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<div style="color:rgb(32,31,30);margin:0px"><font color="#424242" size="2" face="Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">We are extending the deadline </font><span style="color:rgb(66,66,66);font-family:Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">of the “MECHS 3-minute
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<div style="margin:0px"><font size="2"><span style="margin:0px"><font color="#424242" face="Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px">Graduate and undergraduate students from around the world are welcome to participate.
 Each entry should discuss some aspect of their dissertation/thesis that is related to hybrid simulation (which is also known as dynamic sub-structuring or pseudo-dynamic testing).</span></font></span><br>
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<div style="margin:0px"><font size="2"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(66,66,66)">Awards will be made by a panel of judges in several categories and winners will be announced
 August 15-20th. See the attached flyer for details on how to submit using the link:</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(66,66,66)"><font size="2">Participants are encouraged to especially consider clarity, creativity, and professionalism
 when making the video. <b><u>Each video submitted must be in .mp4 format, and should be no longer than 3 minutes in duration</u></b>. Winning entries will be recognized on the MECHS website and also posted on the MECHS Youtube channel after names
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