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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dear NHERI Colleagues,</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I am so pleased to share with you an announcement regarding our new NHERI CONVERGE Training Module – this one focused on
<b>Positionality in</b> <b>Hazards and Disaster Research and Practice</b>. I hope you will access and share this free online course and also consider joining us next week for a brief demonstration webinar. More details follow.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Sending warm wishes,</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Lori</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.0pt">NHERI CONVERGE Positionality in Hazards and Disaster Research and Practice Training Module and Demonstration Webinar</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">The 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></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://hazards.colorado.edu/news/center-news/converge-releases-new-training-module-positionality-in-hazards-and-disaster-research-and-practice" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Positionality
in Hazards and Disaster Research and Practice Training Module</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">. This module defines positionality and highlights how understanding your own positionality–or how your
different identities shape your perceptions, interactions, and experiences–can lead to more ethical and methodologically sound disaster work. You can register and access the free module here:</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="http://converge-training.colorado.edu/courses/cultural-competence/" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;text-decoration:none">
</span></span></a><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/training-modules" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://converge.colorado.edu/training-modules</span></span></a></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">To learn more, please join us
<b>Thursday, March 23rd, from 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. MT </b>for a <b>live webinar</b> where our team will provide a demonstration of the training module. To register for the upcoming webinar, please visit:
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/webinars/converge-positionality-in-hazards-and-disaster-research-and-practice-training-module-a-demonstration-webinar/" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">https://converge.colorado.edu/webinars/converge-positionality-in-hazards-and-disaster-research-and-practice-training-module-a-demonstration-webinar/</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">This new module is part of a larger series of foundational and advanced trainings that are designed to accelerate the education of a diverse hazards and disaster workforce. The 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></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/resources/training-modules/continuing-education-credits" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">one
contact hour of general management training</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"> 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></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/resources/training-modules/annotated-bibliographies" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">CONVERGE
Annotated Bibliographies</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"> for further readings and the
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/resources/training-modules/assignment-bank" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Assignment
Bank</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"> for sample assignments. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">Please sign up for additional free resources and updates at the CONVERGE website at:
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Acknowledgements:
</span></i></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><i><span lang="EN" 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), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 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,
CDC, or USGS. </span></i></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lori Peek, Ph.D. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Professor, <span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/sociology/"><span style="color:#0070C0">Department of Sociology</span></a></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Director, <span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://hazards.colorado.edu/"><span style="color:#0070C0">Natural Hazards Center</span></a></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Principal Investigator, <span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/"><span style="color:#0070C0">CONVERGE</span></a></span>, Social Science Extreme Events Research (<span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/research-networks/sseer/"><span style="color:#0070C0">SSEER</span></a></span>)
Network, and Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Extreme Events Research (<span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/research-networks/iseeer/"><span style="color:#0070C0">ISEEER</span></a></span>) Network
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://hazards.colorado.edu/biography/lori-peek"><span style="color:#0070C0">https://hazards.colorado.edu/biography/lori-peek</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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