MEETINGS & EVENTS

SCEC’s working groups, workshops, field activities, and annual meetings enable scientists to collaborate over sustained periods, building strong interpersonal networks that promote intellectual exchange and mutual support.

Engaging and Broadening Participation

SCEC envisions a future where California is resilient to earthquakes. We engage a diverse community of scientists and students to develop innovative ways to study and understand earthquake hazards. SCEC fosters collaboration among academia, government, industry, and community-based organizations to translate this knowledge into actions that protect lives and livelihoods. Engaging students, early-career researchers, and broadening participation are key priorities for the Center.

2024 SCEC Annual Meeting

September 8, 2024
HILTON PALM SPRINGS, CA

The SCEC Annual Meeting

The SCEC Annual Meeting brings together 400-500 participants worldwide to share breakthroughs, assess progress, and chart a collaborative path for earthquake science. Through plenary sessions, posters, workshops, and field trips, all of the Center activities are presented, analyzed, and woven into a set of priorities for SCEC to pursue in the coming year and beyond.

Participants include SCEC project teams, leadership, advisory groups, and staff, as well as sponsors and partners who fund Center activities. Researchers working on topics relevant to SCEC priorities and initiatives are encouraged to engage with SCEC at the annual meeting.

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Early career scientists, graduate students, and undergraduate interns typically make up more than 40% of participants at the annual meetings.

Community Workshops and Trainings

Sustained interactions within the SCEC community and with other communities that interface with the Center are essential for advancing earthquake science and engineering, and preparedness planning. SCEC fosters these interactions through activities such as technical activity groups, workshops, field activities, skills training, and preparedness events.

a group of SCEC scientists studying maps and images outside

Science Workshops

Focused workshops in areas highlighted in the 2024 Science Plan, which may include field trips to key sites.

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Research Skills Trainings

Training researchers to develop the skills needed to engage in the earthquake science collaboration.

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Mentoring Workshops

Empower the next generation of researchers, boost your own research, and learn how to build diverse teams.

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people at a ShakeOut earthquake drill event.

Preparedness Events

Engaging communities to build awareness of earthquake hazards and preparedness planning.

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SCEC Activities Code of Conduct

The Statewide California Earthquake Center (SCEC) fosters a diverse and inclusive community where everyone feels safe, productive, and welcome. We expect all participants in SCEC-supported events to uphold this commitment by adhering to the SCEC Activities Code of Conduct.

Community Calendar

Email SCEC Meetings to request to add your event to the Community Calendar or if you have questions about our events.

DateEvent Name
2024-08-04Aug 4-9, 2024Gordon Research Conference: Rock Deformationhttps://www.grc.org/rock-deformation-conference/2024/Science
2024-08-05Aug 5-7, 2024Gateway Focus Workshop: Strategies for Developing and Sustaining Your Gatewayhttps://sciencegateways.org/education-training/sustainability-trainingComputing
2024-08-25Aug 25-31, 2024IUGS Meeting: 37th International Geological Congresshttps://www.igc2024korea.org/Science
2024-08-28Aug 28-29, 20242025 PRVI NSHM Update & Beyond Workshophttps://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/science/2025-prvi-nshm-update-workshopScience
2024-09-07Sep 7, 2024SCEC Community Geodetic Model Workshophttps://www.scec.org/events/2024-SCEC-CGM-WorkshopSCEC
2024-09-08Sep 8, 2024SCEC Grant Writing Workshop: From Planning to ProposalSCEC
2024-09-08Sep 8, 2024SCEC CSEP Workshop: New Frontiers in Earthquake Forecastinghttps://www.scec.org/events/2024-scec-csep-workshopSCEC
2024-09-08Sep 8, 2024SCEC Earthquake Stress Drop Estimation Tutorial for Early-Career Researchershttps://www.scec.org/events/2024-scec-stress-drop-workshop/SCEC
2024-09-08Sep 8-11, 20242024 SCEC Annual Meeting (SCEC2024)https://central.scec.org/meetings/2024/amSCEC
2024-09-17Sep 17-18, 2024USGS National Seismic Hazard Model User Needs Workshophttps://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/science/usgs-national-seismic-hazard-model-user-needs-workshopScience
2024-09-22Sep 22-25, 2024GSA Connects 2024https://community.geosociety.org/gsa2024/homeScience
2024-10-07Oct 7-10, 2024SSA Conference: Photonic Seismology: Lighting the Way Forwardhttps://www.seismosoc.org/photonic/Science
2024-10-08Oct 8-10, 20242024 Annual Gateways Conferencehttps://sciencegateways.org/networking-community/annual-conferenceComputing
2024-10-27Oct 27 - Nov 1, 2024Annual Meeting of the Unión Geofísica Mexicana (RAUGM) 2024https://www.raugm.org.mx/?lang=enScience
2024-10-28October 28-30, 2024SZNet Workshop: Subduction Zone Time Series Legacy Datahttps://www.sz4d.org/events/subduction-zone-time-series-legacy-data
2024-11-04November 4, 20242024 SCEC Dynamic Rupture Workshophttps://www.scec.org/events/2024-scec-dynamic-rupture-workshop/SCEC
2024-11-07Nov 7-8, 2024CRESCENT Topical Workshop: From hazard to risk: The science of planning for future tsunamishttps://cascadiaquakes.org/2024/07/10/11-7-8-2024-tsunami-topical-workshop/Science
2024-11-14Nov 14-15, 2024COSMOS Technical Session and Annual Meetinghttps://strongmotion.org/technicalsessions/Science
2024-11-15November 15, 20242025 SCEC Proposal Deadlinehttps://www.scec.org/scienceplan/SCEC
2024-11-17Nov 17-22, 20242024 Supercomputing Conference (SC24)https://sc24.supercomputing.org/Computing
2024-12-09Dec 9-13, 20242024 AGU Fall Meeting (AGU24)https://www.agu.org/annual-meetingScience
2025-01-08Jan 8-9, 2025USGS Subduction Zone Science Workshophttps://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/subduction-zone-science/2023-usgs-subduction-zone-science-workshopScience
2025-01-15January 15-17, 20252025 SCEC Proposal Review MeetingSCEC
2025-01-17January 17-27, 2025SZNet 2025 Field Trip: Chilehttps://www.sz4d.org/2025-chile-field-trip
2025-01-28Jan 28-30, 2025USGS 2025 Northern CA Earthquake Hazards Workshophttps://earthquake.usgs.gov/esc/workshop/Science
2025-04-14April 14-18, 2025SSA Annual Meeting 2025: Together We Advance Earthquake Sciencehttps://meetings.seismosoc.org/Science
2025-05-18May 18-20, 20252025 Rocky Mountain Section Meetinghttps://www.geosociety.org/GSA/GSA/Sections/rm/2025mtg/home.aspxScience
2025-10-14Oct 14-18, 2025SSA Conference: Environmental Seismology: Planning for the Planet's Futurehttps://www.seismosoc.org/environmental-seismology/Science