[IP] Learning from the Unthinkable: 1906 Centennial lectures at Berkeley and Stanford
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From: Liz Ditz <ponytrax@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: January 13, 2006 7:06:42 PM EST
To: David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Learning from the Unthinkable: 1906 Centennial lectures at
Berkeley and Stanford
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Stanford-Berkeley lecture series to commemorate 100th anniversary of
the Great San Francisco Earthquake
Jan. 17, 2006
Chris D. Poland (president, Degenkolb Engineers): "Restrain, Respect
and Rehabilitate: A Tale of Three Seismic Projects at Stanford," a
special lecture on the unique structural repairs and retrofits on the
Stanford campus, Jan. 17, 2006 (Stanford, Kresge Auditorium)
Jan. 31, 2006 & Feb 1 2006:
Mary Lou Zoback (senior research scientist, U.S. Geological Survey):
"The 1906 Earthquake: Lessons Learned, Lessons Forgotten and Future
Directions," Jan. 31, 2006 (Stanford, Kresge Auditorium), Mary Lou
Zoback (senior research scientist, U.S. Geological Survey): "The 1906
Earthquake: Lessons Learned, Lessons Forgotten and Future
Directions," Jan. 31, 2006 (Stanford, Kresge Auditorium), Feb. 1,
2006 (UC Berkeley, Sibley Auditorium)
Feb 15 & Feb. 16, 2006
Eric Elsesser (founding principal, Forell/Elsesser Engineers,
Inc.): "Improving Seismic Safety and Performance of Buildings
Through Innovative Structural Engineering," Feb. 15, 2006 (UC
Berkeley, Sibley Auditorium), Feb. 16, 2006 (Stanford, Kresge
Auditorium)
Feb 28, 2006 & March 1, 2006
Kathleen Tierney (professor of sociology, University of Colorado, and
co-author, "Facing the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness and Response
in the United States"): "Social Dimensions of Catastrophic Disasters:
From the 1906 Earthquake to Hurricane Katrina," Feb. 28, 2006
(Stanford, Kresge Auditorium), March 1, 2006 (UC Berkeley, Sibley
Auditorium)
March 15, 2006
Mary Comerio (professor of architecture, UC Berkeley, and author of
"Disaster Hits Home: New Policy for Urban Housing Recovery"):
"Designing for Disaster: UC Berkeley Thinks Ahead," March 15, 2006
(UC Berkeley)
Tours of the UC Berkeley campus and the nearby Hayward Fault also are
planned, in addition to an art exhibit at the UC Berkeley Art Museum
and an historical exhibit in the main library. UC Berkeley sponsors
of the lecture series are the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, the
Office of the Chancellor, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for
Research and The Bancroft Library.
At Stanford, a walking tour of the campus is planned for next spring,
as is an exhibition of historical photographs of the campus taken in
the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake. Stanford sponsors of the
lecture series are the John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center,
the School of Earth Sciences and the President's Fund.
More links:
Stanford '06 Centennial Site:
http://quake06.stanford.edu/
Berkeley '06 Centennial Site:
http://seismo.berkeley.edu/seismo/1906/
1906 Centennial Alliance
http://1906centennial.org/
USGS Main 1906 Site
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/info/1906/
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Liz Ditz
ponytrax@xxxxxxxxxx
blog: http://lizditz.typepad.com
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