Updates on Haiti from EERI

Updates on Haiti from EERI:

REPORT NOW AVAILABLE FROM USGS/EERI RECONNAISSANCE TEAM

The report from the USGS/EERI team that traveled to Haiti in late January is now available on the EERI website-this 50+page report summarizes observations from a five-member team with expertise in seismology and earthquake engineering. The field study was conducted January 26 - February 3, 2010, and included investigations in Port-au-Prince and the heavily damaged communities to the west, including Léogâne, Grand Goâve, Petite Goâve, and Oliver. The report can be downloaded from the EERI Haiti Clearinghouse website:

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SECOND RECONNAISSANCE TEAM TRAVELS TO HAITI 2/28/10

A second, larger multi-disciplinary reconnaissance team will travel to Haiti on Sunday, February 28th under the leadership of Professor Reginald DesRoches of the Georgia Institute of Technology. The scale of this disaster is so large that many organizations will be working together in conducting reconnaissance. The NSF-funded Learning from Earthquakes team will be joined by representatives from partnering organizations who are all traveling under Professor DesRoches' leadership. For a list of team members traveling to Haiti, click here:

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In addition, the ASCE Technical Council on Lifelines Earthquake Engineering (TCLEE) team, led by EERI member Curt Edwards, will be traveling to Haiti at the same time, and collaborating with the EERI team. Information on the TCLEE team is available here:

http://content.asce.org/TCLEE/Haiti2010.html

EERI DEVELOPING FRAMEWORK TO ENGAGE MEMBERS IN HAITI RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES

The EERI Board has appointed a committee to explore and advise on engagement opportunities for EERI members in Haiti recovery and reconstruction activities. More information on this activity will be available in the coming weeks.

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The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute is a national, nonprofit, technical society of engineers, geoscientists, architects, planners, public officials, and social scientists. EERI members include researchers, practicing professionals, educators, government officials, and building code regulators.