<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; "><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US">We would like to advertise the following grant:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Announcement<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> <span class="Hiperligao" style="color: black; "><a href="http://www.azores.gov.pt/Gra/sctr/conteudos/livres/CALL+FRCT+2009+317+001.htm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Call FRCT/2009/317/001</a></span>- CVARG - Seismology Grant title –<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> “Development and implementation of early warning systems based on automatic estimation of seismic source parameters”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Responsible scientist: Teresa Ferreira – </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="mailto:Teresa.JL.Ferreira@azores.gov.pt" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span lang="EN-US">Teresa.JL.Ferreira@azores.gov.pt</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> The call is open until june 24th 2009. The applications should be formalized through the electronic submission of the form made available in the Internet site<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="http://sctridi.azores.gov.pt/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span lang="EN-US">http://sctridi.azores.gov.pt</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">. where details about application procedures, grant conditions, candidates profiles and projects to develop can be found.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> For additional details on each grant please contact the corresponding<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> responsible scientist.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> Information about CVARG can be found at the web site:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.cvarg.azores.gov.pt/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span lang="EN-US">http://www.cvarg.azores.gov.pt</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; 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"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: navy; ">Centro de Vulcanologia e Avaliação de Riscos Geológicos</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: navy; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: navy; ">Complexo Científico, 3º Piso, Ala Sul</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: navy; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: navy; ">Universidade dos Açores</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: navy; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; 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