Events Archive
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Webinar: Reducing Non-Structural Damages from EarthquakesTues, Dec 13, 2011 at 1pm PST
This webinar describes non-structural earthquake damage and techniques to minimize future injuries and property losses before the next earthquake. The target audience is building owners, facility managers, local officials, engineers, architects, small businesses, and emergency managers.
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Not by Land, Air or Sea…A Bay Area Transportation Resiliency Summit on June 28, 2011 at the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.
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San Mateo County “Disaster Preparedness Day”Saturday, June 11, 2011 from 10am–2pm at the San Mateo County Event Center, 2495 S. Delaware St.
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Earthquake Preparedness Messaging WorkshopNEW RESEARCH: What messages create public behavior change? May 19, 2011 in San Francisco and May 20, 2011 in Sacramento.
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SF Bay InfraGard meetingThe meeting on May 19, 2011 will focus on earthquakes, the #1 risk to the Bay Area’s critical infrastructure & key resources.
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Preliminary Briefing on Japan’s Tohoku EarthquakeAttend in person or watch via free webcast or view the archive on PEER’s YouTube Channel following the briefing on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 9 a.m.
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Earthquake Retrofit Workshop for HomeownersFree event sponsored by ABAG on Saturday, April 9, 2011 from 10am–12pm at the Castro Valley Library.
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Earthquake Retrofit Workshop for HomeownersFree event sponsored by ABAG on Saturday, March 26, 2011 from 10–11:30am at the ABAG/MetroCenter Auditorium.
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USGS Northern California Earthquake Hazards WorkshopJanuary 24–25, 2011 at USGS in Menlo Park, CA.
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Mission: Secure your SpaceThe Tech Museum in San Jose is doing a series of earthquake events and activities leading up to the ShakeOut October 18–24, 2010.
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NCGS Field TripGeology and Tectonics of the Smartville Complex, NW Sierra Nevada, California led by Dr. Eldridge Moores on Saturday, September 18, 2010. Registration form (cost is $65).
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San Mateo County “Disaster Preparedness Day”Sat., Sept. 18, 2010, 10am–2pm at USGS: 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
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Tri-City Safety Day (El Cerrito, Albany, Kensington)Annual Tri-City Safety Day on September 18, 2010, at the El Cerrito Plaza (in front of Lucky) from 11am–3pm. There will be engines, trucks, Hazmat vehicles, Police cruisers and motorcycles on display.
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CESA Coastal Chapter MeetingThe California Emergency Services Association (CESA) is hosting the annual statewide emergency management conference and training, planned and developed by professional emergency managers. Sept. 14–17, 2010 in Monterey, CA.
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Hayward Fault Scenario ReleaseEERI September Chapter Meeting on Wed, September 15, 2010 from 5:30pm–7:30pm in Oakland.
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Hayward Fault Lecture and TourDr. Gareth Funning from UC Riverside will discuss the “The Hayward Fault in Fremont: How it’s Moving, How we Measure It, and Why” at Tule Ponds on July 23, 2010 at 7pm.
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Thrive Disaster Resilient ForumThursday, May 13, 2010 from 8:30am–4:30pm. The focus is on Strengthening Relationships and Building Partnerships to better address our own community needs before, during and after a disaster.
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Geology Field DaySan Juan Bautista, California on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 9am.
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Earth Day40th Anniversary on April 22, 2010
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100th Anniversary Jamboree, Boys Scouts of AmericaJoin the Bay Area Earthquake Alliance on April 15–18, 2010 at Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA
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Preliminary Observations from Chile EarthquakeAttend in person or via live webcast on Tuesday March 30, 2010 3pm–5pm
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Thrive Quarterly MeetingMarch 18, 2010, 9am–11am at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Conference Center
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Northern California EERI Chapter MeetingMarch 17, 2010, 5:30pm–7:30pm
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“Are You on the Grid?”March 4, 2010, 10am–2pm. Building a Resilient Bay Area Through Public & Private Leadership Collaboratives: An Emergency Preparedness Training and Roundtable Discussion
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Earthquake Preparedness: Lessons Learned from Haiti and CaliforniaCommunity Preparedness Live Webinar Series on February 18, 2pm–3pm EST
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USGS Northern California Earthquake Hazards WorkshopJanuary 26–27, 2010 at USGS in Menlo Park, CA
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Haiti Earthquake Presentation by Eduardo Fierro, BFP Engineers, Inc.January 26, 2010 at UC Berkeley
News and Announcements
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Contra Costa: Dangerous Earthquake CountryDr. David P. Schwartz, USGS & Bay Area Earthquake Alliance Co-Chair, discusses earthquake hazards in Contra Costa County.
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USGS CoreCast: ARkStormWinter Storms in California that Could Cause $300 Billion in Damage.
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Seismic Safety in San FraniciscoKALW’s City Visions radio program examined seismic safety in San Franicisco on May 10 at 7pm.
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Large, Destructive Earthquakes in Haiti and Chile—Lessons Learned for the San Francisco Bay AreaApril 29, 2010 Webcast by USGS Geophysicists Walter Mooney & Eric Geist.
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Preps for “Big” quake in San FranciscoChina’s recent earthquake—the fifth major global seismic event in four months—is raising concerns in quake-prone San Francisco that northern California may be next. April 15, 2010 (2:58).
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Haiti’s Killer Quake: Why It Happened!Discovery Channel Premiere on February 11, 2010 at 9pm ET/PT (check your local television listings)
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Earthquake Probabilities for Haiti during Jan. 27–Feb. 22USGS Open-File Report 2010-1019, released by the USGS, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan on January 27, 2010