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Coastal Hazards Resilience Network Annual Meeting

Connect and learn about hazards and resilience projects happening along Washington’s coast at the next Coastal Hazards Resilience Network (CHRN) Annual Meeting. The event will take place on June 5, 2018 from 9:00AM-4:00PM at University of Washington, South Campus Center (Room 303).

9:00 AM – 9:25 AM Welcome
9:25 AM – 9:30 AM Break
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM Earthquake and Tsunami Session

  • Carrie Garrison-Laney of Washington Sea Grant: Introduction to earthquake hazards in WA and how paleoseismology is used to determine recurrence of earthquakes and tsunamis
  • Randall LeVeque of UW: Introduction to tsunami modeling
  • Daniel Eungard of the Washington Department of Natural Resources: Introduction to Washington’s tsunami maps and explanation for L1
  • Dan Abramson of UW: Tsunami hazard scenarios in community planning in Aberdeen and Neah Bay
  • Ann Bostrom of UW: Communicating information about hazards
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM to 1:30 PM Washington State Coast Resilience Assessment Session

  • Phyllis Shulman of the William D. Ruckelshaus Center: Review of the Washington State Coast Resilience Assessment
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Road Map to Washington’s Future Project Session

  • Joe Tovar of the William D. Ruckelshaus Center: Overview of the Road Map to Washington’s Future project and gather feedback from the CHRN
2:30 PM – 2:35 PM Break
2:35 PM – 3:15 PM Coastal Hazards in Review

  • Hugh Shipman
3:20 PM to 4:00 PM Closing

  • CHRN members share updates and closing thoughts
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Travel to Big Time Brewing & Alehouse

  • 4133 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Happy Hour