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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:#C00000'>Student Poster Competition on Public Safety Management<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b>Spring 2012<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b>Department of Industrial Engineering<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b>University of Houston <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Houston is pleased to announce the launch of its first annual student poster competition in the area of public safety management (PSM). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>This poster competition is part of the efforts in promoting the awareness in PSM.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Research areas of interest include: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Decision making for public safety<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Evacuation planning and management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Environmental health and safety<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Logistics and transportation security <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Economics of disaster<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The posters should demonstrate innovative applications in one or more of these areas. Posters will be evaluated on relevance, quality of research and presentation quality.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:#C00000'>Eligibility:</span></b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>All undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in Spring 2012 at the University of Houston are eligible. Posters can be done individually or as a team effort.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:#C00000'>Awards:</span></b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>First Place $500<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Second Place $300<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Third Place $200<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:#C00000'>Requirements:</span></b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To enter the competition, email your name, school affiliation, poster abstract and telephone number to <a href="mailto:etekin@uh.edu">etekin@uh.edu</a> by March 1, 2012. If your abstract is accepted for the competition, your poster will be evaluated by an expert panel of judges on April 13, 2012. The size of the poster should be 36” by 48”. The time and place will be announced later. <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>