Theme: Learning from the Past to Protect the Future
More than 600 attendees (including 175 undergraduate students) enjoyed the 64th EERI Annual Meeting/National Earthquake Conference, held April 10-13 in Memphis, Tennessee. They benefited from an inspiring multidisciplinary program with the theme “Learning from the Past to Protect the Future.” The backdrop of the meeting was the 200th anniversary of the 1811-12 New Madrid earthquakes and a sense of urgency based on the possibility of their recurrence. The first day’s sessions focused on learning from both recent and historical earthquakes in the areas of seismology, tsunamis, geotechnical aspects, the built environment, preparedness, response, recovery, and societal impacts.
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