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2009 WSSPC-EERI Annual Conference Earthquake Risk-Reduction -- Are Voluntary Actions the Key? Hilton Salt Lake City Center Salt Lake City, Utah February 11-14, 2009
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2008 National Earthquake Conference Understanding Earthquakes: From Research to Resilience The Westin Hotel Seattle, Washington April 22-26, 2008
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Held with International Code
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Grand Sierra Resort September 30 - October 3, 2007
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100th Anniversary Earthquake Conference Moscone Convention Center San Francisco, California April 18-22, 2006
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2005 WSSPC Annual Conference The Grove Hotel and Boise Centre Boise, Idaho September 11-14, 2005
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2004 National Earthquake Conference Adams Mark Hotel St. Louis, Missouri Sept. 26-30, 2004
Joint Seismic Safety Commissions Workshop St. Louis, Missouri September 27, 2004 Meeting Report - September 27, 2004
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2004 Basin & Range Province Seismic Hazards Summit II Reno, Nevada May 16-19, 2004
WSSPC, USGS, FEMA, and western states geological surveys sponsored the second Basin and Range Province Seismic Hazards Summit to bring together geoscientists, engineers, emergency managers and policy makers to present and discuss the latest earthquake hazards research and to evaluate its implications for hazard reduction and public policy.
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Embassy Suites Portland, Oregon September 20-24, 2003
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2002 WSSPC Annual Conference The Brown Palace Denver, Colorado September 15-18, 2002
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Radisson Hotel Sacramento, California October 21-24, 2001
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2001 WSSPC-CUSEC-CREW-NESEC Joint Consortia Meeting Fairmont Hot Springs, Montana June 22, 2001 Meeting Report - June 22, 2001
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March 26-27, 2001
This workshop was held to discuss a joint post-earthquake technical clearinghouse plan for the western states besides California.
Proceedings Volume is available here.
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2000 National Earthquake Risk Management Conference The Doubletree Hotel Seattle, Washington September 17-22, 2000
Policy Sessions 1. Lessons Learned 2. New Technologies, New Opportunities 3. Strategies to Reduce Impacts of Disasters 4. Identifying Effective Loss Reduction Strategies 5. Earthquake Building Codes in the 21st Century 6. Policy Development |
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2000 HAZUS Forum at the National Earthquake Risk Management Conference September 19, 2000 Led by Dr. Kenneth Taylor, North Carolina Division of Emergency Management
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Hotel Santa Fe September 6-9, 1999
Agenda -Economic Impacts of Disasters, -Post-Earthquake Technical Clearinghouses, Successful Mitigation Efforts: A Focus on Local Community Action, -Annualized Earthquake Loss Estimates
Field Trip -Los Alamos area and Valle Caldera |
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Holiday Inn September 15-18, 1998
Agenda -Hazard Insurance -National Risk Assessment -Earthquake Engineering and Construction Standards -Disaster Resistant Communities -Preparing for Catastrophe: Utilities and Lifelines
Field Trip -Foothills of San Gabriel Mountains and California Institute of Technology
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Holiday Inn Pasadena, California September 14-15, 1998
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1998 Western US Earthquake Insurance Summit The Doubletree Hotel Sacramento, California June 24-26, 1998
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Ocean Pointe Resort November 4-7, 1997
Agenda -Building Codes and Seismic Zonation -Hazard Loss Estimation and Scenario Development -Earthquake and Hazard Insurance
Field Trip -Vancouver Island |
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1997 Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Symposium Ocean Pointe Resort November 4, 1997
