NSF-Sponsored Geotechnical Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance (GEER)

 

GEER Joint Advisory Panel and Working Group Meeting

Building 454, Richmond Field Station, 1301 South 46th Street, Richmond, California

October 7 & 8, 2004

 

Meeting Agenda

 

Thursday

October 7, 2004

 

 

Topic

 

Speaker

 

8:00-9:00

 

Continental Breakfast & Registration

All

 

9:00-9:30

 

 

Introduction:

     Objectives of Meeting

     GEER Activity

 

Jon Bray

 

9:30-10:00

 

Past Successes of NSF-Sponsored Geotechnical Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Efforts

 

Ray Seed

 

10:00-10:15

 

EERI LFE Past Activities and Future Perspective

 

Jay Love

 

10:15-10:30

 

USGS Post-EQ Reconn. Past Activities and Future Perspectives

Roger Borcherdt

 

10:30-10:45

BREAK

All

10:45-10:55

TCLEE Post-EQ Reconn. Past Activities and Future Perspectives

 

Anshel Schiff

10:55-11:05

USACE Post-EQ Reconn. Past Activities and Future Perspectives

 

Rick Olsen

11:05-11:15

Tsunami Post-EQ Reconn. Past Activities and Future Perspectives

Harry Yeh

11:15-11:30

An Overview of USGS Circular 1242

     and the Role of the GEER Activity

Les Youd

 

 

11:30-12:00

Discussion

All

12:00-1:00

LUNCH

All

1:00-1:30

Use of Geologic Data and Techniques in Post-EQ Reconn.

Bill Lettis

1:30-2:00

Discussion

All

2:00-2:15

Use of Remote Sensing in Post-EQ Reconn.

Ellen Rathje

2:15-2:30

Use of Remote Sensing

Robert Crippen

 

2:30-3:00

Discussion

All

3:00-3:30

BREAK

All

3:30-3:45

Use of Emerging Technologies

J.P. Bardet

3:45-4:00

Use of Ground-LiDAR

Rob Kayen

4:00-4:15

Digital Protocols

David Frost

4:15-4:45

Discussion

All

4:45-6:00

Breakout Sessions:

*   Group A

 Coordination of Post-EQ Reconnaissance Efforts (including Training & Safety)

*   Group B

Post-EQ Reconnaissance Tools & Information Technology (including Equipment & Data Protocols)

*   Group C

Role of Remote Sensing in Post-EQ Surveys (including coordination with NASA & DOD)

 

All

 

 

 

 

NSF-Sponsored Geotechnical Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance (GEER)

 

GEER Joint Advisory Panel and Working Group Meeting

Building 454, Richmond Field Station, 1301 South 46th Street, Richmond, California

October 7 & 8, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Meeting Agenda

 

Friday

October 8, 2004

 

Topic

Speaker

9:00-10:15

Complete Breakout Sessions

All

10:15-11:00

Breakout Sessions Presentations (15 minutes each)

Session Leaders

11:00-11:30

Discussion

All

11:30-11:45

Guidance from Advisory Panel

Advisory Panel

(Leader: I.M. Idriss)

11:45-11:55

Unintended Consequences of Good Reconnaissance Reports

Rob Kayen

11:55-12:00

Joint Meeting Closure

Jon Bray

12:00-1:00

LUNCH

All

1:00-3:00

GEER Working Group Meeting

Working Group only