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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><em><b><i><font size="3" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:red;font-weight:bold">Please forward to other people you think may be interested in this
training opportunity:</span></font></i></b></em><font color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">There are still a few openings in the “2013 ODOT Bridge Design Conference.”
<font color="navy"><span style="color:navy"> </span></font><font color="black"><span style="color:black">The purpose of the Bridge Design Conference is to:
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<font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial">Disseminate the latest Bridge Design Requirements in the State of
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place>; <o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">Foster information exchanged and networking between ODOT, Local and Other Governmental Agencies, and Consultants, on subjects of current interest to the bridge design
community; <o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Provide an opportunity for the Bridge Design Community in the State of
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place> to obtain Professional Development Hours (PDH’s).</span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></font>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">This year’s Conference includes an opening session covering: Resilient Oregon Plan; ODOT Bridge Phase 2 Seismic Retrofit Project; Oregon
City Arch – Historical Perspective; and Rehabilitation of the Historic Oregon City Arch OR43. Other topics covered during the two days are steel bridges, accelerated bridge construction, bridge rehabilitation, unique projects and issues, geotechnical and
substructure issues, and the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Sellwood</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Bridge</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">The conference is scheduled for May 14<sup>th</sup> – 15<sup>th</sup>. Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day.
<font color="navy"><span style="color:navy"> </span></font>Location for the conference is
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Chemeketa</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Community College</st1:PlaceType>’s NW Viticulture Center (Eola) in
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Salem</st1:City></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">For more information about the conference and to register, click on the following link:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:center"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TECHSERV/docs/training/EG5749_051413-051413_2013_ODOT_BRIDGE_DESIGN_CONFERENCE.pdf">http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TECHSERV/docs/training/EG5749_051413-051413_2013_ODOT_BRIDGE_DESIGN_CONFERENCE.pdf</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="5" color="blue" face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue">Lorrie Schaefer, Senior Training Consultant</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Human Resources<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Oregon Department of Transportation<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Telephone: 503-378-5224</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial">e-mail:
<a href="mailto:Lorrie.L.Schaefer@ODOT.state.or.us">Lorrie.L.Schaefer@ODOT.state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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