5WpkTHuWLLJJxhqIDA" target="_blank" style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">https://cuboulder.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NFa_5WpkTHuWLLJJxhqIDA</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.2"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.2"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">You can sign up for free resources and additional updates at the CONVERGE website at: </span><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/signup" target="_blank" style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">https://converge.colorado.edu/signup</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">. Thank you!</span></p></div><div style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div><div id="gmail-m_6055588404512646521Signature"><div><div></div><div id="gmail-m_6055588404512646521divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal">Rachel M. Adams, PhD, MPH</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal">Postdoctoral Research Associate</span><br></p><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal"></span><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-b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