Core Institutions and Board of DirectorsThe Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) is an institutionally based organization governed by a Board of Directors. It recognizes both core institutions, which make a major, sustained commitment to SCEC objectives, and a larger number of participating institutions, which are self-nominated through the involvement of individual scientists or groups in SCEC activities and confirmed by the Board. Membership continues to evolve because SCEC is an open consortium, available to individuals and institutions seeking to collaborate on earthquake science in Southern California. Each core institution appoints one member to the Board. The Board elects two nominees from the participating institutions to serve three-year terms on the Board as members-at-large. The Board of Directors is the primary decision-making body of SCEC; it meets three times per year to approve the annual science plan, management plan, and budget, and deal with major business items. The Center Director acts as Chair of the Board. The liaison members from the U.S. Geological Survey are non-voting members.
Science Working Groups and Planning CommitteeStanding Disciplinary Committees coordinate the principal data-gathering activities and the disciplinary infrastructure, as well as communal field equipment, experiments, and computational resources. Interdisciplinary research is organized by Focus Groups that are responsible for the development, verification, release, maintenance, and improvement of the SCEC Community Models. The leaders of the Disciplinary Committees and Interdisciplinary Focus Groups serve on the Planning Committee (PC) for three-year terms. The PC develops the annual Science Collaboration Plan, coordinates activities relevant to SCEC science priorities, and is responsible for generating annual reports for the Center. Leaders of SCEC Special Projects (i.e. projects with funding outside the core science program) also serve on the Planning Committee. They ensure the activities of the special projects are built into the annual science plans. SCEC sponsors Technical Activity Groups (TAGs), which self-organize to develop and test critical methodologies for solving specific problems.
Executive Committee and Center StaffThe *Executive Committee of the Center (ExCom) handles daily decision-making responsibilities for the Center. It currently comprises of the Center Director, the Co-Director, the Board Vice-Chair, the PC Vice-Chair, the Executive Director for Special Projects, the Associate Directors for Science Operations, Information Technology, and Communication, Education, and Outreach (CEO). The SCEC Director acts as Principal Investigator (PI) on most proposals submitted by the Center, retaining final authority to make and implement decisions on Center programs, budgets, and financial obligations. The Director oversees all Center activities and is the Center’s official liaison to the rest of the world, and specifically, to the funding agencies. The Director chairs the SCEC Board of Directors, and may appoint committees as needed to carry out Center business. The Board Chair and Vice-Chair coordinate program activities with the SCEC Board of Directors. The Co-Director and Executive Science Director for Special Projects (ED-SP) may serve as the Principal Investigator of SCEC special projects. The PC Chair serves as a liaison to SCEC science partners, chairs of the annual meeting, and oversees the annual science planning process. The PC Vice-Chair and the ED-SP provide added science leadership when formulating and implementing the annual science program. The ED-SP manages the science activities of applied science projects and coordinated these activities with the PC and Associate Directors for IT and Science Operations. The overall framework for data-integration and modeling effort, including the software standards for data structures and model interfaces, is responsibility of the Associate Director for Information Technology. The Associate Director for Science Operations manages all operational and financial aspects of the science planning process, and liaises with the funding agencies. The Associate Director for CEO is responsible for Center communication, education, and outreach activities.
Advisory CouncilAn elected external Advisory Council (AC) serves as an experienced advisory body to the Center. The Council reports to the Center through its Chair. The AC comprises a diverse membership representing all aspects of Center activities, including basic and applied earthquake research and related technical disciplines (e.g., earthquake engineering, risk management, and information technology), formal and informal education, and public outreach. Members of the AC are drawn from academia, government, and the private sector; they are elected by the Board for three-year terms and may be re-elected. The Council meets annually to review Center programs and plans and prepares a report for the Center. The AC Chair is apprised on all major actions of the Center. Council members are informed of Center activities and invited to participate in all appropriate Center functions. Council reports are made available to NSF, the USGS, and other funding agencies.
Communication, Education, and Outreach Planning CommitteeThe Communication, Education, and Outreach Planning Committee (CEO PC) comprises of stakeholders representing CEO program focus areas (public education and preparedness; K-14 education initiative; experiential learning and career advancement; and the implementation interface). The CEO PC provides guidance for CEO programs, reviews reports and evaluations, and identifies synergies with other parts of SCEC and external organizations.
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