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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>5 August 2013<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear CIG Community:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Attached is the CIG Quarterly Newsletter for August 2013. The newsletter features the release of <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:38.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Pylith 1.9.0; <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:38.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>ASPECT 0.3; and the<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:38.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>2013-2014 CIG Strategic Plan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We continue to actively solicit both feedback on and contributions to newsletter content. In particular, contributions needed from the community are:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Research Highlights<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Recent Publications<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Webinar Speaker suggestions<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Newsletters will continue to be available for download through our website.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please save <b>Thursday, October 10 @ 2pm PT</b> for our first CIG Webinar of 2013-14 featuring <span style='background:white'>Professor Scott King from VT on </span><i>The World is Not Enough: Mantle Dynamics from a Planetary Perspective. </i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";background:white'> Prof. King will take us off world and show us how</span> CIG modeling tools can and are being applied to interesting problems on other bodies in the Solar System. This webinar will touch on some of the exciting research problems beyond the terrestrial sphere, including: Is Mercury's topography and volcanic history indicative of a dynamic interior today?; What is the mechanism of resurfacing on Venus?; Is Mars a one plume planet? Come learn how CIG tools are a common bond between earth and planetary science researchers. <span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>You may connect </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>to </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>all webinars through <span style='color:black'>the home page at geodynamics.org. More complete instructions can also be found at:<o:p></o:p></span></span></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="http://www.geodynamics.org/cig/community/Webinar/webinar">http://www.geodynamics.org/cig/community/Webinar/webinar</a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Remember to test your connection before the beginning the webinar.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Lorraine<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#3B5DA4'>************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#3B5DA4'>Lorraine Hwang, Ph.D.</span></b><span style='color:#0099CC'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#365F91'>Associate Director</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#365F91'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#365F91'>Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#365F91'>2215A EPS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#365F91'>One Shields Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#365F91'>Davis, CA 95616<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#365F91'>w: 530.752.3656<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#365F91'>e: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'><a href="mailto:ljhwang@ucdavis.edu">ljhwang@ucdavis.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><a href="http://www.geodynamics.org/cig">http://www.geodynamics.org/cig</a><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#025B04'>Conserve </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Webdings;color:#007F00'>P</span><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#025B04'> Print Sparingly</span></b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";color:green'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>