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Third Conference on Earthquake Hazards in the Eastern San Francisco Bay Area
Science, Hazard, Engineering, and Risk
CSU East Bay, October 22-24, 2008


Wednesday October 22, 2008         8-12 am

Welcome
Seismotectonic Setting
(Moderator: Keith Knudsen, URS)
          Science, Hazard, Engineering, and Risk 
          Seismotectonic Framework Keynote:  Tom Brocher, USGS (30 mins)
          Crustal Strain Keynote:  Roland Bürgmann, UCB (30 mins)
          Seismicity Keynote:  Jeanne Hardebeck, USGS (30 mins)
          Paleoseismology Keynote:  David Schwartz, USGS (30 mins)
          Submitted presentations (2.0 hrs)

Wednesday October 22, 2008       1-5 pm
Hayward-Rodgers Creek Fault
(Moderator: Jeanne Hardebeck, USGS)
          Science, Hazard, Engineering, and Risk
          Hayward Fault Keynote:  Jim Lienkaemper, USGS (30 mins)
          Risk Modeling Keynote: Mary Lou Zoback, RMS (30 mins)
          Architecture and the 1868 earthquake Keynote: Stephen Tobriner, UCB (30 mins)
          Submitted presentations (2.5 hrs)

Thursday October 23, 2008           8-11:30 am
Calaveras Fault (Moderator: David Schwartz, USGS)
          Science, Hazard, Engineering, and Risk
          Keynote:  Keith Kelson, WLA (30 mins)
          Keynote:  Calaveras Dam  (30 mins)
          Submitted presentations (2.5 hrs)

Posters 11:30 – 1:30

Thursday October 23, 2008          1:30-5 pm
Other East Bay Faults (Greenville, Concord-Green Valley, East Bay Thrusts) 
          Science, Hazard, Engineering, and Risk
          Keynote:  Jeff Unruh, WLA (30 mins)
          Keynote:  David Lee, EBMUD (30 mins)
          Submitted presentations (2.5 hrs)

Friday October 24, 2008       8-11:30 am
Delta Hazard and Risk Assessments
         Ground Motion Hazard Keynote:  Ivan Wong, URS (30 mins)
         Risk Keynote:  Marty McCann, JBA (30 mins)
         Submitted presentations (2.5 hrs)

Posters 11:30 – 1:30

Friday October 24, 2008       1:30-5 pm
Earthquake Engineering and Risk, Disaster Preparedness, and Outreach
          Buildings:  David Bonowitz, SE (20 mins)
          Lifelines:  Stu Nishenko, PG&E (20 mins)
          Local Governments:  Jeanne Perkins, ABAG (20 mins)
          Submitted Presentations (2 hrs)
          Panel discussion (30 mins)

Note: Each half-day session will be 3.5 hrs. of presentations and 0.5 hr. break.