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NSF Webcast: Learning from Haiti on April 27, 2010
On Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at 2:00 PM EDT, NSF will host a webcast featuring three of researchers who visited Haiti following the January Earthquake—geophysicist Eric Calais of Purdue University, civil engineer Reginald DesRoches of Georgia Tech, and social scientist Liesel Ritchie of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder—to discuss their work in Haiti and around the world. They will be joined by social scientist Dennis Wenger, who will discuss how U.S. and global agencies use disaster research to save lives.
For more information, view the press release:
http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/haiti2010/media_advisory.jsp
Preliminary Reconnaissance Presentation about Haiti Earthquake
TUESDAY January 26, 2010
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Auditorium in Room 310, Sutardja Dai Hall (CITRIS Building), UC Berkeley
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presentation by:
EDUARDO FIERRO, P.E.
BFP Engineers, Inc.
Presentation slides - 01/26/2010, by Eduardo Fierro (PDF file - 51.8 MB)
Related News Articles
- – Oakland Tribune article on Jan. 27, 2010:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/top-stories/ci_14274068 - – SF Chronicle article on Jan. 27, 2010: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/27/MN161BO28H.DTL
- – CBS Channel 5 news report on Jan 26, 2010: http://cbs5.com/video/?id=60841@kpix.dayport.com
- – Daily Californian article on Jan. 27, 2010: http://www.dailycal.org/article/107982/engineer_recounts_haitian_earthquake_aftermath_exp
On January 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Haiti caused extreme destruction to Haiti's infrastructure, economy and society. Eduardo Fierro, president of BFP Engineers, Inc. based in Berkeley CA, has just returned from a week of post-earthquake reconnaissance work investigating the damage in Haiti that was partially funded by PEER.
As the first earthquake engineer from the United States to do earthquake reconnaissance in Haiti, he will be presenting, for the first time, his personal account of the earthquake including photos and video that have never been seen. He will also share new information about the current situation in Haiti and will highlight the damage caused to the built environment from an engineering perspective.
How can I attend this seminar?
- Attend in person at Auditorium in Room 310, Sutardja Dai Hall (CITRIS), UC Berkeley
- Watch remotely via Webcast live at 3 pm Jan. 26 2010: mms://media.citris.berkeley.edu/PEER. The webcast will become available at 2:45 pm. It should load automatically, but if you have problems, make sure your computer has the latest version of Windows Media Player, RealPlayer or QuickTime installed.
- A video recording of the seminar will be available and posted to this web page by January 29th for viewing on demand.
This seminar is jointly organized and hosted by:
- – Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center
- – UC Berkeley Department of Civil Engineering, SEMM
- – Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
