SSA 2015 Annual Meeting Announcement Seismological Society of America Technical Sessions 21--23 April 2015 Pasadena, California IMPORTANT DATES Meeting Pre-Registration Deadline 15 March 2015 Hotel Reservation Cut-Off (gov’t rate) 03 March 2015 Hotel Reservation Cut-Off (regular room) 17 March 2015 Online Registration Cut-Off 10 April 2015 On-site registration 21--23 April 2015 PROGRAM COMMITTEE This 2015 technical program committee is led by co-chairs Press Relations Pablo Ampuero (California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Nan Broadbent CA) and Kate Scharer (USGS, Pasadena CA); committee Seismological Society of America members include Domniki Asimaki (Caltech, Mechanical 408-431-9885 and Civil Engineering), Monica Kohler (Caltech, Mechanical [email protected] and Civil Engineering), Nate Onderdonk (CSU Long Beach, Geological Sciences) and Margaret Vinci (Caltech, Office of Earthquake Programs) TECHNICAL PROGRAM Meeting Contacts The SSA 2015 technical program comprises 300 oral and 433 Technical Program Co-Chairs poster presentations and will be presented in 32 sessions over Pablo Ampuero and Kate Scharer 3 days. The session descriptions, detailed program schedule, [email protected] and all abstracts appear on the following pages. Seachable abstracts are at http://www.seismosoc.org/meetings/2014/ Abstract Submissions abstracts/. Joy Troyer Seismological Society of America 510.559.1784 [email protected] LECTURES Registration Sissy Stone President’s Address Seismological Society of America The President’s Address will be presented by Lisa Grant 510.559.1780 Ludwig at the Annual Luncheon, Tuesday 21 April. [email protected] Exhibits Joyner Lecture Noach Dzmura TheJoynerLecturewillbepresentedbyPaulSomervilleat5:15 Seismological Society of America pm Wednesday 22 April. His talk is entitled, “Geoscientists’ 510.559.1783 Capacity to Supply Engineers’ Demands for Seismic Hazard [email protected] Inputs.” doi: 10.1785/0220150017 Seismological Research Letters Volume 86, Number 2B March/April 2015 533 TOWN HALL MEETING Tuesday 5:55--7:00 PM, Wednesday 7:30--8:25 AM, and Wednesday 2:15--3:15 PM On Tuesday, 21 April 7:30--9:00 pm we will hold a Town Hall The midterm elections are over, the new Congress is in Meeting titled “The Future of Earthquake Hazard Mitigation: place and we face the same issues as before: a contentious How earthquakes impact Southern California...come meet the legislative environment, declining budgets, and sequestration experts.” This is open to the public and will feature talks from impacts. In this environment, every scientist needs to know 4experts: how to make the best case for their science. Come for an informative session and learn more on the inner workings of 1. Challenges of lifeline mitigation - Craig Davis, LADWP the US Congress, how laws are made, and what to do to become 2. Earthquake Faults in SoCal - Kate Scharer, USGS an effective advocate for science. 3. Earthquake Monitoring of Smart Buildings - Monica Elizabeth brings over 20 years of business, political and Kohler, Caltech advocacy experience and will inform you how to speak to 4. Earthquake Early Warning - Doug Given, USGS representatives to get your message heard, how to establish productive relationships with elected officials and their offices, and how to best impact legislation in Congress, even in this political environment. PRE-MEETING CAREER WORKSHOP “Career Game-Changers: Strategic Avenues to Landing the WALKING TOUR Right Job and Finding Success in Science,” Monday,20April,1--5PM “Earthquake Engineering 101 Walking Tour of Pasadena Facilitated by Alaina Levine Structures” Alaina asks the big questions early-mid career scientists Walking Tour led by Melvyn Green and Janah Risha and engineers often have the most difficulty answering. Thursday 23 April 5:30 PM and 6:00 PM Participants will leave the workshop and their one-on-one This is an engineer-led walkingtourofexistingandretrofit career consulting session with the skills necessary to understand buildings in Old Town Pasadena. After visiting a variety of and utilize their own value, to maximize their potential, and to venues, the group will end at a local pub for dinner (meal not achieve their career goals both in the short and long term. included). Specifically targeted towards graduate students, postdocs, and early career professionals, this workshop will focus on the current and expanding crisis in the job and career FIELD TRIP market for scientists, and how early-career scientists can best prepare for this challenge. We will specifically address career “Past Earthquakes and Active Structures of the L.A. planning strategies for international scholars, and touch on Region” opportunities both in and outside of academia. Field trip is led by James Dolan, Kate Scharer, Doug Yule and Jerry Treiman One-on-One Career Consulting Sessions Friday 24 April 8 AM--6 PM After the workshop, Alaina will meet with workshop This fieldtrip will focus on major faults of the northern participants about career issues. As a neutral, external, third- Los Angeles metropolitan region, including the geologic effects