Buildings at risk: earthquake loss reduction summit

The Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC) will be hosting a major earthquake loss reduction summit on October 13, 2011 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. This is an annual event and is a precursor to the "Great ShakeOut" event that will be held on October 20th. As you know, there are several types of structures that are at risk and many stakeholders do not know what action can be taken to mitigate this risk.

SEAOSC has partnered with several organizations in the planning of this event including The Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC), The California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA), The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), The California Institute of Technology, and the Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA).
The goals for this event are to increase the awareness of seismic risk and the importance of earthquake risk mitigation while highlighting the role of the structural engineer as well as other organizations.

Schedule:

- Operational Earthquake Forecasting and Decision Making in a Low-Probability Environment
- Resilient & Sustainable Communities
- Vulnerable Buildings & EQ Loss Mitigation Solutions & Costs
- Impact of EQ Loss Mitigation on EQ Recovery Panel Discussion
- Seismic Retrofit of Weak-Story Multi-Unit Wood-Frame Structures: A Cost Effective Technique
- Reducing the Risks of Nonstructural Earthquake Damage
- Tall Buildings Earthquake Loss Mitigation Panel
- Putting Earthquake Loss Mitigation Solutions into Practice
- Seismic Rehabilitation Training for One- and Two-Family Wood-Frame Dwellings
- Non-Ductile Concrete Buildings Earthquake Loss Mitigation
- The Big Policy Picture - Motivating Earthquake Loss Mitigation in Challenging Times