SoCalHUG: Meeting & HAZUS-MH Vendor Training
Agenda for SoCalHUG General Meeting
Date: Februrary 23, 2006 (1-4 pm)
Presentations can be downloaded using the links below.
1:05 | Welcome and overview of HAZUS-MH | |
1:20 | Introductions | |
1:30 | Earthquake module presentation: USC-Area HAZUS study | Mark Benthien (SCEC), Zaria Tatalovich (USC) |
1:45 | LA County social vulnerability study | Zaria Tatalovich (USC) |
1:55 | Flood module presentation: City of Irvine study | Fatih Dogan (ABS Consulting) |
2:15 | LA County HAZUS building inventory: changes over time | Jennifer Swift (USC) |
2:30 | BREAK | |
2:45 | Data Standardization project / HAZUS conversion utility | Hope Seligson (ABS Consulting) |
3:00 | ShakeMap update: Google Earth, RSS, ShakeCast | Bruce Worden (USGS) |
3:15 | Google Earth HAZUS maps | Doug Huls (OES) |
3:30 | ESRI HAZUS Web Seminar | Umut Destegul (ESRI) |
3:40 | Announcements and Questions | |
4:00 | Adjourn |
HAZUS-MH Earthquake Vendor Training
Dates: May 9-12, 2006
Location: Southern California Earthquake Center
A HAZUS-MH Earthquake Vendor course will be held on May 9 to May 12, 2006 in Los Angeles, hosted by the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC). This course is a key offering under FEMA's Private Sector Initiative, a multi-year project to select, train, and authorize a core group of HAZUS-MH vendors who will take the lead in providing fee-based HAZUS-MH training, technical assistance and software troubleshooting to a broad range of HAZUS-MH users.
The HAZUS-MH Earthquake Vendor course will be conducted by the team that developed and tested the HAZUS-MH MR-2 Earthquake Model. The course is tailored to individuals with experience in geographic information systems and a technical background in earthquake hazards, building performance and loss estimation methods.
Students who successfully complete the HAZUS-MH Earthquake Vendor course will be authorized by FEMA to provide HAZUS-MH Earthquake training, technical assistance and software troubleshooting.
The registration fee for the three and one-half day course is $900. Small businesses may be eligible for special rates under the PSI Small Business Scholarship Program.
For more information on the HAZUS-MH Earthquake Vendor course and the Private Sector Initiative, please contact Tom Durham at 703.362.7500) or visit their website.