[CEUS-earthquake-hazards] Special Session on New Madrid at the 2011 Memphis SSA Meeting

[Robert A Williams]

Dear Colleagues,
As you know, this next year will mark the 200th anniversary of the New 
Madrid earthquakes of 1811 and 1812. One way that event is being 
commemorated is with the Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting 
in Memphis, Tennessee, April 13-15, 2011.  At this meeting we are 
convening a special session called, "The New Madrid Seismic Zone: Our 
Understanding on the 200th Anniversary of the New Madrid Earthquake 
Sequence." In this session we will feature invited talks that showcase our 
state of knowledge of the New Madrid seismic zone and highlight recent 
results including summaries of the tectonic setting, the extensive 
sand-blow area and what they tell us about the earthquake history, how the 
eyewitness and personal accounts shape the ground shaking and magnitude 
story, the enigmatic causes of earthquakes in this intraplate setting, and 
evidence for other faults surrounding the main seismicity trends. 

We welcome additional talks on these subjects as well as papers describing 
recent assessments of the hazard and the risk posed by the fault zone, 
including those derived from earthquake ground motion simulations.

Unfortunately, time is somewhat short.  Abstracts are due January 11 and 
must be submitted online.  The website for the meeting is 
http://www.seismosoc.org/meetings/2011/index.php.

We sincerely hope that you will submit an abstract and look forward to 
seeing you in Memphis.

Best regards and Happy New Year!
Rob Williams and Buddy Schweig

Robert A. Williams
US Geological Survey
303-273-8636
303-273-8600 fax
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