Tuesday 3/31 Wednesday 4/1 Thursday 4/2 Friday 4/3
6:30-7:00
7:00-7:30 Registration Continues EERI Committee Meetings
7:30-8:00 Tour of FM Global EERI Committee Meetings
8:00-8:30 Welcome
8:30-9:00 Seismic Hazard in Central and Eastern North America Seismic Response and Vulnerability—New Design
9:00:9:30 2014-2015 FEMA/EERI NEHRP Graduate Fellow Presentation (until 9:25)

and Graduate Student Paper Presentation (until 9:45)
9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30 Break Break Panel: Inventorying and Prioritizing Actions to Reduce Risk of Older Structures
10:30-11:00 Strategic Emergency Management Overview Public Policy and Implications
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00 Community Resilience
12:00-12:30 Luncheon and EERI Distinguished Lecture EERI Awards Luncheon and Annual Business Meeting
12:30-1:00 Luncheon and SSA/EERI William B. Joyner Memorial Lecture

Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition Award Ceremony

Technical Program Adjourns
1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00
2:00-2:30 Panel: Challenging Site Conditions Strategic Emergency Management Planning Processes Seismic Response and Vulnerability—Existing Structures Civil Infrastructure from a Geotechnical Perspective
2:30-3:00 Optional Field Trips
(starts at 2:45)
EERI Earthquake Reconnaissance Workshop (starts at 2:45)
3:00-3:30 Tour of Wind Technology Testing Center
3:30-4:00 Break Poster Session Break Poster Session
4:00-4:30 EERI - Learning from Earthquakes (until 5:15) EERI - School Earthquake Safety Initiative (to 5:15))
4:30-5:00
5:30-6:00 Registration Opens Welcome Reception EERI Committee Meetings (begins 5:15) EERI Committee Meetings
6:00-6:30 Poster Reception & Seismic Design Competition Silent Auction Poster Reception 
6:30-7:00
7:00-7:30   Subscribing Members and Major Donors Reception
7:30-8:00  

 

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

7:30 –5:00 pm 
PRE-CONFERENCE TOURS AND WORKSHOPS
We encourage you to participate in an exciting lineup of tours to FM Global and the WTTC wind blade test facility, and/or FEMA trainings on Rapid Visual Screening and Non-Structural Damage.

5:00–7:30 pm 
REGISTRATION OPENS

5:30–7:00 pm 
WELCOME RECEPTION 
Join us for an informal get-acquainted icebreaker.


Wednesday, April 1, 2015

7:00 am 
REGISTRATION CONTINUES

8:00–8:20 am 
WELCOME AND OPENING STATEMENT
Mary Comerio, President, EERI

8:20–8:30 am 
WELCOME FROM ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Scott Civjan, University of Massachusetts Amherst

8:30–10:00 am 
SEISMIC HAZARD IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH AMERICA
Far from the plate boundary, infrequent earthquakes occur in unforeseen locations, exacerbated by low attenuation and tricky site conditions. Explore the seismicity and hazard characteristics of the CEUS, and the practical issues of determining local site conditions and buried active faults from limited data.
Moderator:
Harold Magistrale, FM Global
Speakers:
John Ebel, Boston College/Weston Observatory
Mark Petersen, USGS
Stephen Halchuk, GSC
William Ellsworth, USGS
Martitia Tuttle, M. Tuttle and Associates

10:00–10:30 am 
BREAK

10:30–12:00 pm 
STRATEGIC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW
The role of emergency management in earthquake preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation from local and international perspectives.
Moderator:
Brian Collins, FEMA Region I
Speakers:
Brian Collins, FEMA Region I
Amy Gryzbowski, Town of Westerly, RI
Dave Brunsdon, Kestrel Group NZ

12:00–2:00 pm 
LUNCHEON AND EERI DISTINGUISHED LECTURE
Robert Olshansky, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2:00–3:30 pm 
CONCURRENT SESSIONS

I. PANEL: CHALLENGING SITE CONDITIONS
Challenging site conditions encountered worldwide with specific examples from CEUS will include the influence of depth to bedrock, hard rock, glacial materials, artificial fill, and soft soils materials.
Moderator:
Laurie Gaskins Baise, Tufts University
Panelists:
Youssef Hashash, University of Illinois
Laurie Gaskins Baise, Tufts University
Adrian Rodriguez, Virginia Tech
Guney Olgun, Virginia Tech
Sissy Nikolaou, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers
Aaron Bradshaw, University of Rhode Island

II. STRATEGIC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING PROCESSES
Planning for earthquakes and other events through programs for evaluating and inventorying structures using FEMA (FEMA 154, ROVER, HAZUS) and the NCHRP 14-29 project specific to bridges.
Moderator:
Ayse Hortacsu, ATC
Speakers:
Mike Griffin, CCS Group, Inc.
Mai (Mike) Tong, FEMA HQ
Ayse Hortacsu, ATC
Kelly S. Stone, FEMA Region IX
Andre Barbosa, Oregon State University

3:30–7:30 pm 
POSTER SESSION

3:30–4:00 pm 
BREAK

4:00–5:15 pm 
EERI—LEARNING FROM EARTHQUAKES
EERI’s flagship Learning from Earthquakes program will be highlighted with a focus on lessons learned from recent earthquakes (including the 2014 Napa CA Earthquake), how EERI responds to earthquakes, and ways for EERI members to participate in reconnaissance.
Moderator:
Ken Elwood, University of Auckland
Speakers:
Marko Schotanus, R+C
Mike Mahoney, FEMA
Maggie Ortiz, EERI
Jeff Hunt, Exponent

