The National Earthquake Risk Management Conference is scheduled for September 17-22, 2000 in Seattle, Washington.

Leading experts in each of these areas will participate in panel discussions and interactions with the audience in six plenary sessions.

• Lessons Learned -Our emerging awareness and understanding of risk from recent events throughout seismically active regions.
• Real-Time Warnings-New technology opens up new opportunities for risk management.
• Policy Strategies-Reducing the social and economic impacts of natural disasters.
• Successful Mitigation Strategies-The value of mitigation and incentives to reduce the risk.
• Building Codes and Standards for the 21st Century-Implications and implementation of the International Building Code 2000.
• Public Policy- An interactive, facilitated forum for discussion of the policy issues emerging from the conference and consideration of future implications.

The Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) website now has conference information posted at
www.wsspc.org/currenteq/events/nec2000.htm

Registration forms may be printed out there. Online registrations using a credit card may be made at a secure server at http://www.regweb.com/csnw/wsspc

Policy session and field trip descriptions, National Awards in Excellence applications, Affiliate member applications, and Exhibitor information are also available at the WSSPC website.

Questions may be directed to:
Patricia L. Sutch
Executive Director
Western States Seismic Policy Council
121 Second Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel. 415-974-6435
FAX 415-974-1747
Email: psutch@wsspc.org
Website: www.wsspc.org

Please pass this information on to anyone who might have an interest in attending the conference. Also forward this information to any companies or agencies which might have an interest in becoming exhibitors. Thank you.

The conference is sponsored by the Western States Seismic Policy Council, Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the U.S. Geological Survey. Co-sponsors are Association of American State Geologists, Central United States Earthquake Consortium, National Emergency Managers Association, Nevada Earthquake Safety Council, Northeast States Emergency Consortium, University of Washington Geophysics Program, Washington Military Department Emergency Management Division, and Washington State Department of Natural Resources.