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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The PERIS™ team is aware of the system issue causing users to be logged out unexpectedly. To correct this issue, the PERIS™ team will need to disable
the PERIS™ Portal for thirty minutes to apply an update. <b><i><u>As a result, the PERIS™ Portal will be down from 12:00-12:30 this afternoon.<o:p></o:p></u></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">In the event that this downtime lasts longer than the expected time period, we will issue a follow-up notification. Otherwise, the PERIS™ Portal will be available after 12:30
PM ET.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">For any questions related to the PERIS™ project, using MyFunding<i>,
</i>or to arrange training, please email </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:perisproject@pitt.edu"><span style="color:blue">perisproject@pitt.edu</span></a><span style="color:black">, or visit the
</span><a href="http://electronicresearch.pitt.edu/"><span style="color:blue">project website</span></a><span style="color:black"> for more information.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">To sign-up for the PERIS ™ Listserv, please visit
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://list.pitt.edu/mailman/listinfo/peris-listserv"><span style="color:blue">https://list.pitt.edu/mailman/listinfo/peris-listserv</span></a><span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">To unsubscribe from the PERIS™ Listserv, please click
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:peristeam@pitt.edu?subject=Unsubscribe%20from%20PERIS%20Listserv"><span style="color:blue">here</span></a><span style="color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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