Events

• Disaster Preparedness Day at the San Mateo County Fair

  Join us for first-aid, Police, Fire, Emergency Medical Services and Equipment demonstrations. Learn how to put together a Disaster Plan and Emergency Kit!

• ACP Membership Meeting

  Learn about the robust emergency management and homeland security efforts for one of the eminent academic institutions in the world, the University of California, San Francisco! April 21, 2016.

• Taking the Fear Out of Emergency Preparedness

  Ana-Marie Jones gives us insight into why she thinks preparedness messaging in the US remains chronically ineffective, and she provides several tested, successful alternatives.

• 5th Annual Bay Area Science Festival

  Two weeks. Fifty events. Unleash your inner scientist. Oct 22–Nov 7, 2015.

• Discovery Day at AT&T Park

  Hundreds of hands-on activities, opportunities to meet local scientists and engineers, and plenty of fun and educational entertainment. Sat Nov 7, 2015 10AM–4PM.

• ShakeOut to Celebrate ADA

  Free Inclusive Preparedness Fair marking the 2015 Great California ShakeOut and the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Thu, Oct 15, 2015 9AM–2PM.

• Seismic Protection of Nonstructural Components: Six Months Since Napa

  AIA East Bay Monthly Program on Wed, Feb 25, 2015 in Oakland, CA. Wine and cheese reception to follow.

• BSSC Colloquium: Seismic Design Technology for New Buildings

  Learn about the 2015 Building Provisions, new technologies, why changes occurred, how they will affect new structures, and future research issues. Wed, Feb 11, 2015 in Burlingame, California.

• EERI Chapter Meeting: 5 years since the 7.0 Haiti Earthquake

  Interactive panel discussion focused on the recovery effort on Thurs, Feb 5 from 5:30–7:30 at ABAG in Oakland.

• 12th Annual Northern California Earthquake Hazards Workshop

  Science talks and panel discussions regarding earthquake hazards in Northern California on January 27–28, 2015 at USGS in Menlo Park.

• Lecture: Mapping an Earthquake Surface Rupture in the Digital Age

  Tim Dawson, California Geological Survey, will discuss new technologies geologists used in responding to the M6.0 South Napa earthquake that occurred on August 24, 2014.

• Red Cross Town Hall on Technology + Disaster Resilience

  How might emerging technology help you prepare for the next earthquake? Help influence the design of new programs that strengthen personal and community resilience. December 2, 2014, 2:30 PM–6:30 PM in San Francisco.

• America’s PrepareAthon!

  Register and learn the actions to take to prepare for specific hazards through drills, group discussions, and exercises.

• FEMA Webinars

  FEMA’s earthquake webinars are free and open to the public.

• Webinar: Increasing Community Resilience with Open Data, Analytics and the Crowd

  Learn how a modern, open and configurable GIS approach helps you to prepare, respond and recover more quickly in times of disaster. Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 8am Pacific.

• Webinar: Introduction to the FEMA Youth Preparedness Technical Assistance Center

  Learn about the tools, resources, and personalized assistance that are available from the FEMA Youth Preparedness Technical Assistance Center. Wednesday, June 11, 2014 10:45am–12:45pm PDT.

• What if the Big One Hits? Hacking Earthquake Resilience

  Scientists and coders make the Bay Area safer and more resilient by hacking urban data. 31 May 2014 from 9am–9pm.

• San Francisco Tsunami Walk

  Like an actual tsunami evacuation we’ll walk away from the bay and head to higher ground. The walk is on Saturday March 29 at 10:30am and begins at the Marina Green in San Francisco.

• Earthquake Interaction on the Scale of a Fault to the Planet

  USGS Geophysicist, Ross Stein will deliver the School of Earth Sciences Distinguished Lecture at Stanford University’s Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center on Monday, February 24, 2014 at 4:15pm.

• 11th Annual Northern California Earthquake Hazards Workshop

  Science talks and panel discussions on February 11–12, 2014 at USGS in Menlo Park (Agenda).

• CAPSS Earthquake Retrofit Fair

  January 28, 2014 3pm–7pm at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.

  See also: Map of retrofit projects completed in the Bay Area since the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake.

• 2013 Buildings at Risk Summit

  Learn how to best prepare your buildings to withstand and recover from California’s next major earthquake. This Summit will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 15 in San Francisco.

• Earthquake 2013 Business Preparedness Summit

  Free conference on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013 at The Aspiration Dome in Sunnyvale, CA. Agenda and Details.

• Hayward Fault Tour

  1 mile walk examining features along the Hayward Fault on June 8, 2013. Tour starts at the Fremont Earthquake Exhibit.

• Save-A-Life Saturday in the Bay Area

  Learn life-saving skills to prepare you and your family for emergencies. Events are happening throughout the Bay Area March 23 – June 1, 2013. All attendees will receive a FREE disaster kit.

• American Red Cross Bay Area Preparedness “Prep Rally”

  The American Red Cross and PG&E are hosting their annual preparedness “Prep Rally” on the 107th anniversary of the Great 1906 earthquake. Thurs., April 18, 2013 9:30am–1pm at the California Academy of Science.

• Warning California: Science and Technology to Reduce the Growing Earthquake Threat

  Lawson Lecture by Dr. Richard Allen, BSL on Monday April 8th, 2013 5:30–6:30pm at UCB.

• Get Ready 5th Grade Bay Area

  Workshop and webinars in November 2012 for program managers and teachers responsible for emergency preparedness and public safety education.

• The 1868 Hayward Fault Earthquake

  Dinner and Illustrated Talk By Historian Richard Schwartz on Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 5:30pm.

• Disaster Preparedness Day

  Sat, Jun 9, 2012 10am–2pm, San Mateo County Event Center, 2495 S. Delaware St., San mateo.

