<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">[sorry for cross posting]</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><br>
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">Dear&nbsp;</span><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="line-height:18.399999618530273px">Colleagues,</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="line-height:115%">Following the
direction of leaders of Water Resource Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development, Disaster Management Center and the&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height:18.399999618530273px">Institute</span><span style="line-height:115%">&nbsp;for Social and
Environmental Transition (ISET) are co-organizing a workshop for sharing
experience and&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height:18.399999618530273px">building</span><span style="line-height:115%">&nbsp;capacity to respond to natural disasters in urban areas,
with the&nbsp;purpose of sharing experience in disaster risk reduction and climate change
adaptation, and discussing measures to improve disaster reduction capacity in
urban areas.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">On be half of ISET and DMC, We would like to cordially invite you to attend at this workshop.</span></p>
<p class="" style><b style><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><span style>1.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span></b><b style><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">Time: <span style>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">08:30 &ndash; 17:00, 11 Apr 2014<b style></b></span></p>
<p class="" style><b style><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><span style>2.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span></b><b style><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">Location: <span style>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">Saigon Tourane Hotel, no. 05 Dong Da, Hai Chau district, Da
Nang<b style> </b></span></p><p class="" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b style><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><span style>3.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span></b><b style><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">Participants: <span style> </span></span></b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="line-height:115%">Leaders of Standing Offices under&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height:18.399999618530273px">Provincial</span><span style="line-height:115%">&nbsp;Steering
Committee&nbsp;for Flood and Storm Control / Climate Change Offices of provinces;
representatives Urban Development Agency, UN agencies, donors and NGOs working
in&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height:18.399999618530273px">disaster</span><span style="line-height:115%">&nbsp;risk reduction and climate change&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height:18.399999618530273px">adaptation</span><span style="line-height:115%">.</span></font><b style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:12pt;line-height:115%"></b></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b style><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><span style>4.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span></b><b style><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">Contents: <span style>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">Overview of disaster reduction and climate change adaptation
in urban areas; sharing practical experience and new approach in building
capacity to prevent and control natural disasters in urban areas <i style>(Detailed agenda attached).</i></span></p><p class="" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b style><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;"><span style>5.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span></b><b style><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">Finance: <span style>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style>&nbsp;</span></span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">You
are required to cover your own costs for traveling and accommodation in Da Nang.</span></p><p class="" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">This event has a limited capacity so please respond as soon as possible to secure your attendance by contacting&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.399999618530273px;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">Ms. Nguyen Phuong Tra &ndash; DMC- Department of Training and Technology Transfer at&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:phuongtradmc@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.399999618530273px;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">phuongtradmc@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.399999618530273px;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">, cell phone: 0984790470 and Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Huy, ISET, at&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:huy@i-s-e-t.org"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.399999618530273px;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">huy@i-s-e-t.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.399999618530273px;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">, cell phone: 0913 468451.</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.399999618530273px;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">Deadline for registration is next Monday, 7th at 17:00 am</span>&nbsp;</p><p class="" style="margin-bottom:6pt">
Kind regards,</p>
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<p class=""><span class=""><b>Huy Nguyen, Ph.D.&nbsp;</b></span>&nbsp;Technical staff, ISET Vietnam</p>
<p class="">18, 1/42 | 1 Au Co | Tay Ho | Hanoi</p>
<p class="">Tel: 844 3718 6702 | Mobile: +84(0)913.468.451 | Fax: 844 3718 6721 | Email:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:thanh@i-s-e-t.org"><span class="">huy@i-s-e-t.org</span></a></p>
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