2020 EERI Annual Meeting and National Earthquake Conference

Meeting Theme: Earthquake Science, Policy, Practice, and Engineering
Meeting Location: Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina in San Diego, California
Meeting Dates: March 3 - 6, 2020
Meeting Summary:
EERI’s 2020 Annual Meeting and the quadrennial National Earthquake Conference took place March 4-6 in San Diego and brought together more than 600 attendees to examine and share the latest advances in earthquake science, policy initiatives, practice, and engineering. The conference was organized in partnership with the nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Inc. (FLASH).

This meeting offered attendees a robust conference agenda, including 35 sessions, 8 plenary keynote sessions and panels, 27 concurrent breakout sessions, networking events, the SDC, and more. The San Diego Earthquake Scenario (M6.9 earthquake along the Rose Canyon fault) was released during this conference. It also featured three special sessions and 27 posters featuring the Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence of July 2019.
Meeting Printed Program PDF: https://eeri.org/images/meetings/2020AM-NEC/2020NEC-Conference-Program.pdf
Full Notebook PDF Link: https://eeri.org/images/meetings/2020AM-NEC/2020NEC-Technical-Program.pdf
Meeting Organizers:
Executive Committee:
John Anderson
Mark Benthien
Leslie Chapman-Henderson
Maximilian Dixon
Jonathan Foster
David Javier
Maha Kenawy
Keith Knudsen
Anna Lang
Zoe LaPointe
Jorge Meneses
Polly Murray
Tyler Oathes
Rebecca Singh
Heidi Tremayne
Matthew Wall

NEC Planning Committee Members:
John Anderson
Jason Ballman
Mark Benthien
Brian Blake
Sharon Blakenheim
Janna Bonfiglio
Bob Carey
Leslie Chapman-Henderson
Alvaro Celestino
Anthony Court
Som Dhulipala
Maximilian Dixon
Jack English
Ed Fratto
Julie Fogarty
James Gingery
Katsu Goda
David Harrison
Anne Hulsey
Gary Johnston
Katherine Johnson
Keith Knudsen
Anna Lang
Zoe LaPointe
Weian Liu
Sean McGowan
Jorge Meneses
Kevin Miller
Van Nguyen
Diane Murbach
Cindy Pridmore
Trevyn Reese
Evan Reis
Audrey Rierson, J.D.
Adrien Rodriguez Marek
Anne Rosinski
Janet Ruiz
Roberto Ruiz-Salas
Khalid Saif
Zahraa Saiyed
Sharon Sandow de Groot
Benson Shing
Rebecca Singh
Heidi Tremayne
Matthew Wall
Bob Welty
Alesia Za Gara
Darieus Za Gara II
Meeting Sponsors:
Presenting Sponsor
California Earthquake Authority

Visionary Sponsors
Computers and Structures, Inc.
Kinemetrics
SDGE

Strategic Sponsor
International Code Council

General Sponsor
RenaissanceRe Risk Science Foundation, Inc.

Tabletop Sponsors
Applied Technology Council (ATC)
BRACELOK
California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)
Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW)
Central US Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Haselton Baker Risk Group
ImageCat
ITT Enidine
Keller
Lowe’s
Maurer USA
Nanometrics
Northeast States Emergency Consortium (NESEC)
National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure - Purdue
QuakeCare/Emergency Ready
SAFE-T-PROOF
Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)
SENSEQUAKE
Simpson Strong-Tie Co.
Taylor Devices
Waterfull Inc.
Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC)
Meeting Exhibitors:
Applied Technology Council (ATC)
BRACELOK
California Earthquake Authority (CEA)
California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)
Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW)
Central US Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC), Northeast States Emergency Consortium (NESEC), and Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC)
Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Haselton Baker Risk Group
ImageCat
International Code Council (ICC)
ITT Enidine
Keller
Kinemetrics
Lowe’s
Maurer USA
Nanometrics
National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure - Purdue
QuakeCare/Emergency Ready
SAFE-T-PROOF
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)
SENSEQUAKE
Simpson Strong-Tie Co.
Taylor Devices
Waterfull Inc.

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

2020 EERI Annual Meeting and National Earthquake Conference