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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear NHERI Council Members: <o:p></o:p></p>
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If you have ever wondered what the IRB is, and why it is necessary for social science or other research involving human subjects, I have a resource to share with you! Our newest CONVERGE Training Module is focused on IRB Procedures and Extreme Events research.
We will hold a brief 30 minute webinar next week. We hope you and members of your NHERI component can join us. Thank you in advance for sharing this announcement through your networks as appropriate! Kindest regards, Lori
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">CONVERGE IRB Procedures and Extreme Events Research Training Module and Demo Webinar</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">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 on </span><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Institutional Review Board (IRB) Procedures and Extreme Events Research.
</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">You can register for the free online module here:</span><a href="http://converge-training.colorado.edu/courses/cultural-competence/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
</span></a><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/training-modules"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">https://converge.colorado.edu/training-modules</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">To learn more about this new module, please join us
<b>Thursday, June 25, 2020, from 12:00-12:30 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time</b> for a live webinar where our team will provide a demonstration of the CONVERGE
<i>IRB Procedures and Extreme Events Research Training Module</i>. To register for the upcoming webinar, please visit:
</span><a href="https://cuboulder.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NFa_5WpkTHuWLLJJxhqIDA"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">https://cuboulder.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NFa_5WpkTHuWLLJJxhqIDA</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This IRB module 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 - see the CONVERGE Assignment Bank for more details at
</span><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/resources/training-modules/assignment-bank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">https://converge.colorado.edu/resources/training-modules/assignment-bank</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">). </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">You can sign up for free resources and additional updates at the CONVERGE website at:
</span><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/signup"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">https://converge.colorado.edu/signup</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">. Thank you! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#FAFAFA"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Acknowledgements:
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The CONVERGE Training Modules are based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF Award #1841338). 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.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Lori Peek, Ph.D. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Professor, </span><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/sociology/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0563C1">Department of Sociology</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Director, </span><a href="https://hazards.colorado.edu/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0563C1">Natural Hazards Center</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Principal Investigator, NHERI
</span><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0563C1">CONVERGE</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">,
</span><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/research-networks/sseer"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0563C1">SSEER</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">, and</span><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/research-networks"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0563C1">
ISEEER</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">University of Colorado Boulder
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