5:15–6:30 pm 
EERI COMMITTEE MEETINGS

6:00–7:30 pm 
POSTER SESSION AND SEISMIC DESIGN COMPETITION SILENT AUCTION


Thursday, April 2, 2015

7:00–8:30 am 
EERI COMMITTEE MEETINGS

8:30–10:00 am 
SEISMIC RESPONSE AND VULNERABILITY—NEW DESIGN
Concepts and new directions in the design of bridges and buildings, with a discussion of expected performance and focus on moderate seismic zones.
Moderator:
Sergio Breña, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Speakers:
Ian Buckle, University of Nevada, Reno
Jerry Hajjar, Northeastern University
Eric Hines, LeMessurier Consultants
Julio Ramirez, Purdue University

10:00–10:30 am 
BREAK

10:30–12:00 pm 
PUBLIC POLICY AND IMPLICATIONS
The earthquake engineering community has a role and responsibility to affect public policy. Effective communication and leadership are needed to raise public awareness of existing risk, explain implications of policy decisions and become involved in the public arena.
Moderator: Scott Civjan, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Speakers:
Tao Lai, AIR Worldwide
David Grandpre, CA Pretzer Associates
Mehrdad Sasani, Northeastern University
Bob Pekelnicky, Degenkolb Engineers
Lucy Jones, USGS

12:00–2:00 pm 
EERI AWARDS LUNCHEON AND ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

2:00–3:30 pm 
CONCURRENT SESSIONS

I. SEISMIC RESPONSE AND VULNERABILITY—EXISTING STRUCTURES
Existing structure vulnerabilities are addressed through past performance, effectiveness of retrofit and reinforcement practice, and specific analysis and forensic investigations.
Moderator:
Marc Veletzos, Merrimack College
Speakers:
Kenneth Elwood, University of Auckland
Bob Pekelnicky, Degenkolb Engineers
Dominic Kelly and David Bonneville, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Andrew O’Donnell, AIR Worldwide

II. CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE FROM A GEOTECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE
This session will consider the effects of earthquakes on other civil infrastructure, including dams, power plants, and ports. Vulnerabilities and current approaches to mitigate damage in older infrastructure will be highlighted.
Moderator:
Ehsan Kianirad, AIR Worldwide
Speakers:
Antonio Vytiniotis, Exponent
Francis Leathers, GEI
Paul Rizzo, RIZZO Associates
Theodore von Rosenvinge, GeoDesign, Inc.
Sammantha Magsino, National Research Council

3:30–7:30 pm 
POSTER SESSION

3:30–4:00 pm 
BREAK

4:00–5:15 pm 
EERI—SCHOOL EARTHQUAKE SAFETY INITIATIVE
EERI’s new initiative to improve the seismic safety of schools throughout the U.S. will be introduced with highlights of upcoming activities and ideas for how members can participate.
Moderator:
Barry Welliver, BHW Engineers

5:30–6:30 pm 
EERI COMMITTEE MEETINGS

6:00–7:30 pm 
POSTER RECEPTION

7:00–8:00 pm 
SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS & MAJOR DONORS RECEPTION 


Friday, April 3, 2015

7:30–9:00 am 
EERI COMMITTEE MEETINGS

9:00–9:25 am 
2014-2015 FEMA/EERI NEHRP GRADUATE FELLOW PRESENTATION

9:25–9:45 am 
GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER PRESENTATION

9:45–10:00 am 
BREAK

10:00 –11:30 am 
PANEL: INVENTORYING AND PRIORITIZING ACTIONS TO REDUCE RISK OF OLDER STRUCTURES
A discussion of methods of inventorying, classifying, and setting priorities for addressing risk in older building stock. Distinctions between historically significant structures and other building stock as well as regional issues (Memphis, Charleston, and Boston) will be addressed through panelist expertise.
Moderator:
Scott Civjan, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Panelists:
Craig Bennett, Bennett Preservation Engineering
Gary Patterson, University of Memphis
Ramon Gilsanz, Gilsanz/Murray/Steficek
Mark Haley, Haley and Aldrich
Pedro Sifre, Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger

11:30–12:30 pm 
COMMUNITY RESILIENCE
In the second half of 2014, several large federal initiatives on community resilience were launched. This session will explore how these initiatives will conduct research and improve risk management and mitigation strategies, how sustainability and resiliency will be built into future infrastructure, and what EERI’s role will be in this new research landscape.
Moderator:
Roberto Leon, Virginia Tech

12:30–2:30 pm 
LUNCHEON AND SSA/EERI WILLIAM B. JOYNER MEMORIAL LECTURE
Paul Somerville, URS
UNDERGRADUATE SEISMIC DESIGN COMPETITION AWARD CEREMONY

2:30 pm 
TECHNICAL PROGRAM ADJOURNS


TOURS

7:30am-2:30pm Tuesday 
Tour of FM Global Research Facilities (free)

3:00-5:00pm Tuesday 
Tour of Wind Technology Testing Center ($10 transport fee
)

2:45-5:00pm Friday
Walking Tour of Boston Bridge Structures (free)

2:45-5:00pm Friday
Historic Walking Tour by Park Service (free)


WORKSHOP/TRAININGS

8:00am-3:00pm Tuesday 
NETAP Training: FEMA P-154 and ROVER ($35 facility fee)

3:30-5:00pm Tuesday
NETAP Training: FEMA E-74 ($20 facility fee)

2:45-6:00pm Friday
EERI Earthquake Reconnaissance Workshop ($20 facility fee)