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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dear NHERI Council,
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I am so excited to share with you this most recent CONVERGE Training Module, which is focused on perishable data collection in the aftermath of disaster. I hope that you will encourage members of your facility to please access the module. And you are all invited
to join us for a brief demonstration webinar on August 6! More details are below!
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thank you so, so much!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Lori<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">CONVERGE Collecting and Sharing Perishable Data Training Module and Demonstration Webinar</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The CONVERGE facility, headquartered at the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder, is so pleased to announce the release of the
</span><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/resources/training-modules"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">Collecting and Sharing Perishable Data Training Module</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">. This module provides an overview
of what perishable data is, how to ethically collect it, and why such data is vital for advancing hazards and disaster research. You can register and access the free 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"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">To learn more, please join us
<b>Friday, August 6, 2021, from 12:00-12:30 p.m. MDT </b>for a live webinar where our team will provide a demonstration of the training module. To register for the upcoming webinar, please visit:
</span><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/communications/webinar-series/collecting-and-sharing-perishable-data-training-module-a-demonstration-webinar"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">https://converge.colorado.edu/communications/webinar-series/collecting-and-sharing-perishable-data-training-module-a-demonstration-webinar</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This new module is part of a larger series designed to accelerate the education of a diverse hazards and disaster workforce. The new module, like the others in the series, concludes with a 10-question
quiz. Upon successful completion of the quiz, users receive a certificate, which is worth
</span><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/resources/training-modules/continuing-education-credits"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">one contact hour of general management training</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> through
the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) certification program. These modules can be useful for classroom assignments as well as other activities. Please see the
</span><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/resources/training-modules/annotated-bibliographies"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">CONVERGE Annotated Bibliographies</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> for further reading and the
</span><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/resources/training-modules/assignment-bank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">Assignment Bank</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> for sample assignments. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">You can sign up for additional free resources and 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;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 Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NSF Award #1841338) and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. 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 or CDC.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lori Peek, Ph.D. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Professor, <span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/sociology/"><span style="color:#4472C4">Department of Sociology</span></a></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Director, <span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://hazards.colorado.edu/"><span style="color:#4472C4">Natural Hazards Center</span></a></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Principal Investigator, Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure
<span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/"><span style="color:#4472C4">CONVERGE Facility</span></a></span>, Social Science Extreme Events Research (<span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/research-networks/sseer"><span style="color:#4472C4">SSEER</span></a></span>)
Network, and Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Extreme Events Research (<span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/research-networks/iseeer"><span style="color:#4472C4">ISEEER</span></a></span>) Network
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://hazards.colorado.edu/biography/lori-peek"><span style="color:#4472C4">https://hazards.colorado.edu/biography/lori-peek</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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