The 13th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (13NCEE) will provide an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to share the latest knowledge and techniques to better understand and mitigate the damaging effects of earthquakes and tsunamis.
Professionals from the full spectrum of the earthquake community will gather to discuss and debate new research, advancements in practice, and a multitude of new and ongoing issues related to seismic hazard, risk, mitigation, and public policy that have emerged in the last four years.
The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) is organizing this conference in Portland, Oregon – a region with significant hazard from the Cascadia Subduction Zone as well as a system of local faults. Occasional earthquake swarms off the state’s coast provide a consistent reminder of this risk. Learn about recent local efforts to advance mitigation through policy at this conference, while talking with locals and many others from regions around the US and beyond.
Extensive sessions on structural engineering and geotechnical engineering will be supplemented by synergistic sessions on seismology, geology, geophysics, social science, public health, public policy, lifelines, architecture and urban planning, emergency response, constructions, insurance, and risk analysis to allow cross-disciplinary learning for engineers and others from the earthquake community. The 13NCEE will provide a unique environment and comprehensive program designed to facilitate synergy between earthquake scientists, engineers, and policy professionals from the United States and around the world.
