[CEUS-earthquake-hazards] 2011 Earthquake Insight Field Trip

[Phyllis Steckel]

Greetings, all.



Please pass the following press release on to others you know who may be interested in participating in the 2011 Earthquake Insight Field Trip.



The most appropriate recipients are those who are in industry, infrastructure management, responsible government roles, or elected office.  This may include colleagues, neighbors, relatives, old college buddies, or friends:  feel free to pass the word.



Many thanks!


Earthquake Insight LLC
Phyllis J. Steckel, RG
PO Box 2002
Washington, MO 63090
636-239-4013
psteckel at charter.net

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PRESS RELEASE – Immediate Release

May 23, 2011



Earthquake Insight Field Trip Planned for November 2011



The next Earthquake Insight Field Trip will be held on November 2-4, 2011.  This annual outreach event, hosted by the US Geological Survey, will start and end in St. Louis, Mo.  Field trip participants will learn about the earthquake history of the central US and current exposures to earthquake hazards and earthquake risks in this area.  



It is especially for non-scientists, such as business continuity planners, insurers, risk managers, business leaders, elected officials, media, finance and equity professionals, portfolio managers, and lenders.  The field trip will be led by geoscientists, engineers, and emergency planners who are active in current research and private state-of-the-practice.  



The field-trip route will include earthquake-related sites in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana.  Stops will be made that show field evidence of the region’s geologic history; at historic structures damaged in the 1811-12 New Madrid earthquakes; and at structures damaged in the 2008 Mt. Carmel, Ill., earthquake.  The group will also see engineered solutions that minimize earthquake risk to certain structures as well as current earthquake research in progress.  There will also be discussion of several industries that have concentrated exposure to earthquake risk in the central US and the ripple effect of earthquake-related business interruption.



Much of the value of past Earthquake Insight Field Trips was from the candid, one-on-one discussions between earthquake professionals and field-trip participants, who have mostly been from private-sector leadership.



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, Shelter Insurance, Edward Jones, St. Paul/Travelers, Enbridge, Swiss Re, and many others.  



For more information or to register, please contact Phyllis Steckel at psteckel at charter.net or 636-239-4013 as soon as possible.  Due to logistical constraints, the group is strictly limited to 30 participants.  Registration cost for the field trip is $550.  Like every other past Earthquake Insight Field Trip, this one also will be a sell-out.



The final report of the first Earthquake Insight Field Trip, which was in 2005, is posted at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/reports/05HQGR0014.pdf.  The route and content of each Earthquake Insight Field Trip since then has been unique.


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