[CEUS-earthquake-hazards] CEUS Time History Conference, 3 - 5 JUN 09, Memphis

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ADVANCING NEW MADRID REGION 

TIME-HISTORY DETERMINATION 

A Shlemon Advanced-Practice Specialty Conference

Memphis, TN, June 3 - 5, 2009

 

            The conference concerns the most recent research and the various methods to develop intraplate earthquake time histories, particularly in the Central U.S.  

            Intraplate earthquake time histories are a controversial topic, particularly compared to western U.S. evaluations (a plate margin with many more applicable events and recordings).  New Madrid Seismic Zone's and other sources' intraplate seismicity, attenuation, spectra, and local site conditions pose difficult issues concerning unique Central U.S. properties, methodologies, and their accuracies.  This is an extremely important topic as the Bicentennial approaches for the Great New Madrid Series of earthquakes in 1811 and 1812.  

Several different areas play important roles in the development of these time histories.  These areas range from local site investigations and hazard studies to regional studies of paleoliquefaction, faulting, tectonic movement and stress fields, velocity models and areas of engineering seismology.  The design community depends upon proper time histories.  The noted intraplate time-history issues impact the built environment of (nuclear, traditional, and advanced design) power plants, transportation and utility infrastructure, and business development and continuity.  There are also the broader implications for world-wide intraplate regions.  

The objective of the conference is to bring together noted researchers (as invited speakers), and those who create and/or use time histories (as abstract authors or just attendees) to resolve the appropriate elements and methodologies for determining time histories.  The conference will also be concerned with the precision and accuracy of the methodologies and what added information would lead to the greatest reduction in ground-motion uncertainty.  Authors will be encouraged to present time histories for different Central U.S. regional locations or cities.  The objective would be completed with a transfer of such elements and methodologies to practitioners that develop and/or use time histories.  A compact disc may be created of the proceedings for those that may not be able to attend.  

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the University of Memphis' Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI) are strongly supporting the conference.  Please make your plans to provide an abstract for a poster or presentation and to attend.  The cost of the Shlemon Specialty Conference and the hotel has been kept very reasonable for attendees.   

Registration and abstract submission information will be available in the near future.  If you have any questions, please contact Greg Hempen, Greg_Hempen at urscorp.com  .   


Submitted by Greg Hempen, PhD, PE, RG
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