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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Ellen:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thank you for your e-mail. I will be attending the User Requirements Workshop on January 11-12, 2016 in Austin, Texas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Our Wall of Wind (WOW) NHERI EF team will join the Pre-Workshop Webinar on Monday, October 26, 2015 from 4-5 pm Eastern time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Looking forward to working with you and your team.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Arindam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#000099">Arindam Gan Chowdhury, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#000099">Director, Lab. Wind Engineering Research, Intl. Hurricane Research Center
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#000099">Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environ. Engineering
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#000099">Florida International University
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#000099">10555 W. Flagler Street <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#000099">Engineering Center, EC 3604<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#000099">Miami, FL 33174<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#000099">Tel: 305-348-0518, Fax: 305-348-2802<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#000099">E-mail: <a href="mailto:chowdhur@fiu.edu">
<span style="color:#000099">chowdhur@fiu.edu</span></a></span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Rathje, Ellen M [mailto:e.rathje@mail.utexas.edu]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 29, 2015 1:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Masters,Forrest <masters@ce.ufl.edu>; Ross W. Boulanger (rwboulanger@ucdavis.edu) <rwboulanger@ucdavis.edu>; Cox, Dan (Dan.Cox@oregonstate.edu) <Dan.Cox@oregonstate.edu>; Conte, Joel (jpconte@ucsd.edu) <jpconte@ucsd.edu>; Stokoe, Kenneth H <k.stokoe@mail.utexas.edu>;
Arindam Chowdhury <chowdhur@fiu.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Natalie Henriques <natalie@tacc.utexas.edu>; Tim Cockerill <cockerill@tacc.utexas.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> NHERI User Requirements Workshop<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A User Requirements Workshop for DesignSafe, the cyberinfrastructure (CI) for NHERI is being planned for January 11-12, 2016 in Austin, Texas. The main goal of the User Requirements Workshop is to bring together researchers from the natural
hazards engineering community to inform the CI development process. This workshop is an important part of this process because it will help ensure that the functionalities provided by the CI will enable the next generation of research focused on engineering
against the natural hazards of earthquakes and windstorms. In addition to the workshop, we are planning pre-workshop webinars for the workshop attendees that will present details about our vision for the CI, explain the CI development process, and provide
background about the workshop. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As a NHERI EF we plan to integrate your requirements through direct collaboration with you, but you are also invited to send a representative to the User Requirements Workshop using funding from your NHERI grant. If you plan to participate
in the workshop, please RSVP by sending an email to <span style="color:#1F497D">
<a href="mailto:rsvp@designsafe-ci.org">rsvp@designsafe-ci.org</a>.</span> If you are able to attend the workshop, in your email please also confirm your attendance at one of the webinars listed below. More information about the Workshop and Webinars will
follow.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>User Requirements Workshop:</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">January 11-12, 2016 in Austin, Texas<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Pre-Workshop Webinar (pick one): <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, October 22, 2015 from 3-4 pm Eastern 2-3 pm Central, 1-2 pm Mountain, 12-1 pm Pacific<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> OR<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, October 26, 2015 from 4-5 pm Eastern 3-4 pm Central, 2-3 pm Mountain, 1-2 pm Pacific<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We look forward to hearing from you and hope you can join us for this important activity.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ellen <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">______________________<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ellen M. Rathje, Ph.D., P.E.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Professor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Warren S. Bellows Centennial Professor <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Texas at Austin <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">301 E. Dean Keeton St, STOP C1792<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Austin, TX 78712<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">E-mail: <a href="mailto:e.rathje@mail.utexas.edu">e.rathje@mail.utexas.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Website: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__sites.google.com_site_ellenrathje_&d=AwMFAg&c=1QsCMERiq7JOmEnKpsSyjg&r=mZbfPCtZ6UgtYyrXsWgWlA&m=oftVk4Vh3rNufW1hUDqI4HGg_0fb2wKzzcOYh26FZ-o&s=r_WVEEnOJBJ63AvRaWOh_SpkrFeXkAYH4VbvfNU3qzw&e=">
https://sites.google.com/site/ellenrathje/</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">OFFICE: ECJ 9.227C<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PHONE: 512-232-3683<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">FAX: 512-471-6548<o:p></o:p></p>
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