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EERI Seeks New School Earthquake Safety Initiative (SESI) Co-Chair

EERI is currently accepting applications for the position of Co-Chair of the School Earthquake Safety Initiative (SESI). The SESI Co-Chairs provide oversight and leadership for EERI’s SESI program that promotes safe buildings for school children. Access the application form here. The application...

In Memoriam: Clarence Allen, 1925-2021

Clarence Allen (M.EERI, 1966), a professor of geology and geophysics, emeritus, and a prominent seismologist, passed away on January 21, 2021. He was a long-standing and highly esteemed member of EERI. Throughout his career, Clarence was a strong champion for multidisciplinary collabo...

Employment Opportunity: Communications and Program Coordinator

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) seeks a proactive, creative, organized, and technology-aware Communications and Program Coordinator. This person will implement a communications program aligned with EERI’s brand and goals with a focus on ensuring high visibility for EERI among...

Upcoming EERI Webinars

EERI has several exciting webinars planned for the coming months. Register Now: Quick Quake Briefing: Recent Major Earthquakes in South Pacific OceanApril 8, 2021, 12:00 – 1:00 pm PT Advocating for Earthquake Safety in AlaskaApril 23, 2021, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm AKT Save the Date: Kenji ...

Your LFE Endowment Fund donation will be tripled this week!

Updated 4/5/2021: The 2021 Matching Grant Challenge has now ended. You can still contribute to the LFE Endowment fund here: eeri.org/donate. EERI is excited to announce a special matching grant challenge for the LFE Endowment Fund as part of the 2021 EERI Annual Meeting. A generous anonymous d...

Save the date for 12NCEE and 2022 EERI Annual Meeting

    Please save June 27 – July 1, 2022, for the 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (NCEE) and the 2022 EERI Annual Meeting. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to witness researchers and practitioners share the latest developments in all fields related to e...

EERI releases Roland Sharpe Oral History volume

Don’t miss the latest volume of Connections! The latest installment of the EERI Oral History Series features Roland Sharpe, a notable structural engineer, EERI member, and lifelong advocate for earthquake-resistant design and construction. Volumes 1-28 of Connections: The EERI Ora...

A Message from the 2019-2020 President Laurie A. Johnson

  Today, March 1, 2021, is about halfway between the 10th anniversaries of two of the most destructive earthquakes of the past decade – the M6.2 earthquake that struck directly underneath Christchurch, New Zealand on February 22, 2011, and the M9 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Ja...

Register today: 2021 EERI Annual Meeting

  Advancing earthquake resilience in communities worldwide in uncertain and changing times requires understanding, adaptability, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Connecting our members and others committed to these efforts, EERI’s first-ever virtual meeting will bring to life new knowl...

Call for Abstracts: 2021 EERI Annual Meeting

    EERI is seeking poster abstracts for the 2021 Annual Meeting to be held virtually on March 23-25, 2021. Poster abstracts are welcome in the following topic areas:  Structural and geotechnical engineering Seismology and earth science Lifelines Risk modeling and insurance P...

EERI names new co-chairs of Learning from Earthquakes Committee

EERI is pleased to introduce Eduardo Miranda and Michael Mieler as the new co-chairs of the Learning from Earthquakes program! Mike and Eduardo have begun working with outgoing chair, Charlie Huyck, and EERI staff to take over leadership of the committee. Together, they aim to strengthen ...

A message from the EERI President, Laurie A. Johnson

While at the University of Washington a few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit with a few members of the local student chapter of EERI. Their enthusiasm for EERI and the Learning from Earthquakes (LFE) program is so exciting. Two of the graduate students participated in the LFE travel ...

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