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color=#000000 size=3>Please announce this meeting through the
Listserver.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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color=#000000>EARTHQUAKE ISSUES IN THE CENTRAL US<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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face=Cambria><FONT color=#000000>Thursday Evening, February 4, 2010
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face=Cambria><FONT color=#000000>Engineers Club of St.
Louis<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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align=center><FONT face=Cambria><FONT color=#000000>4359 Lindell Boulevard, St
Louis, MO 63108, (314) 533-9333<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#000000>5:30 – 6 pm:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Socializing with appetizers and a cash
bar. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>6 pm:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Talks by Chris Cramer,
Rob Williams & Greg Hempen. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#000000>Reservations: $15 for
professionals by COB M, February 1, 2010. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
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</SPAN>$5 for university students by COB M, February 1, 2010. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Make reservations by email to Eric
Neuner, </FONT><A href="mailto:E_Neuner@geotechnology.com"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">E_Neuner@geotechnology.com</SPAN></A><FONT
color=#000000> (314-997-7440). <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Cash or checks may be provided at the
meeting.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#000000>Walk-ins: $20 for
professionals and $10 for university students after M, February 1, 2010.
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT color=#000000>
</FONT></o:p></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#000000>The meeting will
begin promptly at 6 pm with a few announcements and quickly followed by the
talks.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The New Madrid Chapter of
EERI is assembling the meeting.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Several other organizations are supporting the meeting by their own
announcements and advocacy. The Earthquake Issues in the Central US speakers and
their topics are:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#000000>Chris Cramer, PhD,
(CERI, Univ of Memphis)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Overview of the SLAEHM Project; </FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#000000>Rob Williams (USGS,
Golden, CO) <SPAN
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</SPAN>Earthquake Ground Motion Simulation of </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#000000>the 2008,
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/><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Mount Carmel</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">IL</st1:State></st1:place> Event; <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#000000>Greg Hempen, PhD, PE,
RG (URS Corp) <SPAN
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</SPAN>Update on the New Madrid Earthquake </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#000000>Scenario.
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
color=#000000><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN> </P>
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color=#000000>The speakers happen to be assembled for several meetings related
to Missouri’s February Earthquake Awareness Month.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Some of the activities/meetings within
the St. Louis area are the Missouri Seismic Safety Commission meeting, St. Louis
Area Earthquake Hazard Mapping (SLAEHM) Project meeting, Earthquakes: Mean
Business, and the Sa, Feb 6, St. Louis Science Center, Earthquake Information
Program.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For any information on
these other events contact Greg Hempen, </FONT><A
href="mailto:hempen69@sbcglobal.net"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">hempen69@sbcglobal.net</SPAN></A><FONT
color=#000000> . <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Regards, </DIV>
<DIV>Greg Hempen, PhD, PE, RG<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>