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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleague,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You are invited to a webinar hosted by the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves on August 20, 2013. Jim Jetter and Seth Ebersviller, U.S. EPA, will present an Update on EPA Stove Testing With a Focus on Batch-Fueled Stoves. The purpose
of the webinar is to:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in">-<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span>Provide an update on the EPA cookstove testing project<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in">-<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span>Present a format (EPA spreadsheet) for sharing data<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in">-<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span>Discuss test methods<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in">-<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span>Focus on example testing results for a batch-fueled pyrolytic TLUD (top-lit up-draft) stove<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in">-<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span>Solicit further comments on methods, spreadsheet, and data sharing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The focus of this webinar is on batch-fueled pyrolytic stoves, because EPA:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in">-<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span>Previously tested a batch-fueled pyrolytic natural-draft TLUD stove with low-moisture wood pellet fuel – published results were very promising!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in">-<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span>Received many comments on pyrolytic stoves<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in">-<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span>Finds batch-loaded stoves challenging to test because a widely-accepted testing protocol does not exist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in">-<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span>Wants further discussion on test methods<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in">-<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span>Wants to participate in developing a test protocol for batch-fueled stoves<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This webinar will be part of a webinar series focused on data issues for testing. Upcoming webinar topics include:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Uncertainty calculations for testing protocols<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Efficient and quality-controlled data management<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Please suggest future topics for this webinar series<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The online registration form (<a href="https://unfoundation.conferencinghub.com/attendee/RegisterLogin.aspx?hubconfID=1632144&qtID=1&act=reg&cp=2861">https://unfoundation.conferencinghub.com/attendee/RegisterLogin.aspx?hubconfID=1632144&qtID=1&act=reg&cp=2861</a>)
includes a place to enter comments or questions you would like addressed during the webinar. The recorded webinar, presentation slides, and draft spreadsheet will be posted following the webinar. EPA will respond to comments and questions received before,
during, and after the webinar.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On August 20, 2013, the webinar will be presented ONE TIME at:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7:00 am US-PDT<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10:00 am US-EDT<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2:00 pm UTC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5:00 pm Nairobi, Kenya; Kampala, Uganda<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7:30 pm Delhi, India<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10:00 pm Beijing, China<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please join us!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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