4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 From: Gustavo Bejar Lopez <gbejarlo@xxxxxxx> Dear Colleagues, We are excited to announce the next and last sessions of our CONVERSE ER Fall Webinar Series. Our series aims to provide a platform for graduate students and early career scientists to share their research and develop new skills relevant to the field of volcanic science. Our next webinar will be presented by *Dr. Ashley Bosa*, a recent graduate in the PhD in Geosciences program at Boise State University. *Time: *November 05, 2024 at 4 PM Eastern Time (UTC-5). *Please, mind the time zone change as we are switching back to standard time next week.* *Title: *Question Formulation Technique and Community Engagement in Natural Disasters *If this is your first time attending our virtual sessions, please register here: * https://michigantech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuf-CspjovE9btJJy8s02bGe4ZJ9Xqlbly <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://michigantech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuf-CspjovE9btJJy8s02bGe4ZJ9Xqlbly__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!c9QTA8xo8ovSYbpSuCq71L1PfKgbr55nlXtyDCWhlkOLomBnDb5sGN8eJGVDABaDoO_25ddQCwf-bo7hdMhXdLNJLQ$> *Bio and summary:* This webinar will focus on how to use the Question Formulation Technique as a way to engage community stakeholders in discussions around natural disasters. More specifically, this will look at engagement with emergency management and response partners and the decision-makers of community evacuations and emergency coordination plans. Dr. Ashley Bosa just recently defended her dissertation on tracking lahars using geophysical tools and community engagement in wildfire evacuations. She has worked closely with emergency management teams to help collaboratively build out training exercises and evacuation messaging for communities impacted by natural hazards. *More information about the webinar series can be found here:* https://conversecenter.org/ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://conversecenter.org/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!c4lcBOwX8ZoOjitXmg5OIdH9t77jN1SDoD_b18DpsgvDae4GltZCVFaVpYat0ys8c3i0jHmSDvrvLZcZ0uRA-XIyJg$> Join us next week to learn more about Ashley's work in natural disasters! -The CONVERSE ER Team 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 ------------------------------