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Reno, Nevada May 12-15, 1997
WSSPC and the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG) hosted a summit to characterize seismic hazards in the province and identify policies and means of communication that will effectively reduce the loss of life and property. Proceedings Volume is available here. |
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KwaTakNuk Resort Polson, Montana September 18-21, 1996
Agenda -Implementing HAZUS as a National Earthquake Loss Estimation Tool -Synopsis of Seismic Threats to the US: Impacts to the National Transportation Infrastructure -Community Education -Seismic Zonation Mapping Projects -The Earthquake Community and the World Wide Web -Earthquakes and Hazard Insurance -Comprehensive Post-Earthquake Information Management -Earthquake Efforts at Public Utilities -Strategic Planning
Field Trip -Mission Fault Area of Montana
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1995 WSSPC Annual Meeting Flagstaff, Arizona September 18-20, 1995
Agenda -Northern Arizona Seismic Belt, -WSSPC Five Year Plan, -Coordination/contact across state and regional boundaries, -Regionalism issues and opportunities, -Clearinghouse activities, WSSPC library and membership database, -State and Regional Group Reports
Field Trip -Shoshone Point, Grand Canyon; northern Arizona fault systems
1995 Post Northridge Earthquake Recovery Workshop Earthquake Preparedness, Response and Recovery in an Urban Environment Universal Sheraton Los Angeles, California January 15-17, 1995
1994 WSSPC Annual Meeting Salt Lake City, Utah September 26-29, 1994
Agenda -Federal Agency Updates, -Northridge, California Earthquake Overview, -Transmitting Global Positioning Systems and GIS, -Portable Microwave Transmitters and Field Data Collection, -U.S. Retrofitting Guidelines and Salt Lake Loss Estimation Studies, -State Reports, -Consideration of WSSPC Sub-regional Groups
Field Trip Salt Lake City urban renewal projects, and Wasatch fault trench visit and fault tour.
Business Optional Activity-Sub-regional Groups, Round Table Document, By-Laws, and Permanent Office
1993 WSSPC Annual Meeting Jackson, Wyoming September 20-23, 1993
Agenda -NEHRP Federal Agencies, -NEHRP National Seismic Hazard Maps, -The Great Guam Earthquake of August 1993, -State Reports, -State Director Organizations, -1993 Scott Mills Earthquake, -Rapid Visual Screening
Field Trip Rapid visual screening in historic Jackson, Wyoming
Business Reorganization
1992 WSSPC Workshops Reno, Nevada WSSPC-ICBO Building Codes Workshop, WSSPC Future Directions Workshop
1992 WSSPC Annual Meeting Lake Tahoe, Nevada October 26-30, 1992
Agenda -1992 Ferndale and Landers Earthquakes, California, -OASIS Project, California and Nevada, -Mt. Pinatubo Seismicity, -Economics of Seismic Zonation Changes, -Seismic Retrofit of Buildings, -NEHRP provisions vs UBC
Field Trip Genoa fault trench, Carson City and base isolation project Mackay School of Mines
Business Reorganization
1991 WSSPC Annual Meeting Santa Fe, New Mexico
Agenda -NEHRP Update: Strategy for Low-Moderate Risk States, -Executive Order 12699, Federal Building Seismic Requirements, -Executive Order Impact on Federal Facilities in New Mexico, -Revising Municipal and State Codes in Moderate Risk States
Field Trip Rio Grande rift, Jemez Caldera, Earthquake setting of Los Alamos Laboratory
Attendance -13 states (Texas withdrew) and Canada
Business Additional funding for workshops
1990 WSSPC Annual Meeting Anchorage, Alaska
Agenda -Alaska Earthquake Studies, -Pacific Tsunami Studies, -Loma Prieta Update, -Earthquake Policy of the West Coast
Field Trip Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, Effects of 1964 Alaska Earthquake
Attendance -14 states and Canada, -46 participants
Business -amended bylaws regarding policy
1989 WSSPC Annual Meeting Boise, Idaho November 6-9, 1989
Agenda -Risk Reduction Policies in the Puget Sound and Portland Areas, -Earthquake Tectonics in Cascadia, -Liquefaction of Soils, -Loma Prieta Earthquake, -Loss Estimation for Earthquakes, -Uniform Building Code Zoning Process, -Earthquake Disaster Preparedness Planning Exercises
Field Trip Rapid Visual Inspection of selected Boise buildings
Attendance -14 states and Canada, -90 participants
1988 WSSPC Annual Meeting Honolulu, Hawaii
