{"id":73107,"date":"2017-12-20T08:14:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T14:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=73107"},"modified":"2018-01-11T09:43:19","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T15:43:19","slug":"flagship-constellations-mini-conference-set-jan-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/flagship-constellations-mini-conference-set-jan-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Flagship Constellations Mini-Conference Set for Jan. 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 A mini-conference on the Disaster Resilience Flagship Constellation at the University of Mississippi is set for Jan. 19.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\">Information related to disaster resilience will be shared at the event through a general-information session led by the interim constellation leadership team, a series of five-minute presentations from individual faculty and researchers, and breakout discussions focusing on constellation sub-themes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\">The event is set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 19 with in-person and online participation options. A location is to be announced. Lunch will be provided.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\">The mini-conference is open to all faculty and staff, but pre-registration is requested by 5 p.m. Jan. 17.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two ways to register. Oxford campus attendees who have not decided to present a five-minute talk can register at&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.research.olemiss.edu\/upcoming-presentations\">http:\/\/www.research.olemiss.edu\/upcoming-presentations<\/a><\/span>. Be sure to click on the appropriate registration option: in person or remote. Registrants will be contacted later to see if they want to present.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone else \u2013 including all University of Mississippi Medical Center personnel and anyone who already knows they want to present \u2013 should email Ahmed Al-Ostaz, Brevard Family Chair in Civil Engineering and professor of civil engineering, at&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a href=\"mailto:alostaz@olemiss.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">alostaz@olemiss.edu<\/span><\/a><\/span>. Once again, registrants should specify whether they will attend in person or remotely.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">Attendees interested in giving a five-minute talk should specify a title, and provide a 150-word (max) abstract \u2013 or an abstract can be offered later.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\">Questions about this mini-conference should be directed to Al-Ostaz.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\">The Flagships Constellations are a new UM initiative involving multidisciplinary teams of faculty, staff and students searching for meaningful solutions to complicated issues through collaborative thinking in four areas: big data, brain wellness, community wellbeing and disaster resilience.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 A mini-conference on the Disaster Resilience Flagship Constellation at the University of Mississippi is set for Jan. 19. 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