2009 SCEC Annual Meeting - Save the Dates!

Dear SCEC Community,

The 2009 SCEC Annual Meeting will be held September 12-16 in Palm Springs, California at the Hilton Palm Springs Resort . The Annual Meeting will focus on developing the long-term research agenda for the SCEC collaboration, in preparation for the next Center proposal (due early in 2010). It is an opportunity for the SCEC community to provide input on SCEC research priorities for the coming years. Towards this end, the Annual Meeting will be divided into thematic sessions to focus discussions to define Center research priorities. Each session will begin with an invited talk to kick off and stimulate discussions on the theme.

As always, the SCEC Annual Meeting is an opportunity for the community to share and get updates on SCEC research projects and activities, as well as plan collaborations for the coming year. We invite you to present your research at the Annual Meeting poster sessions. Poster abstracts must be submitted online by the meeting registration deadline of August 21st.

The Annual Meeting will be preceded by three workshops:

* Dynamic Weakening Mechanisms (September 12-13)
* Transient Anomalous Strain Detection (September 12-13)
* Source Inversion Validation (September 13)

Doug Yule will lead a field trip to "The Enigmatic San Gorgonio Pass” on Sunday, September 13. The field trip is open to all students, but space is limited to 60, so register early!

For a full description of the workshops and field trip, see the Annual Meeting website: www.scec.org/meetings/2009am

Online registration will be open the week of July 13th. We encourage you to register early to reserve both poster space and hotel rooms!