Reconnaissance Training Workshop
Description
The Reconnaissance Training Workshop on Tuesday, April 9 will provide instruction in post-earthquake reconnaissance tools and techniques, such as documenting perishable data on geological, geotechnical, structural, and lifelines impacts; utilizing instruments, survey tools, and mobile-based software apps in the field; understanding resources for sharing, publishing, and archiving reconnaissance data; and dealing with the methodological and ethical dimensions of rapid-response research in post-disaster contexts. The workshop will feature presentations from key organizations in the reconnaissance community as well as a presentation from the Washington Geological Survey introducing the multi-hazard Washington Geologic Hazards Clearinghouse, a new framework for coordinating reconnaissance following earthquake, tsunami, landslide, and volcano events impacting Washington State.
Registration is required to attend this workshop.
9:05-9:10 AM: Welcome and Overview
- Elizabeth Angell, EERI
9:10-10:00 AM: Roundtable: Introduction to the Disaster Reconnaissance Community
- Mike Mieler, EERI-Learning From Earthquakes
- Lori Peek, CONVERGE and SSEER
- David Frost, GEER
- Selim Gunay, StEER
- Joe Wartman, NHERI-RAPID
- Mehmet Celebi, USGS
10:00-10:30 AM: Introduction to the Washington Geologic Hazards Clearinghouse Plan
- Corina Allen, Washington Geological Survey
10:30-10:45 AM: Break
10:45-12:00 AM: Field Readiness: Ethical and Practical Concerns
- Lori Peek, Natural Hazards Center, CONVERGE, and SSEER
- David Frost, GEER
- Maximilian Dixon, Washington Emergency Management Division
12:00 PM-1:00 PM: Lunch
1:00-1:30: Tools for Friday’s Field Exercise
- Sheelagh McCarthy and Susan Schnur, Washington Geological Survey
1:30-3:30 PM: How to Conduct Reconnaissance: Case Studies and Techniques
- Jeff Berman, NHERI-RAPID
- Steve Angster, USGS
- Brad Wham, University of Colorado
- Rick Wilson, California Geological Survey