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Thursday, January 25, 2001

8:00 - 9:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 10:20 Plenary Session #1
9:00
Welcome/PEER Overview
Jack Moehle, UC Berkeley
9:20
Seismic Performance Assessment Analysis and Its Uses
C. Allin Cornell, Stanford University
9:40
Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering Needs
William Holmes, Rutherford & Chekene
10:00
Socio-Economic Decision Making
Peter May, University of Washington
10:20 – 11:30 Poster Session #1
11:30 – 12:30 Plenary Session #2
11:30
Ground Motion Evaluation Procedures
Jon Stewart, UCLA
11:50
Seismic Hazard Simulation and Prediction
Paul Somerville, URS Corporation
12:10
Seismic Demands and their Dependence on Ground Motions
Helmut Krawinkler, Stanford University
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:50 Plenary Session # 3
1:30
Ground Deformation and Lateral Spreading
Steven Kramer, University of Washington
1:50
Building Component Characterization
Dawn Lehman, University of Washington
2:10
Bridge Component Characterization
Stephen Mahin, UC Berkeley
2:30
Electrical and Gas System Component Characterization
André Filiatrault, UC San Diego
2:50 – 4:00 Poster Session #2
4:00 – 5:20 Plenary Session # 4
4:00
Economic Evaluation of Earthquake Performance Standards
Richard Zerbe, University of Washington
4:20
Regional Economic Evaluation of PBEE
Peter Gordon, University of Southern California
4:40
Building Loss Assessment Methodology
Mary Comerio, UC Berkeley
5:00
Highway Risk Model
James Moore II, University of Southern California

Friday, January 26, 2001

8:00 - 8:30 Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:50 Plenary Session # 5
8:30
OpenSees Framework for Seismic Simulation
Gregory Fenves, UC Berkeley
8:50
Soil Simulation Models
Ahmed Elgamal, UC San Diego
9:10
Soil-Structure Interaction Simulation Models
Juan Pestana, UC Berkeley
9:30
Structural Simulation Models
Filip Filippou, UC Berkeley
9:50 – 11:00 Poster Session #3
11:00 – 12:30 Plenary Session # 6
11:00
PBEE Needs - Seismic Hazard Perspective
Norman Abrahamson, Pacific Gas & Electric Company
11:15
PBEE Needs - Buildings Perspective
Craig Comartin, Comartin-Reis
11:30
PBEE Needs - Bridges Perspective
Tom Post/Cliff Roblee, California Dept. of Transportation
11:45
PBEE Needs - Utility Lifelines Perspective
William Savage, Pacific Gas & Electric Company
12:00
Closure and Discussion
Greg Deierlein, Stanford University
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 5:00 Thrust Area Meetings
Discussion topics within each thrust area: research coordination, review synthesis reports, annual report and site visit preparation
3:00 – 3:30 Break
3:30 – 5:00 Thrust Area Meetings (continued)
5:00
Adjourn