party, she can be a completely confidential and objective of the earthquakes that they generate. We plan to take a resource who can provide advice specifically for your situation. passenger bus to the following locations: (1) Griffith Park Consultations will be approximately 20 minutes long and Observatory. From here one can see the breadth of the LA will be offered to the first 36 who sign up for the course. Basin, looking south, at uplift along the Newport-Inglewood Participants meet to discuss any career-related issues they have fault and looking north, at fold and thrust systems stacked including: career planning and searching, CV/resume writing; up under the San Gabriel Mountains. This first stop will cover letter writing, professional development, professional provide a framework for the types of geologic structures that etiquette, networking, negotiation, etc. Participants are pose a hazard to LA infrastructure and communities, as well encouraged to bring their CV/resume, cover letter, or any as a detailed discussion of the Puente Hills and Compton other item they wish to have evaluated. thrusts, two major blind thrust faults that underlie much of the metropolitan region. (2) Hollywood fault. This fault was recently designated as an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault GOVERNMENT RELATIONS WORKSHOP Zone by the California Geologic Survey. At this stop we will discuss approaches for collecting geologic data on active faults How Congress Works & How You Can Work Congress in urban areas. (3) Historic reverse fault earthquakes in the Workshop Presenter: Elizabeth Duffy, President of the San Fernando Valley. This stop will discuss the seismologic Federal Affairs Office, Washington, D.C. and government and geologic effects of the 1994 Northridge and 1971 Sylmar affairs coordinator for SSA earthquakes. (4) Time permitting, we will have a final stop 534 Seismological Research Letters Volume 86, Number 2B March/April 2015 on the central Sierra Madre fault north of Pasadena to discuss Thursday, 23 April what we know (and don’t know) about this major reverse fault Technical Sessions (8:30 AM--5:00 PM) lurking beneath the northern edge of the metropolitan region. Lunch (12:00 PM--1:00 PM) Some walking will be required, so comfortable shoes and a Walking Tour of Old Town Pasadena (est. 5:30 PM--7:30 PM) hat are recommended. --Leaving from Pasadena Convention Center SCHEDULE Friday, 24 April Field Trip (est. 8:00 AM--6:00 PM) -- Leaving from Sheraton Most conference events will be held at the Pasadena Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California. Some events are at the nearby Sheraton Pasadena Hotel. This schedule is subject to change. Preliminary Schedule HOTEL AND TRAVEL INFORMATION Monday, 20 April Board of Directors Meeting (9:30 AM--5:00 PM)--Sheraton The conference will be held at the Pasadena Convention Pasadena Center at 300 E. Green Street, Pasadena, California Career Workshop (1:00 PM--5:00 PM) --Sheraton Pasadena 91101. SSA has room blocks at two nearby hotels Registration (3:00 PM--8:00 PM) this year, Sheraton Pasadena and Westin Pasadena. Icebreaker (6:00 PM--8:00 PM) Rates and reservation links are available online at http://www.seismosoc.org/meetings/2015/hotel.php Tuesday, 21 April Technical Sessions (8:30 AM--6:00 PM) Annual Luncheon (12:00 PM--2:00 PM) EXHIBITORS, SPONSORS, AND ADVERTISERS Student Reception (5:45 PM--7:30 PM) Early Career Reception (5:45 PM--7:30 PM) Information for organizations wishing to register as Reception to honor Susan Newman’s 45 years as Executive exhibitors, sponsor events at the meeting, or advertise Director (5:45 PM--7:30 PM) in the meeting program is on the SSA website at Town Hall Meeting (7:30 PM--9:00 PM) http://www.seismosoc.org/meetings/2015/exhibit/. Wednesday, 22 April Technical Sessions (8:30 AM--5:00 PM) Lunch (12:00 PM--1:00 PM) Joyner Lecture (5:15 PM--6:15 PM) Joyner Reception (6:15 PM--7:30 PM) Seismological Research Letters Volume 86, Number 2B March/April 2015 535 Technical Sessions 2014 National Seismic Hazard Mapping Updates: Hazard metrics for source inversion validation, and to help build Changes and Influence on Seismic Risk more realistic dynamic models of the earthquake rupture The U.S. Geological Survey publishes new seismic hazard maps process. In addition, we welcome contributions that highlight every six years. These maps display probabilistic estimates developments towards "as-automatic-as-possible" finite-fault of earthquake ground shaking across the United States at inversion, as such procedures will greatly facilitate the various recurrence intervals. The maps are applied in seismic validation process of source inversions. provisions of building codes, insurance rate structures, risk Conveners: Paul Martin Mai (martin.mai@kaust. assessments, and other public policy. Effective communication edu.sa), Lingsen Meng ([email protected]), Shengji of the seismic hazard maps, associated uncertainties in hazard Wei ([email protected]), Jean-Paul Ampuero estimates, and their updates over time could pose a serious ([email protected]) and Danijel Schorlemmner challenge.