The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and the Structural Engineering Association of Northern California (SEAONC) will convene the Loma Prieta 25 Symposium on October 16, 2014, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake. This public policy symposium will be held at the Kaiser Center in Oakland at 300 Lakeside Drive. Expert speakers will include panelists from local Bay Area jurisdictions, and state, federal and regional agencies. Critical analyses about strengthening Bay Area communities, lifeline systems, and policies since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake will be presented.
Speakers--policy experts, community leaders and local, state, and national elected officials, and engineering and mitigation/resilience experts--will examine resilience progress accomplished in the last twenty-five years; discuss infrastructure interdependence; review best ways to finance community safety; and explore how cities apply implementation for a safer, smart future, as well as recommendations for community resilience building for future regional earthquakes.
Visit the conference site for more information and to register: www.lomaprieta25.com