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Welcome and Opening Remarks

Wed. 2:00 to 2:30 p.m., Centennial E

Please join us for this opening session for the 2018 Researchers Meeting, organized by the International Research Committee on Disasters and the Natural Hazards Center and with funding support from the National Science Foundation.

Welcome and Overview

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Lori Peek, University of Colorado Natural Hazards Center
Principal Investigator, NSF-CMMI 1833298
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Michelle Meyer, Louisiana State University
Chair, Researchers Meeting Organizing Committee
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Tristan Wu, Oklahoma State University
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Shih-Kai "Sky" Huang, Jacksonville State University

A Year of Disasters, a Number of RAPID Grants

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Robin Dillon-Merrill, National Science Foundation
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Robert O’Connor, National Science Foundation
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Karl Rockne, National Science Foundation

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