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<DIV>Greetings, all.</DIV>
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<DIV>There are still some spaces available for the <STRONG>2011 Earthquake
Insight Field Trip</STRONG>. </DIV>
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<DIV>The press release below describes the mission, logistics, audience,
etc. Please forward this invitation and press release to those you know
who may benefit: clients, neighbors, extended family, classmates, or other
acquaintances. </DIV>
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<DIV>The <STRONG>Earthquake Insight Field Trips</STRONG> are especially for
those who work in industries and sectors that deal with <STRONG>risk management,
business operations, logistics, transportation, communication, equity
investments, infrastructure, government, energy, and related
areas</STRONG>. </DIV>
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<DIV>The Earthquake Insight Field Trips provide a platform for geoscientists and
engineers to present the earthquake hazards and earthquake risks issues to a key
audience that can act to minimize those earthquake risks.</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Please forward this press release</STRONG> to professional groups
you know who may be interested.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for you help – and stay cool!</DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Earthquake
Insight LLC<BR>Phyllis J. Steckel, RG<BR>PO Box 2002<BR>Washington, MO
63090<BR>636-239-4013<BR><A
href="mailto:psteckel@charter.net">psteckel@charter.net</A> <BR><BR>"Minimizing
earthquake risk is a funny business. The payoff may not come for a long time --
and then it will be in terms of what did not happen."</DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">PRESS RELEASE – For immediate
release</B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">July 27, 2011</B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Earthquake Insight Field Trip</FONT></SPAN></I></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">
Planned for November 2011</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal> </P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>The next <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Earthquake Insight Field Trip</I> will be
held on November 2-4, 2011.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This
annual outreach event, hosted by the US Geological Survey, will start and end in
St. Louis, Mo.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Field trip
participants will learn about the earthquake history of the central US and
current exposures to earthquake hazards in this area.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal> </P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>It is
especially for non-scientists, such as business leaders, elected officials,
media, finance and equity professionals, risk managers, portfolio managers,
lenders, and business continuity planners.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The field trip will be led by geoscientists, engineers, and emergency
planners who are active in current research and private
state-of-the-practice.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>The
field-trip route will include earthquake-related sites in Missouri, Illinois,
and Indiana.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Stops will be made
that show field evidence of the region’s geologic history; at a few historic
structures damaged in the 1811-12 New Madrid earthquakes; and at structures
damaged in the 2008 Mt. Carmel, Ill., earthquake.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>The group
will also see engineered solutions that minimize earthquake risk to certain
structures as well as current earthquake research in progress.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There will also be discussion of several
industries that have concentrated exposure to earthquake risk in the central
US.</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal> </P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Much of the
value of past <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Earthquake Insight Field
Trips</I> was from the candid, one-on-one discussions between earthquake
professionals and field-trip participants, who have mostly been from
private-sector leadership.</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal> </P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Past
participants have represented State Farm Companies, Pfizer, FM Global, the
Missouri State Senate, Wal-Mart, Chubb, AON, AG Edwards, ABC/Disney, General
Reinsurance, Time-Warner, Dillard’s, Odyssey Re, The Republic Group, ANPAC,
Shelter Insurance, Edward Jones, St. Paul/Travelers, Enbridge, Swiss Re, and
many others.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>For more
information or to register, please contact Phyllis Steckel at <A
href="mailto:psteckel@charter.net"><FONT
color=#0000ff>psteckel@charter.net</FONT></A> or 636-239-4013 as soon as
possible.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Due to logistical
constraints, the group is strictly limited to 30 participants.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Registration cost for the field trip is
$550.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>The final
report of the first <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Earthquake Insight
Field Trip</I>, which was in 2005, is posted at <A
href="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/reports/05HQGR0014.pdf">http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/reports/05HQGR0014.pdf</A>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The route and content of each <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Earthquake Insight Field Trip</I> since then
has been unique.</P>
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