100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Seismological Society of America

The 2006 William B. Joyner Memorial Lecture and the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Seismological Society of America

WHAT: William B. Joyner Memorial Lecture, Presentations on the Evolution of Seismology, & Birthday Refreshments!(Click for info and online registration.)

WHERE: Pacific Gas & Electric Company
245 Market St, San Francisco, CA
First Floor Auditorium
(Click here for a map.)

DATE:November 20, 2006

TIME:Doors open - 3:00 p.m.
Joyner Lecture - 4:00 p.m.
Birthday Celebration - 6:00 p.m.

REGISTRATION:
(required) $20, Students with ID are free.

The Society's founding members approved SSA's first governing documents 100 years ago on November 20. To commemorate this event, a special presentation of this years Joyner Lecture by NORM ABRAHAMSON will be held in San Francisco. Norms lecture is entitled "The Seismology-Engineering Interface: The Need for Two-Way Flow of Information."

Following the Lecture, Clarence Allen, Lloyd Cluff and a third speaker TBD will give short presentations on the evolution of seismology over the past century.

Birthday Cake and Refreshments will follow the presentations.

Registration is required. Price is $20. Students with a current student id are free, but a registration is required to reserve the seat. For more information and to register, go to http://www.seismosoc.org/meetings/2006birthdayceleb/.

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Susan B. Newman, Executive Director
Seismological Society of America
201 Plaza Professional Building
El Cerrito, CA 94530
snewman@seismosoc.org
(510) 559-1782 (direct);FAX (510)525-7204
http://www.seismosoc.org