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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><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'>I plan to attend the workshop in January<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'>Gilberto<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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Gilberto Mosqueda, Associate Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Department of Structural Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>University of California at San Diego<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0085 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Phone: (858) 534-4722, email: <a href="mailto:gmosqueda@ucsd.edu">gmosqueda@ucsd.edu</a><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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Rathje, Ellen M [mailto:e.rathje@mail.utexas.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 13, 2015 9:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> Clint Dawson (clint@ices.utexas.edu) <clint@ices.utexas.edu>; jamie.padgett@rice.edu; pinelli@fit.edu; Gilberto Mosqueda (gmosqueda@eng.ucsd.edu) <gmosqueda@eng.ucsd.edu>; Scott J. Brandenberg <sjbrandenberg@ucla.edu>; lowes@u.washington.edu; Pedro Arduino (parduino@uw.edu) <parduino@uw.edu>; Ahsan Kareem (Ahsan.Kareem.1@nd.edu) <Ahsan.Kareem.1@nd.edu>; haan@rose-hulman.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: NHERI CI User Requirements Workshop<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi all:<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'>Please confirm with an email to <a href="mailto:rsvp@designsafe-ci.org">rsvp@designsafe-ci.org</a> your attendance in the user requirements workshop in January.<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'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ellen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Rathje, Ellen M <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 29, 2015 10:48 AM<br><b>To:</b> Clint Dawson (<a href="mailto:clint@ices.utexas.edu">clint@ices.utexas.edu</a>); <a href="mailto:jamie.padgett@rice.edu">jamie.padgett@rice.edu</a>; <a href="mailto:pinelli@fit.edu">pinelli@fit.edu</a>; Gilberto Mosqueda (<a href="mailto:gmosqueda@eng.ucsd.edu">gmosqueda@eng.ucsd.edu</a>); 'Scott J. Brandenberg'; <a href="mailto:lowes@u.washington.edu">lowes@u.washington.edu</a>; Pedro Arduino (<a href="mailto:parduino@uw.edu">parduino@uw.edu</a>); Ahsan Kareem (<a href="mailto:Ahsan.Kareem.1@nd.edu">Ahsan.Kareem.1@nd.edu</a>); <a href="mailto:haan@rose-hulman.edu">haan@rose-hulman.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> FW: NHERI CI User Requirements Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Requirements Teams! See below information on the User Requirements Workshop. I hope everyone can attend with travel paid out of your sub-contract.<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'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ellen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Rathje, Ellen M <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 29, 2015 8:41 AM<br><b>Cc:</b> Tim Cockerill (<a href="mailto:cockerill@tacc.utexas.edu">cockerill@tacc.utexas.edu</a>); Natalie Henriques (<a href="mailto:natalie@tacc.utexas.edu">natalie@tacc.utexas.edu</a>)<br><b>Subject:</b> NHERI CI User Requirements Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am pleased to invite you to the User Requirements Workshop for DesignSafe, the cyberinfrastructure (CI) for NHERI that is being developed by a team headquartered at the University of Texas. The workshop will take place in Austin, Texas on January 11-12, 2016. 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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please RSVP for the Workshop 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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>User Requirements Workshop:</b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>January 11-12, 2016 in Austin, Texas with travel reimbursed by NHERI CI<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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://sites.google.com/site/ellenrathje/">https://sites.google.com/site/ellenrathje/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>