8-5-09 EPIcenter Meeting Agenda
The Tech Museum of Innovation – San Jose, CA
5 August 2009
10:00 – 10:10 am Welcoming Remarks from the Tech Museum of Innovation (Brooks)
10:10 – 10:25 Introductions (All)
10:25 – 10:50 The Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA) & What is an Earthquake EPIcenter? (de Groot)
- What qualifies as an EPIcenter?
- The EPIcenter collaboration in Southern California
- EPIcenter organizational structure
- EPIcenter focus groups
- Statewide collaboration and sharing
- Initiating and sustaining partnerships with the USGS, CGS, EarthScope Program, and other organizations
10:50 – 11:00 Discussion and Questions
11:00 – 11:30 Highlights from EPIcenter Activities in 2008 (Springer)
11:30 – 11:50 ECA EPIcenter Products (Amir & Boatwright)
11:50 – 12:05 pm Break and pick up food for working lunch
12:05 – 12:20 ECA EPIcenter Products (cont.) (de Groot & Springer)
12:20 – 12:50 Earthquake Hazards in Northern California (Boatwright)
12:50 – 1:20 The Great California ShakeOut (Mackie)
1:20 – 1:35 Brainstorming – Activities for 2009 and beyond (Brooks & Robertson)
1:35 – 1:50 Discussion, Dates for Future Meetings, and Adjourn
2:00 IMAX Film – Forces of Nature (optional)
Earthquake EPIcenter Key Staff and Coordinating Institutions
Coordinators:
Mark Benthien, Executive Director Earthquake Country Alliance
Robert de Groot, Earthquake Country Alliance – Statewide Coordinator EPIcenter Network
Jack Boatwright – Earthquake Country Alliance – EPIcenter North Coordinator
Candace Brooks, The Tech Museum of Innovation – EPIcenter North Coordinator
Susan Garcia – Earthquake Country Alliance – EPIcenter North Coordinator
Madelyn Mackie – Earthquake Country Alliance – EPIcenter North Coordinator
Jolene Redvale, San Bernardino County Museum – EPIcenter South Coordinator
Nancy Robertson, The Tech Museum of Innovation – EPIcenter North Coordinator
Lauren Schuman, Kidspace Museum: Pasadena – EPIcenter Children’s Museum Focus Group Leader
Kathleen Springer, San Bernardino County Museum – EPIcenter South Coordinator
Coordinating Institutions and Organizations:
Southern California – San Bernardino Country Museum, Redlands
Northern California – The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose
Statewide – Earthquake Country Alliance