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Communication, Education and Outreach (CEO)
Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS)

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Category Projects
Joint Participation and Cooperation Agreements

1998-Present: SCEC and IRIS CEO directors Andrews and Johnson have made a verbal agreement to cooperate on the following education and outreach activities:

Electronic Encyclopedia of Earthquakes (NSF funded product)

EqIP (Earthquake Information Providers group) and EQNet (Webservice for EqIP) cooperative agreement and participation

PBO, EarthScope initiatives (future)

Meetings and Field Trips:

  • Workshops
  • Shortcourses
  • Seminars
  • Technical Training
  • Field Trips

1999: Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO). Convenors: SCEC, NSF Division of Earth Sciences, UNAVCO, IRIS, NASA, USGS, and IGPP. Attendance: 127

1996-Present - Joint participants in annual EqIP workshops.

1998-Present - SCEC Outreach director Andrews participates in IRIS's annual coordination / information workshops for education and information professionals.

Print and Electronic Products and Services

Partner in E-3 project

Links to SCEC Webservice

EqIP (Earthquake Information Providers group) and EQNet (Webservice for EqIP) cooperative agreement and participation

Public Awareness:

  • Media Briefings and Partnerships
  • Speakers' Bureau
  • Civic Events
 

Formal and Informal Education:

  • K-16 Earth Science Curricula
  • Teacher Training
  • Museum exhibits
  • Undergraduate Internships
Agreement to jointly sponsor completion of SCEC Middle School Earth Science web-based education module, ""Whole Earth."" See http//www.data.scec.org/DESCware/Outreach/

 

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