<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP<SPAN style=""> </SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>‘Managing Waveform Data and Related Metadata<FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"> </SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="">for Seismic Networks’</SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>October 21-26, 2007</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B> <SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Data Management System (DMS) is organizing a workshop focused on the management of metadata and time series data from seismological networks. The goal of the workshop is to enable open data sharing and exchange ideas between networks in the focus area as well as with the broader global seismological community.</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><SPAN style="">This workshop is directed at managers and operators of seismic networks. We will provide training in the application of advanced database management systems, educate participants on the scientific developments that form the basis of modern seismometry, and give a short introduction to modern methods of analysis possible with the current advanced instrumentation and databases.<SPAN style=""> </SPAN>Network managers are encouraged to make a brief presentation on their network.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><SPAN style=""><B>Financial Support</B></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">There will be no registration fee.</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Further, financial support is available from different sources including IRIS, NZ Aid and IASPEI.</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"> <SPAN style=""> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B>Dates and Venue</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">The dates of this workshop will be from October 21 through October 26, 2007 at the Petaling Jaya Hilton in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B>Further Reference</B></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Additional information about this workshop will be posted at: </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><A href="http://www.iris.edu/workshops/2007/metadata/">http://www.iris.edu/workshops/2007/metadata/</A></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"> </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>