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CREW has published several scenarios and planning guidelines to help communities visualize what future earthquakes could look like in the Cascadia Region.
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What we do
CREW brings together researchers, practitioners and citizens from northern California to British Columbia to help our region plan for earthquakes and become more resilient to these events. We:
- Develop scenarios to describe future earthquakes
- Hold quarterly meetings to connect researchers practitioners, and the business community
- Host roundtables and forumsto explore pressing issues
- Provideplanning guidesto help others reduce and mange risks
- Respond to media requests for information and expertise
- Maintain this website as a guide and gateway for additional resources
Crew News
The CREW Board recently adopted a Safe Schools Position Statement on earthquake safety on schools in the Cascadia Region. Please find the statement here: Safe Schools Position Statement.
The 10th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (10NCEE) will be held at the Dena’ina Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska on July 21-25, 2014. The conference, on the 50th Anniversary of the Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami, will provide an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to share the latest knowledge and techniques to mitigate the damaging effects of earthquakes and tsunamis. Special Session proposals are due April 15, 2013 and Abstracts are due June 15, 2013.
On April 1, 2013 a group of scientists and engineers met in Seattle to establish a new Washington chapter of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. The group elected David Gonzalez of Degenkolb Engineers as president and Pooja Jain of Moffatt and Nichols as Secretary-Treasurer. The first meeting with a program will be likely be held in June, 2013.