2017 Meeting Program and Agenda

The Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) is funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Geological Survey to develop a comprehensive understanding of earthquakes in Southern California and elsewhere, and to communicate useful knowledge for reducing earthquake risk. SCEC coordinates a broad collaboration that builds across disciplines and enables a deeper understanding of system behavior than would be accessible by individual researchers or institutions working alone. At the SCEC Annual Meeting, members of the community gather to share and get updates on SCEC research projects and activities, as well as plan collaborations for the coming year.

The year 2017 is pivotal for the Center. It marks the beginning of the fifth phase of the Center (SCEC5: 2017-2022) and the year we transition to a new SCEC Director. During the 2017 SCEC Annual Meeting we will pay tribute to Tom Jordan, who has been the visionary leader of SCEC since 2002. We will welcome John Vidale as the new SCEC Director. The SCEC Science Planning Committee designed the program to review the advances of SCEC and to strategize for the goals set forth in the SCEC5 proposal. The meeting sessions are comprised of a series of thematic discussions to engage the community in the new efforts and initiatives of SCEC. Each theme discussion begins with two plenary talks, followed by moderated discussions on each theme. The SCEC community will provide input and guidance on those potential directions during the discussion sessions.

This year's session theme titles are borrowed from the Eagles' greatest hits. We welcome to the Hotel California those who are new the SCEC Collaboration, and look forward to connecting with our SCEC friends in Palm Springs to celebrate a pivotal year.

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