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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear CEDAR community,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">As many of you work on multi-disciplinary research that often has socially-important deliverables (and often in collaboration with non-academic partners), this NSF Convergence Accelerator opportunity (<a href="https://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/convergence-accelerator/">https://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/convergence-accelerator/</a>)
might interest you. </span>The second track <b>AI-Driven Innovation via Data and Model Sharing</b> is especially relevant to the CEDAR community.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">There is a RFI on ideas for future topics and workshop/conference proposals described in this DCL
<a href="https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20061/nsf20061.jsp" title="https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20061/nsf20061.jsp">
<span style="color:#044A91">https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20061/nsf20061.jsp</span></a>. To submit a concept for future NSF Convergence Accelerator tracks, please visit: <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/goodbye?https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2021RFI">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2021RFI</a> and
complete the online questionnaire no later than April 30, 2020. Proposals for NSF Convergence Accelerator conferences may be submitted at any time, but only those that are received by May 18, 2020, and having a budget under $100,000 will be considered for
support with FY 2020 funds.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">All questions about Convergence Accelerators should be addressed to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><a href="mailto:C-Accel@nsf.gov"><span style="color:#044A91">C-Accel@nsf.gov</span></a>.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Alan<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Dr. Alan Liu</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Aeronomy Program Director
</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Division</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">National Science Foundation</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">W: (703) 292-7051</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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