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Friday, August 21, 2026
Dear SCEC Community,

See the following announcement:


On behalf of Alex Quizon, University of Michigan

    A few spots left for the CLaSH Annual Meeting in Boulder! Regular registration deadline: August 24th

    Our registration is open for our annual meeting in Boulder, CO and slots are filling up fast! If you’ve been waiting to decide, now is the time. Regular registration closes Aug 24 and rates will increase after. Join a great cohort of researchers and community partners for a dynamic 2 days of hazard science.

    Pre-meeting activities will take place on Sept 23, and main meeting activities will take place on Sept 24-25. We will have great programming, including:
    • The latest scientific advances in understanding cascading hazards
    • How to effectively communicate hazards to researchers, governmental officials, and the general public
    • Emerging hazards – what we should expect in the years and decades to come
    • Current modeling and forecasting discoveries
    • Over 50 poster presentations
    We will have an excellent lineup of speakers, including:

    Noah Finnegan - UC Santa Cruz
    Allison Pfeiffer - Western Washington University
    Katy Barnhart - USGS
    Mirna Kassem - UC Berkeley
    Ann Sinclair - Northwestern University
    Kate Allstadt - USGS
    Seulgi Moon - ETH Zurich
    Lori Peek - CU Boulder
    Erkan Istanbulluoglu - University of Washington
    Karen Kortz - Community College of Rhode Island
    Carla Restrepo - University of Puerto Rico
    Brandon Schmandt - SZ4D, Rice University

    This is a final reminder that our regular registration deadline is coming up this Monday, August 24th - register NOW to secure your spot! Learn more here. We hope to see you in September!

    Questions? Please reach out to contact@geoclash.org.
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