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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear NHERI Council – <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It was so good to see you all on Thursday! As I mentioned during our call, I’m so excited to share that our ninth CONVERGE Training Module is live – this one focused on reciprocity in hazards and disaster research. I hope you will please
share this with your colleagues and students and consider joining us for the upcoming demonstration webinar. Thank you so much for all of your support!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">CONVERGE Reciprocity in Hazards and Disaster Research</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
<b>Training Module and Demonstration Webinar</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The NSF-funded NHERI 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://www.designsafe-ci.org/community/news/2022/february/nheri-converge-training-module-reciprocity-hazards-disaster/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">Reciprocity in Hazards and Disaster Research Training Module</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">.
This module provides an overview of what reciprocity means, why it is important for conducting ethical research, and how researchers can effectively practice reciprocity in their work.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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><span style="background:white">Thursday, February 10, 2022, from 1:00-1:30 p.m. MT
</span></b><span style="background:white">f</span>or 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/webinars/converge-reciprocity-training-module-a-demonstration-webinar/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">https://converge.colorado.edu/webinars/converge-reciprocity-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 for educators. </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>
<p style="margin:0in;background:#FAFAFA"><span style="color:black"> </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">This CONVERGE Training Module is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NSF Award #1841338) and the U.S Geological Survey.
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 USGS.</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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