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            <td>[IRIS][webinars] OpenQuake Webinar/Workshop on Nov 6-7,
              2019</td>
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            <td>Thu, 24 Oct 2019 16:53:53 -0000</td>
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            <td>Hobbs, Tiegan (NRCAN/RNCAN)
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tiegan.hobbs@canada.ca"><tiegan.hobbs@canada.ca></a></td>
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            <td>Webinars <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:webinars@lists.ds.iris.edu"><webinars@lists.ds.iris.edu></a></td>
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            style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please
            join the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation, the
            Geological Survey of Canada, and the University of Western
            Ontario for an <a
              href="https://sites.google.com/view/oq-canada/home"
              moz-do-not-send="true"><b>OpenQuake Training Workshop and
                Webinar</b></a> on November 6-7, 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Insights
              gained through quantitative earthquake risk modeling are
              foundational to seismic design and disaster risk reduction
              planning at all levels of decision making. OpenQuake is a
              collaborative, open-source, python-based earthquake hazard
              and risk modeling platform developed by
              <a href="https://www.globalquakemodel.org/"
                moz-do-not-send="true">GEM</a>. <a
                href="http://www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/index-en.php"
                moz-do-not-send="true">
                Canada</a> has been a public sector partner since 2017,
              working with researchers and practitioners from across the
              public, academic, and private sectors to advance
              capabilities for catastrophic risk modeling and to
              co-develop a National Earthquake Risk Profile for launch
              in Spring 2020. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This
                two day training will cover the theory behind the use of
                the OpenQuake engine for seismic hazard and risk
                analyses, as well as practical examples from Eastern
                Canada. The training will empower users from broad
                backgrounds to conduct analyses in their own regions,
                for seismic and volcanic perils, both for baseline
                conditions and for different risk mitigation
                strategies. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We
                invite all those interested to join us either online or
                in person in London, Ontario. A recording of an abridged
                version of the webinar will be available for
                participants following this session. <a
                  href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/74363518285/"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">Please register as a virtual or
                  in-person attendee</a>, or reach out by email for any
                questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kind
              regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tiegan
              Hobbs, PhD, MSCE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Postdoctoral
              Seismic Risk Scientist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Natural
              Resources Canada (Vancouver)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a
                href="mailto:tiegan.hobbs@canada.ca"
                moz-do-not-send="true">tiegan.hobbs@canada.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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