11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering

  • Meeting Theme: Integrating Science, Engineering, & Policy
  • Meeting Location: Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles, California
  • Meeting Dates: June 25 - 29, 2018
  • Meeting Summary:

    More than 1,200 earthquake professionals representing 26 disciplines, 37 countries around the world, and 47 states convened in Los Angeles June 25-29, 2018 for the 11NCEE, co-organized by EERI and the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC).

    Over 800 papers were formally accepted and showcased across 135 Technical Sessions, along with invited plenary, theme, and Special Session speakers. Additionally, 350 undergraduate students competed on 40 teams representing 8 countries around the world, 16 U.S. States, and Puerto Rico. More than 125 expert volunteers from earthquake engineering and risk reduction actively served as topic chairs and reviewers; over 100 volunteered to moderate technical sessions; and approximately 50 volunteered to be Seismic Design Competition judges.

  • Meeting Printed Program PDF: https://www.eeri.org/images/meetings/11NCEE/11NCEE-Printed-Program.pdf
  • Meeting Organizers:

    CONFERENCE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

    • Heidi Tremayne, EERI
    • David Cocke, Structural Focus
    • Mary Comerio, UC Berkeley
    • David Friedman, Forell Elsesser
    • Marshall Lew, Amec Foster Wheeler
    • Jim Malley, Degenkolb Engineers
    • Farzad Naeim, FN Inc.
    • Lelli Van den Einde, UC San Diego

    CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

    Conference Chairs:

    • David Cocke, Structural Focus
    • Jim Malley, Degenkolb Engineers

    Technical Program:

    • Christine Goulet, SCEC
    • Anne Lemnitzer, UC Irvine
    • Jon Stewart, UCLA
    • John Wallace, UCLA
    • Zoe Yin, EERI

    Posters and Proceedings

    • Henry Burton, UCLA
    • Tara Hutchinson, UC San Diego

    Publicity

    • Rita Ortiz, EERI
    • Marc Benthien, SCEC

    Logistics and Exhibits

    • Heidi Tremayne, EERI
    • Sonya Hollenbeck, EERI

    Technical Tours and Local Events

    • Sam Mengelkoch, Structural Focus
    • Beki McElvain, EERI

    Fundraising and Sponsorships

    • Ron Eguchi, ImageCat, Inc.
    • Farzad Naeim, FN, Inc.
  • Meeting Sponsors:

    Benefactor

    • Computers and Structures, Inc. (CSI)

    Underwriters

    • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
    • Trimble

    Sustainers

    • The California Department of Water Resources (DWR)
    • WSP USA

    Partner

    • RMS

    Technical Co-Organizers

    • Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
    • Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)

    Supporters

    • Bentley Systems
    • California Geological Survey (CGS)
    • California Earthquake Authority (CEA)
    • CoreBrace
    • CoreLogic
    • Degenkolb Engineers
    • FM Global
    • Kinemetrics
    • KPFF
    • Lindapter
    • Quaketek

    Friends

    • AIR Worldwide (AIR)
    • Applied Technology Council (ATC)
    • ARUP
    • COSMOS
    • Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. (SGH®)
    • Structural Focus

    Student Scholarships

    • Charles Pankow Foundation
    • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

    Coffee Break

    • Wood

    Technical Sessions & Tours

    • Haselton Baker Risk Group
    • ImageCat, Inc.
    • Los Angeles Tall Buildings Structural Design Council
    • WSP USA
    • Moffatt & Nichol
    • Earth Mechanics, Inc. (EMI)
    • Lettis Consultants International, Inc. (LCI)
    • Los Angeles Conservancy
    • The Port of Los Angeles
    • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
    • BergerABAM
    • SAGE Engineers, Inc.
    • Wood
    • Port of Long Beach

    Seismic Design Competition

    • Computers and Structures, Inc. (CSI)
    • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
    • Trimble
    • Kinemetrics
    • Degenkolb Engineers
    • California Earthquake Authority (CEA)
    • Oregon State University (OSU) College of Engineering
  • Meeting Exhibitors:
    • AIR Worldwide
    • American Institute Of Steel Construction
    • Applied Technology Council
    • Arup
    • Bentley Systems
    • Construction Specialties
    • CoreBrace
    • CoreLogic
    • Dynamic Isolation Systems
    • EERI
    • FEMA
    • FM Global
    • GeoSig
    • Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLP
    • Golder Associates Inc.
    • Haselton Baker Risk Group, LLC
    • Hayward Baker
    • Hilti Inc.
    • ImageCat
    • ITT Enidine
    • Kinemetrics
    • Kleinfelder
    • KPFF Consulting Engineers
    • L.A. Ports & Harbors
    • Lettis Consultants International, Inc.
    • Lindapter
    • MAURER SE
    • NASA Technology Transfer Program
    • Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering USA, Inc.
    • NIST/NEHRP
    • Optimum Seismic, Inc.
    • Partner Engineering and Science, Inc.
    • PEER
    • QuakeTek
    • Ringfeder Power Transmission GmbH
    • Risk Management Solutions
    • SAGE Engineers
    • SCEC
    • Simpson Strong-Tie
    • Structural Technologies
    • Taylor Devices, Inc.
    • Thornton Tomasetti
    • Tracklok
    • Trimble, Inc.
    • Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
    • Wood
    • WSP
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