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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear NHERI Council Members,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:middle">I’m reaching out to request that each NHERI site plan to have a poster presented at the Summit, unless you already have plans for a booth. Posters are currently being submitted during the
<a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/natural-hazards-engineering-research-summit/2024/registration/">
Summit registration</a> process; however, if you (or someone else representing your site) have already registered without a poster or with a poster on a different topic, you can still submit your poster title and abstract using this link:
<a href="https://forms.gle/YY5kZKEZrnK2ceoP6">https://forms.gle/YY5kZKEZrnK2ceoP6</a>. Additional instructions on poster format, printing/mailing, etc. are provided below.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:middle"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:middle">In addition to posters, we plan to set up the tables for lunch on Day 2 with “topical hosts” to allow participants to engage in discussion on various topics. We hope for each site to have a lunch table so
please plan for you and/or another person from your site to be available for the lunch discussion.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:middle"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:middle">Thank you again for all of your support as we continue to plan this event. Let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:middle"><br>
Jennifer <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:middle"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b>Before the Summit: </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:middle">By April 26, you must provide your poster title and abstract using this link:
<a href="https://forms.gle/YY5kZKEZrnK2ceoP6">https://forms.gle/YY5kZKEZrnK2ceoP6</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:middle">By May 10, upload a PDF of your completed poster here:
<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:27.0pt">
<a href="https://oregonstate.app.box.com/f/521ca173213b49c7a25382aab35c27ad">https://oregonstate.app.box.com/f/521ca173213b49c7a25382aab35c27ad</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:middle">Before the Summit, prepare and print your poster keeping in mind the following guidelines:
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:middle">There is no poster template.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:middle">Poster should be in<b> landscape format and be 48” x 36”</b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:middle">Please add NSF-relevant acknowledgements, including NHERI-related (e.g., EF support, DesignSafe). If you received a travel award for this conference, you should acknowledge NSF Award
#2129782. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:middle">Bring your poster with you or ship it to the meeting.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:middle">If you plan to ship your poster or print it on-site, please read the printing and shipping information section of this email carefully.
<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b>At the Summit:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:middle">When you check-in at the Summit, you will be given a poster number that will correspond to a number on a poster easel. Your poster can be set up for the duration of meeting on Tuesday,
May 14. Pushpins will be provided.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:middle">The poster session will take place from 3:15-5:00pm on Tuesday. Please be at your poster for at least 45 minutes of the poster session.
<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black">Poster Printing and Shipping Information:
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in">If you would like to mail your poster to University of Maryland ahead of the meeting, please mail it to:
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in">NHERI Summit<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in">c/o Janet Alessandrini<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in">Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in">1173 Glenn L. Martin Hall<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in">4298 Campus Dr.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in">College Park, MD 20742<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in">If you would prefer to print your poster on-site, you may do so at the UMD Engineering Copy Center: <a href="https://eit.umd.edu/services/engineering-copy-center">https://eit.umd.edu/services/engineering-copy-center</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in">Please visit the following link for information about printing posters at the Engineering Copy Center at UMD : <a href="https://eit.umd.edu/services/engineering-copy-center/posters">https://eit.umd.edu/services/engineering-copy-center/posters</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in">Please let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in">We look forward to seeing you at the Summit in May. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:middle"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#595959;mso-ligatures:none">Jennifer A. Bridge, Ph.D.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#595959;mso-ligatures:none">Associate Professor, </span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#595959;mso-ligatures:none">Dept. of Civil & Coastal Engineering</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#595959;mso-ligatures:none">Director</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#595959;mso-ligatures:none">, UF NHERI Experimental Facility</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#595959;mso-ligatures:none">University of Florida</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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