• USGS Open House

  Unique opportunity to interact with USGS scientists and enjoy hands-on exhibits on May 19th and 20th, 2012 from 10am–4pm at USGS in Menlo Park.

• EERI April Chapter Meeting

  Northern CA Chapter meeting about “Lifelines Interdependency” on Wed, April 25, 2012 5:30–7:30pm, San Francisco.

• Lawson Lecture Series

  “Insights into Earthquake Physics” by Dr. Bill Ellsworth, USGS on Wed, April 25, 2012 4–5pm at UC Berkeley.

• Emergency Preparedness Planning Seminar

  Seminar to help organizations plan for earthquakes and other natural disasters on Tue, April 17, 2012 3–5pm in San Francisco.

• Bay Area Regional Disaster Resilience Initiative

  Tuesday, January 31, 2012 from 9am–3:30pm (registration at 8:30am) at the ABAG MetroCenter Auditorium.

• Earthquake Hazards Workshop

  January 24–25, 2012 at USGS in Menlo Park, including a Panel Discussion on Making Your City Resilient to Earthquakes. Please be certain to register if you plan to attend!

• Webinar: Reducing Non-Structural Damages from Earthquakes

  Tues, Dec 13, 2011 at 1pm PST

  This webinar describes non-structural earthquake damage and techniques to minimize future injuries and property losses before the next earthquake. The target audience is building owners, facility managers, local officials, engineers, architects, small businesses, and emergency managers.

• Not by Land, Air or Sea…

  A Bay Area Transportation Resiliency Summit on June 28, 2011 at the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.

• San Mateo County “Disaster Preparedness Day”

  Saturday, June 11, 2011 from 10am–2pm at the San Mateo County Event Center, 2495 S. Delaware St.

• Earthquake Preparedness Messaging Workshop

  NEW RESEARCH: What messages create public behavior change? May 19, 2011 in San Francisco and May 20, 2011 in Sacramento.

• SF Bay InfraGard meeting

  The meeting on May 19, 2011 will focus on earthquakes, the #1 risk to the Bay Area’s critical infrastructure & key resources.

• Preliminary Briefing on Japan’s Tohoku Earthquake

  Attend in person or watch via free webcast or view the archive on PEER’s YouTube Channel following the briefing on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 9 a.m.

• Earthquake Retrofit Workshop for Homeowners

  Free event sponsored by ABAG on Saturday, April 9, 2011 from 10am–12pm at the Castro Valley Library.

• Earthquake Retrofit Workshop for Homeowners

  Free event sponsored by ABAG on Saturday, March 26, 2011 from 10–11:30am at the ABAG/MetroCenter Auditorium.

• USGS Northern California Earthquake Hazards Workshop

  January 24–25, 2011 at USGS in Menlo Park, CA.
  Agenda (.pdf)

• Mission: Secure your Space

  The Tech Museum in San Jose is doing a series of earthquake events and activities leading up to the ShakeOut October 18–24, 2010.

• NCGS Field Trip

  Geology and Tectonics of the Smartville Complex, NW Sierra Nevada, California led by Dr. Eldridge Moores on Saturday, September 18, 2010. Registration form (cost is $65).

• San Mateo County “Disaster Preparedness Day”

  Sat., Sept. 18, 2010, 10am–2pm at USGS: 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025

• Tri-City Safety Day (El Cerrito, Albany, Kensington)

  Annual Tri-City Safety Day on September 18, 2010, at the El Cerrito Plaza (in front of Lucky) from 11am–3pm. There will be engines, trucks, Hazmat vehicles, Police cruisers and motorcycles on display.

• CESA Coastal Chapter Meeting

  The California Emergency Services Association (CESA) is hosting the annual statewide emergency management conference and training, planned and developed by professional emergency managers. Sept. 14–17, 2010 in Monterey, CA.

• Hayward Fault Scenario Release

  EERI September Chapter Meeting on Wed, September 15, 2010 from 5:30pm–7:30pm in Oakland.

• Hayward Fault Lecture and Tour

  Dr. Gareth Funning from UC Riverside will discuss the “The Hayward Fault in Fremont: How it’s Moving, How we Measure It, and Why” at Tule Ponds on July 23, 2010 at 7pm.

• Thrive Disaster Resilient Forum

  Thursday, May 13, 2010 from 8:30am–4:30pm. The focus is on Strengthening Relationships and Building Partnerships to better address our own community needs before, during and after a disaster.

• Geology Field Day

  San Juan Bautista, California on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 9am.

• Earth Day

  40th Anniversary on April 22, 2010

• 100th Anniversary Jamboree, Boys Scouts of America

  Join the Bay Area Earthquake Alliance on April 15–18, 2010 at Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA

• Preliminary Observations from Chile Earthquake

  Attend in person or via live webcast on Tuesday March 30, 2010 3pm–5pm

• Thrive Quarterly Meeting

  March 18, 2010, 9am–11am at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Conference Center

• Northern California EERI Chapter Meeting

  March 17, 2010, 5:30pm–7:30pm

• “Are You on the Grid?”

  March 4, 2010, 10am–2pm. Building a Resilient Bay Area Through Public & Private Leadership Collaboratives: An Emergency Preparedness Training and Roundtable Discussion

• Earthquake Preparedness: Lessons Learned from Haiti and California

  Community Preparedness Live Webinar Series on February 18, 2pm–3pm EST

• USGS Northern California Earthquake Hazards Workshop

  January 26–27, 2010 at USGS in Menlo Park, CA

• Haiti Earthquake Presentation by Eduardo Fierro, BFP Engineers, Inc.

  January 26, 2010 at UC Berkeley