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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Fall 2020 Virtual Workshop Series</b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Aug. 27 & 28 | Sept. 28 & 29 | Oct. 21 & 22 |
Nov. 16 & 17</b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To register, visit the <a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/training/workshops/uf-ef/virtual-workshop-series/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">DesignSafe Learning
Center</a>.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The University of Florida EF is hosting a series of <b>virtual
workshops</b> for potential users interested in wind hazard research. The goals
of the workshops are to:</p>

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 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Introduce
     potential users to the experimental capabilities offered by the UF NHERI
     EF</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Provide
     details on the services offered to users from proposal development to
     project close-out</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Present
     opportunities for the competitive pursuit of NSF funding and initiate
     proposals that utilize the EF</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Facilitate
     networking with fellow researchers</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Provide
     in-depth information on the EF’s novel experimental technologies
     (Technology Focus areas will vary by workshop; topics to include: Test
     Automation, Flow Field Modulator, PIV System, and Hybrid Simulation)</li>
</ul>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Each workshop will be held via Zoom in two, interactive
half-day sessions over a two-day period. The first half-day will provide an
overview of the facility (the same for each workshop) and the second half-day
will include a Technology Focus, an in-depth session on a specific aspect of
the EF (different for each workshop). Proposal development meetings between
individual researchers and EF personnel will be scheduled in the week following
the workshop. Participants interested in more than one Technology Focus are
encouraged to register for more than one workshop but only participate in Day
One on one occasion.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Questions? Contact <a href="mailto:susan.triana@essie.ufl.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Susan
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