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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">First Call for Participation</span>
<div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">NSF-sponsored Workshop: Operations Engineering for Hazard and Disaster Mitigation</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">8 May 2024</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The goal of this workshop is to support the development of competitive proposals for fundamental research at
the intersection of operations engineering (OE) and the domain of hazard and disaster mitigation. Workshop participants will hear from current/former National Science Foundation (NSF) program officers about funding opportunities and guidance for proposal development.
They will also hear from a range of principal investigators in the OE area who will address opportunities and challenges for undertaking domain-focused research that also yields fundamental theoretical, methodological and empirical contributions. Finally,
participants will hear from each other about their own lived experiences.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The workshop is oriented towards researchers in operations engineering (including operations research and related
fields, as described here: https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/operations-engineering-oe) whose work in the hazards area has not previously been supported by NSF. Participants must hold a professorial rank (i.e., Assistant, Associate, Professor) and
must meet NSF’s qualifications to serve in a leadership role on NSF-supported work. All career levels are encouraged. The workshop organizers will strive to achieve diversity with respect to participant background, methodological approaches, and career goals.
Please note that space is limited.</span></div>
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<b>8 May 2024</b>. Financial support is available up to maximum of $1500 to offset the costs of domestic travel and local accommodations. International travel cannot be supported. </span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To apply to participate in the workshop, please send the following materials in a single
PDF document by <b>15 March 2024</b> to the following email: oseeer@googlegroups.com. </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Biographical sketch: NSF-format bio sketch (see https://new.nsf.gov/policies/pappg/23-1/ch-2-proposal-preparation#2D2hi).
Please keep this document to a maximum of two pages. Use of the SciENcv format (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sciencv/) is NOT required but is acceptable.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Personal statement (two pages or less). Please address the following three questions:</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1. How do you expect to contribute to the workshop?</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2. What do you hope to gain from the workshop?</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">3. What is one question you would like to ask the NSF program officers?</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please direct any questions to the organizers, David Mendonça (MITRE) and Özlem Ergun (Northeastern Univ.),
via email to oseeer@googlegroups.com.</span></div>
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