<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Hi, SORA members!<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">The SORA executive committee had started to plan an exciting program for you earlier this year, including three events, monthly happy hour meetups, supporting at least one interest group and launching a data literacy initiative. Then, the coronavirus happened and is still happening. I hope that you're all healthy.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">SORA is planning to host a virtual event in the fall. This will be our first fully virtual event. We'll be in touch later this year with more details about it. You’re always welcome to reach out with suggestions for future content.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">If you're interested in learning about research, data, and statistics, check-out the following resources and events recommended by the executive committee:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: middle;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" class=""><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=08fa17ba-5664119f-08f88e80-86c0be171cec-9ecea59604691941&q=1&e=3063da71-e3f6-4e90-856b-0cdd9a71f90e&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.storytellingwithdata.com%2F" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">Storytelling with Data</a><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;" class="">Blog, books, and community about data visualization.</span></li></ul><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" class=""><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=8b2aa1e0-d5b4a7c5-8b2838da-86c0be171cec-5ed593f2a4172ea7&q=1&e=3063da71-e3f6-4e90-856b-0cdd9a71f90e&u=https%3A%2F%2Fww2.amstat.org%2Fmeetings%2Fjsm%2F2020%2Findex.cfm" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">Joint Statistical Meeting</a><br class=""></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;" class="">Virtual conference on August 2-6 covering statistical software, theory, and opportunities to collaborate with other research-oriented folks.</span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in; vertical-align: middle;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" class=""><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=f5297ce2-abb77ac7-f52be5d8-86c0be171cec-e58711cef7debf4d&q=1&e=3063da71-e3f6-4e90-856b-0cdd9a71f90e&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nabe.com%2FNABE%2FEvents%2FEMS20%2FEMS_2020_Main_Page.aspx%3FWebsiteKey%3D91b9e16d-e6fe-4f31-a4af-02c194225c32%26New_ContentCollectionOrganizerCommon%3D1%23New_ContentCollectionOrganizerCommon" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">Economic Measurement Seminar </a><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;" class="">Held online on August 31 - September 2 with topics focused on economic analysis.</span></li></ul><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" class=""><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Tableau<br class=""></span><a href="https://www.nber.org/cycles.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">eLearning</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;" class=""> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;" class="">available anytime.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;" class=""> </span></li></ul><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" class=""><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FE0aJW4HG0&feature=youtu.be" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">Whale entanglement risk reduction</a><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" class="">ODFW/OSU Hatfield presentation and request for request for citizen scientists to collect whale sighting data - fun summer social distancing activity! </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt;" class="">J</span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: middle;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" class=""><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: middle;"><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/oreilly" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">O’Reilly</a><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;" class="">A variety of courses and online books, such as R, Python, advanced Excel, presentation skills, and negotiation skills. Access is offered through Oregon State Library.<br class=""></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" class=""> </span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">In the meantime, please reach out to me if you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help SORA.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 63pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Take care,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Hannah Osinga<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">2020 SORA Chair<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:sora@oregonresearch.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">sora@oregonresearch.org</a></span></div></body></html>