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<p>Hi everyone:</p>
<p>I would really appreciate if you could personally reach out to
your colleagues/friends to let them know about DSA and Hackathon.
If they have any student who might be interested in attending the
program. I would appreciate, if you could encourage them to attend
in person. Thank you. The draft email is below and we will likely
be extending the deadline to June 6th. <br>
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<p>Thank you!!</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" id="docs-internal-guid-b361d742-7fff-04b3-9c9b-8714c6a5a4fe"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0e101a;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">DesignSafe and the NHERI SimCenter are pleased to announce the </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0e101a;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">2022 DesignSafe Summer Academy and the NHERI Hackathon </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0e101a;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">that will take place from July 25-29, 2022, at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at the University of Texas at Austin. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0e101a;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">We encourage attending these events in person to get the most out of the activities, and some domestic travel funding will be available.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0e101a;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Attending in person offers the full benefit of interacting with other researchers and experts at TACC and natural hazard engineering. We will also offer a limited version of the program online.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0e101a;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">The DesignSafe Academy (DSA) will be held on </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0e101a;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">25 and 26th July 2022</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0e101a;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0e101a;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0e101a;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">The DSA will include hands-on training on DesignSafe tools and will explore several real-world case studies. It will enable graduate students and postdocs working on natural hazards to use DesignSafe in new and innovative ways. Additionally, it will allow researchers to work closely with DesignSafe/TACC staff to enable their workflows and learn about exciting advancements in artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and data analysis facilitated by DesignSafe. Attendance will be limited to ensure meaningful interactions between participants and staff.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0e101a;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">The 2022 NHERI Hackathon will be held </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0e101a;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">on 27 - 29 July 2022</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0e101a;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">. The NHERI Hackathon will involve participants working in teams to solve specific natural hazards problems using NHERI data, DesignSafe computational resources, and SimCenter tools. The Hackathon is an exciting opportunity to improve knowledge of NHERI and DesignSafe/SimCenter tools, discover new research workflows, and explore exciting areas.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0e101a;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Please apply to the DSA and the NHERI Hackathon at the link below. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0e101a;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Applications are due by May 27, 2022</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0e101a;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">, and applicants will be notified by the end of May. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0e101a;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">For more information, please visit </span><a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/designsafe-academy/" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#4a6ee0;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/designsafe-academy/</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0e101a;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> or contact Dr. Krishna Kumar </span><a href="mailto:krishnak@utexas.edu" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">krishnak@utexas.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0e101a;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">.</span></p>
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- Krishna</pre>
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