2017 EERI Annual Meeting - March 7-10 in Portland

[Jay Berger]

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EERI 69th Annual Meeting Registration Now Open

Join Us in Portland March 7-10

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for The Earthquake
Engineering Research Institute's

69th Annual Meeting to be held March 7-10, 2017 in Portland, Oregon.  Sign
up early to receive the best registration rates.

Full program details, workshop/tour opportunities, and registration are now
available on the  <http://2017am.eeri-events.org/> 2017 Annual Meeting
website. 

Highlights of the program include:

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

.    EERI Distinguished Lecture by Lucy Jones, USGS Retired

.    William B. Joyner Lecture by William Lettis, Lettis Consultants
International, Inc.

PLENARY SESSIONS:

.    NEHRP at 40: Where We Go From Here

.    Learning From Earthquakes (LFE)

.    Setting the Stage: Why the Pacific Northwest Matters and Why it is
Different

.    EERI-FEMA NEHRP Graduate Fellow Presentations

.    What Have We Learned and Where Do We Go From Here?

CONCURRENT SESSIONS:

.    Case Studies in Seismic Design of Buildings

.    Long-Duration Shaking in Structural Design/Response

.    Challenges of Earthquake Design and Risk Communication for Pacific
Northwest Projects

.    EERI Strong Motion Forum

.    Seismic Smorgasbord: Hot Topics

.    Translating Resilience into Community Values and Beliefs

.    Oregon Tackles Cascadia: Acting Locally

.    State of Resilience? Oregon's Seismic Priorities

.    Liquefaction: Updates on the NRC Project on the State of the Art

.    Liquefaction: Cyclic-Softening of Low-Plasticity Silts and Case Studies

.    It's Not Just About Buildings: Earthquakes and People

.    Community Resilience Inside the Tsunami Inundation Zone

.    Schools as Leaders in Community Resilience

.    Lifeline Interdependencies

.    Advocating for NEHRP Reauthorization

WORKSHOPS:

.    Reducing the Risks of Nonstructural Earthquake Damage (FEMA E-74)
Training

.    Post Earthquake Reconnaissance Workshop (PERW)

TOURS:

.    Portland State University campus and the Infrastructure Seismic Testing
and Applied Research Laboratory (iSTAR)

 

 <https://www.eeri.org/cohost/registration/2017-eeri-am-poster-abstract>
POSTER ABSTRACTS: 

Individuals interested in participating in one of the 2017 Annual Meeting
poster sessions are invited to submit abstracts by Tuesday, January 3, 2017.
Presenters will be notified in mid-January of acceptance. Academic posters
that target advanced research nearing completion and focusing on technology
transfer to practitioners are encouraged. Practitioner posters that target
innovative applications of research in practice or identified code-based
needs for research are also encouraged.

Each author of an abstract accepted as a poster will be provided with an
easel to display their poster. Poster requirements will be provided
following abstract acceptance.

REGISTRATION GRANTS:

Thanks to support from FEMA, several registration grants are available to
assist EERI student and young professional members to attend the 2017 Annual
Meeting by waiving registration fees. Grants will be contingent upon
participation in one of the poster sessions, either through the applicant's
own research project, or as a representative of a student chapter with a
poster depicting the chapter's activities.

 

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For full program, logistics, and registration details, visit the
<http://2017am.eeri-events.org/> EERI 69th Annual Meeting.
<http://2017am.eeri-events.org/> http://2017am.eeri-events.org/


About EERI

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute is a national, nonprofit,
technical society of engineers, geoscientists, architects, planners, public
officials, and social scientists. EERI members include researchers,
practicing professionals, educators, government officials, and building code
regulators. The objective of EERI is to reduce earthquake risk by advancing
the science and practice of earthquake engineering; improving understanding
of the impact of earthquakes on the physical, social, economic, political,
and cultural environment; and advocating comprehensive and realistic
measures for reducing the harmful effects of earthquakes. More information
at
<http://www.eeri-members.org/index.php?subid=21564&option=com_acymailing&no_
html=1&ctrl=url&urlid=22&mailid=291> eeri.org

 

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