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<DIV>Greetings, all.</DIV>
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<DIV>On <STRONG>Friday, February 1, 2013</STRONG>, the <STRONG><FONT
color=#9b00d3>20th Annual “Earthquakes: Mean Business”</FONT></STRONG>
program will be held at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Mo.</DIV>
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<DIV>This event includes nationally recognized speakers who provide geoscience,
engineering, planning, business, and policy perspectives regarding earthquake
hazards in the central and eastern US. </DIV>
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<DIV>A morning plenary session and afternoon workshops are planned. About
250-300 professionals are expected. Both PDHs and CEUs will be awarded by
Saint Louis University for professional development and continuing education
requirements.</DIV>
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<DIV>If you or your organization is interested in a <STRONG>sponsoring</STRONG>
or in <STRONG>having an exhibit </STRONG>at “Earthquakes: Mean Business,”
please contact Susan Bloomfield of Saint Louis University at 314-977-8431 or <A
href="mailto:blooms@slu.edu">blooms@slu.edu</A>. </DIV>
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<DIV>It’s still early, but now is the time to make sure you are included in the
pre-event planning communications.</DIV>
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<DIV>Also, mark your calendars: on <STRONG>Saturday, February 2,
2013</STRONG>, the annual <STRONG><FONT color=#9b00d3>“Earthquake
Fair”</FONT></STRONG> at the St. Louis Science Center is planned. This is
an outreach event for the general public from the geoscience and engineering
communities. Leadership arrangements are still in progress, and details
will follow – just a heads up for now.</DIV>
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<DIV>Hope to see you at both events!</DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Earthquake
Insight LLC<BR>Phyllis J. Steckel, RG<BR>PO Box 2002<BR>Washington, MO
63090<BR>636-239-4013<BR><A
href="mailto:psteckel@charter.net">psteckel@charter.net</A> <BR><BR>"Minimizing
earthquake risk is a funny business. The payoff may not come for a long time --
and then it will be in terms of what did not
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