<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><i style="font-size: 22px;">Initial Announcement</i></div><div style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br></div><div style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b>Memphis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project Workshop</b></div><div style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Tuesday, JULY 28, 2015, 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM</div><div style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Downtown Memphis - Lunch Provided</div><div style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br></div><div style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Please join us for an informative workshop presented by the Memphis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project (MAEHMP).</div><div style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br></div><div style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Whether you're a scientist or an engineer, from a public agency or in the private sector, these maps can benefit you. You will receive:</div><ul style="font-size: 18px; "><li>Updated Memphis City/Shelby County urban seismic and liquefaction hazard maps;</li><li>Information on user experience with urban hazard maps;</li><li>Feedback on outstanding user needs.</li></ul><div style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">We encourage your attendance to learn more about the project and have an opportunity to give input on future hazard mapping efforts for Memphis and Shelby County.</div><div style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br></div><div style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Sponsored by: West Tennessee Seismic Safety Commission (WTSSC), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Mid-South Association of Contingency Planners (MSACP), and the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI) at the University of Memphis.</div><div style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br></div><div style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Your RSVP is greatly appreciated. Please register by emailing: (<a href="mailto:ccramer@memphis.edu">ccramer@memphis.edu</a>).</div><div style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Please circulate this announcement to others.</div><div style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br></div><div style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Please see the attachment for the agenda.</div><div style="font-size: 18px; "><br></div><div style="font-size: 18px; "><div style="font-size: medium; ">Chris Cramer</div><div style="font-size: medium; "><a href="mailto:ccramer@memphis.edu">ccramer@memphis.edu</a></div></div></body></html>