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NEES is a national, networked, simulation resource that includes geographically distributed, shared-use, next-generation experimental research Equipment Sites built and operated to advance earthquake engineering research and education through collaborative and integrated experimentation, theory, data archiving, and model-based simulation. The goal of NEES is to accelerate progress in earthquake engineering research and to improve the seismic design and performance of civil and mechanical infrastructure systems through the integration of people, ideas, and tools in a collaboratory environment. Open access to and use of NEES research facilities and data by all elements of the earthquake engineering community, including researchers, educators, students, practitioners, and information technology experts, is a key element of this goal. NEES Consortium, Inc. (NEESinc) manages NEES as a national, shared-use research facility for the earthquake engineering community. To accomplish this, NEESinc:Promotes the goal of NEES Provides leadership and planning to ensure that NEES remains a state-of-the- art distributed facility accessible to the earthquake engineering community Manages the shared-use maintenance and operations budget for Equipment Sites Facilitates the scheduling of NEES research activities at Equipment Sites Manages the system-wide information technology infrastructure of the NEES Collaboratory, providing access to a broad range of users Maintains repositories for NEES data and simulation tools Manages an education, outreach, and training program Advances NEES infrastructure capabilities through the pursuit of opportunities for technology development Fosters linkages and partnerships with federal, state, and local government entities, national laboratories, the private sector, and international collaborators Facilitates advanced research usage of NEES, while not competing with the NEES Consortium members in the conduct of research National Science FoundationThis site is supported by the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) Program of the National Science Foundation under Award Number CMMI-0402490.