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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Congrats team and great job Maria!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jamie<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>--------------------------------------------------------</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Jamie Ellen Padgett, PhD</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Stanley C. Moore Professor and Department Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Rice University</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>6100 Main St., MS-318</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Houston, TX 77005</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Phone: 713-348-2325; Fax: 713-348-5268</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Email: <a href="mailto:jamie.padgett@rice.edu">jamie.padgett@rice.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Office: 214 Ryon Lab</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Website: </span><a href="https://padgett.rice.edu/">https://padgett.rice.edu/</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Usecase <usecase-bounces@designsafe-ci.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rathje, Ellen M<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 26, 2023 9:37 AM<br><b>To:</b> usecase@designsafe-ci.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Usecase] Fw: [CoreTrustSeal] DesignSafe Certification Approved<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Dear DesignSafe team:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I am proud to announce we have been approved as a certified data repository by the CoreTrustSeal organization. Thanks to Maria's and TACC's hard work, we now have a formal seal of approval that demonstrates we have met the rigorous standards of CTS.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Congratulations!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Ellen<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='color:black'> CoreTrustSeal Admin <<a href="mailto:info@coretrustseal.org">info@coretrustseal.org</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 26, 2023 9:26 AM<br><b>To:</b> Rathje, Ellen M <<a href="mailto:e.rathje@mail.utexas.edu">e.rathje@mail.utexas.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [CoreTrustSeal] Certification Approved</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Ellen Rathje,<br><br>We are very pleased to inform you that DesignSafe Data Depot Repository has been certified as a Trustworthy Data Repository by the CoreTrustSeal Standards and Certification Board until 26 Jan 2026. Congratulations!<br><br>Please place the CoreTrustSeal logo on your repository website with the link to the public version of your application. This link can be retrieved from <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.coretrustseal.org*2Fwhy-certification*2Fsearch-repositories*2F&data=05*7C01*7C*7C1a5279e8c3d849207d3c08daffb1b8e4*7C31d7e2a5bdd8414e9e97bea998ebdfe1*7C0*7C0*7C638103436020603996*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=6Xd5PKgb85mATDqYDKD8RHP*2F1NXHqGp*2BPgyVVGd4zsE*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!BuQPrrmRaQ!ib9V34WRpUBZHuZgSTVt17GIhS8xEHf5GebeoQBO3WQbhyBOtuqXFle8YXRBa85EqF3LX8V9nyRjisviSaLBqJpYDmrV7Yls$">https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coretrustseal.org%2Fwhy-certification%2Fsearch-repositories%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C1a5279e8c3d849207d3c08daffb1b8e4%7C31d7e2a5bdd8414e9e97bea998ebdfe1%7C0%7C0%7C638103436020603996%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6Xd5PKgb85mATDqYDKD8RHP%2F1NXHqGp%2BPgyVVGd4zsE%3D&reserved=0</a>.<br><br>The CoreTrustSeal logo can be downloaded here: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fbit.ly*2F3fTuAKs&data=05*7C01*7C*7C1a5279e8c3d849207d3c08daffb1b8e4*7C31d7e2a5bdd8414e9e97bea998ebdfe1*7C0*7C0*7C638103436020603996*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=tITWLnWYsrjBktXl7Z3VqXfHvrL5hp3qnK1NQKgQnn8*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!BuQPrrmRaQ!ib9V34WRpUBZHuZgSTVt17GIhS8xEHf5GebeoQBO3WQbhyBOtuqXFle8YXRBa85EqF3LX8V9nyRjisviSaLBqJpYDuFLqNph$">https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3fTuAKs&data=05%7C01%7C%7C1a5279e8c3d849207d3c08daffb1b8e4%7C31d7e2a5bdd8414e9e97bea998ebdfe1%7C0%7C0%7C638103436020603996%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=tITWLnWYsrjBktXl7Z3VqXfHvrL5hp3qnK1NQKgQnn8%3D&reserved=0</a> <br><br>Having been through the application process, we hope you can appreciate that CoreTrustSeal certification is both rigorous and nontrivial; only those data repositories of a sufficiently high standard are certificated.<br><br>Any specific comments or notes connected with your certification are listed here:<br><br><br>Finally, please note that certification against the Core Trustworthy Data Repositories Requirements is a necessary first step to become a Regular Member of the World Data System. 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Membership is free and merely requires adherence to the WDS Bylaws, including the WDS Data Sharing Principles (<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fbit.ly*2F3wABlXk&data=05*7C01*7C*7C1a5279e8c3d849207d3c08daffb1b8e4*7C31d7e2a5bdd8414e9e97bea998ebdfe1*7C0*7C0*7C638103436020760209*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=NBOoy8e4Yz1qlMoqJxQcAyeLOoKndcBDFE8onWV4L5w*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!BuQPrrmRaQ!ib9V34WRpUBZHuZgSTVt17GIhS8xEHf5GebeoQBO3WQbhyBOtuqXFle8YXRBa85EqF3LX8V9nyRjisviSaLBqJpYDitHfiES$">https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3wABlXk&data=05%7C01%7C%7C1a5279e8c3d849207d3c08daffb1b8e4%7C31d7e2a5bdd8414e9e97bea998ebdfe1%7C0%7C0%7C638103436020760209%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=NBOoy8e4Yz1qlMoqJxQcAyeLOoKndcBDFE8onWV4L5w%3D&reserved=0</a>).<br><br>Best regards,<br>CoreTrustSeal Secretariat<br>(On behalf of the CoreTrustSeal Standards and Certification Board)<br><br>----<br>CoreTrustSeal Secretariat<br>The Hague, Netherlands<br>+31 6 2386 3243<br><a href="mailto:info@coretrustseal.org">info@coretrustseal.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>