[CEUS-earthquake-hazards] 2011 "Earthquakes: Mean Business" -- Friday, February 11

[Phyllis Steckel]

"Earthquakes:  Mean Business" to be held February 11

18th Annual Program for Industry, Government, Healthcare, Business and Others

 

 

The 18th annual "Earthquakes:  Mean Business" program will be held on Friday, February 11, 2011, in St. Louis, Mo.  Saint Louis University's Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology and the Heartland Center for Public Health Preparedness are hosts.

 

"Earthquakes:  Mean Business" is an outreach event from the geoscience, engineering, and preparedness communities and is especially for business and government decision-makers.  Topics include results of new earthquake research in the central US, practical engineering solutions that minimize earthquake risks, and an overview of regional earthquake preparedness.

 

This year, the program includes a plenary session in the morning, an on-site luncheon, exhibits, and break-out sessions in the afternoon.  CEUs for design professionals also are available through Saint Louis University.

 

Speakers include Dr. David Applegate from the US Geological Survey in Reston, Va., who will speak on the "Central US Earthquake Hazards -- In the News."  Robert Williams, from the US Geological Survey in Golden, Colo., will report on the "2010 New Zealand Earthquake -- and What St. Louis Can Learn from It."  Dr. Riyadh Hindi, Saint Louis University, will present on the role of structural engineering in earthquake risk mitigation.  

 

The luncheon speaker is W. Craig Fugate, the current head of FEMA, from Washington, DC.

 

Six breakout sessions are planned for the afternoon.  The breakout sessions include a workshop on non-structural earthquake engineering options; on the "2011 National-Level Exercise," a national FEMA response practice that will simulate a major earthquake along the New Madrid fault zone, and "Public Health Preparedness" for healthcare administrators, facilities managers, and program planners.  

 

Other breakout sessions include "Open for Business," a program presented by the Institute for Business & Home Safety, from Tampa, Fla.; and "QuakeSmart," a program by FEMA, Washington, DC.  Tours of the Saint Louis University's Earthquake Center are also planned.

 

This event will kick-off the New Madrid Bicentennial, the official recognition of the 200th anniversary of the 1811-12 New Madrid earthquakes.

 

To register, visit  http://parks.slu.edu/conferences/upcoming-conferences/earthquakes-mean-business/  Registration cost is $90 and includes lunch, CEUs, handouts, exhibits, and parking.

 

For more information, please contact Brooke Lund at blund at slu.edu or 314-977-7820.

 

 


Earthquake Insight LLC
Phyllis J. Steckel, RG
PO Box 2002
Washington, MO 63090
636-239-4013
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"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.."
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