Second Announcement
Eastern Section - Seismological Society of America
Host: Pradeep Talwani and Tom Owens
Department of Geological Sciences
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Location: Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Hotels and Lodging:
Embassy Suites
200 Stoneridge Drive
Columbia, SC 29210
(803)252-8700, (803)256-8749 fax
www.embassysuites.com
ALL suites, $109.00 (includes breakfast buffet)
(Price only valid through 9/26/01)
Registration
The registration fee includes the cost of the Icebreaker (10/14)
lunches (10/15 & 10/16), and the evening banquet (10/15).
The following events are planned:
Sunday, October 14, 2001: Field Trip to Summerville and Charleston area to see visible effects of 1886 earthquake.
Sunday, October 14, 2001, PM: Ice Breaker and Registration
Monday, October 15, 2001, PM: Banquet
Monday-Tuesday, October 15-16, 2001: Technical Sessions
Special Sessions:
*SCR Earthquakes and Lessons Learned from the Bhuj, India earthquake of January 26, 2001
*Seismic Hazard in Southeastern U.S. (seismology and engineering aspects)
*Seismology in Education (K-12, College)
*Active Tectonics in Southeastern U.S
Abstract deadline: October 1, 2001.