Agenda -Organizations for Earthquake Predictions in Japan, -Earthquake Hazard in the Pacific Northwest, -Southern California Earthquake Preparedness Project, -Los Angeles Earthquake Prediction Response Strategy, -Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Responsibilities and Future Challenges, -Tsunamis
Field Trip -Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and Hawaii Volcano Observatory
Attendance -14 member states and Canada, -45 participants
1987 WSSPC Annual Meeting Lakewood, Colorado
Agenda -National Earthquake Information Center, -National Earthquake Engineering Center, -Colorado Landslide Mitigation Program, -Fundamentals of Seismology, Earthquake Prediction and Risk Assessment: Essentials for Geologists and Emergency Managers, -The Whittier Earthquake: Some Reactions from California
Field Trip National Earthquake Information Center
Attendance -14 member states and Canada, -68 participants
Business -Bylaws wording and language regarding policy
1986 WSSPC Annual Meeting Jackson, Wyoming
Agenda -Media and Emergency Public Information, -Liquefaction Potential for Emergency Planning, -Earthquakes and Dam Safety, -Mexico City Earthquake Search and Rescue, -Parkfield Prediction Experiment, -Implementation of Earthquake Safety Programs in Schools, -BSSC/NEHRP Seismic Design Program, -Wasatch Fault and Puget Sound Earthquake Assessment, -National Park Service Geologic Hazards Program, -Mutual Aid Compact Among Washington, Idaho and Montana
Field Trip Teton Fault and Jackson Lake Dam
Attendance -14 member states, including Texas, -69 participants
1985 WSSPC Annual Meeting Portland, Oregon
Agenda -Earthquake Hazards Reduction -National Science Foundation Research Program, -National Disaster Medical System, -Predicting Volcanic Eruptions, -Effects of Earthquakes on Wooden Buildings, -Seismic Resistance of Historic Buildings, -Earthquake Awareness Week in California, -Mexico City Earthquake, -Mount St. Helens, 1980-1985
Field Trip Mount St. Helens (weather cancelled)
Attendance -13 member states
1984 WSSPC Annual Meeting Sacramento, California
Agenda -National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program Five-Year Plan, -Post-Earthquake Investigations: Borah Peak and Coalinga, -California Seismic Safety Commission and Policy, -Utah Multi-Hazards Project, -Strong Motion Instrumentation and Its Safety Role, -Earthquake Hazards Awareness: Current Programs, -Local Governments and Seismic Safety
Attendance -14 member states
Business -Funding for states travel only, -State reports added to agenda
1983 National Seismic Policy Council Seattle, Washington Sponsored by WSSPC
Attendance -130 participants from 40-42 states
1983 WSSPC Annual Meeting West Yellowstone, Montana
Agenda -Earthquake Education and Information, -Shaping National Policy, -Preparing a Five-Year Response Program, -Interstate Mutual Aid Agreements, -Central US Earthquake Preparedness Project, -Hazard Mitigation in California
Field Trip Quake Lake, Site of 1959 Hebgen Earthquake
Attendance -13 member states including Oregon and Wyoming, -Alberta, Canada, Wisconsin, Tennessee, South Dakota and South Carolina, -44 participants
Business Changed membership to open and 1 state vote, Executive Committee expanded to 5, including past and future chairperson.
1982 WSSPC Annual Meeting Phoenix, Arizona
Agenda -Predicting Large Earthquakes, -Inter-state and Inter-regional Mutual Aid Compacts, -National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program, -Earthquake Preparedness in Mexico and Japan
Field Trip Flood Warning Center
Attendance -12 states, Hawaii, new; Oregon, -Mexico represented, -35 participants
1981 WSSPC Annual Meeting Salt Lake City, Utah
Agenda Group issues: -Emergency Services, -Engineering\Geotechnical: interstate cooperation, -Public Policy: financing earthquake safety, -Public Policy: role of government
Attendance -Tennessee and Missouri attended
1980 WSSPC Annual Meeting Sacramento, California
Agenda -interstate lifelines, -state review of federal projects (critical facilities), -earthquake insurance regulation in the western states
Field Trip -California State Capitol earthquake retrofit
Attendance -10 states: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Washington, new: Alaska and New Mexico, -39 participants
1979 WSSPC Organization Sparks, Nevada
Agenda -earthquake discussion groups
Attendance -California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Washington
Business -drafted "Western States Seismic Policy Council" |
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