TSI is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting awareness and mitigation of the adverse impact of tsunamis on humanity. TSI holds Tsunami symposiums and workshops every two or three years, for the purpose of presenting recent advances in research, early warning systems and technology. Also, since 1982, the Society has been publishing, free of charge, its Open Access, international, scholarly journal, “ SCIENCE OF TSUNAMI HAZARDS”. This is the only peer-reviewed journal in the world specifically dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge about tsunamis, research advances, programs of preparedness and strategies for mitigating losses of lives and destruction of property. TSI maintains and archives an extensive electronic database of all its past publications at our own website and at mirror sites made available at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the DOAJ electronic database maintained by the University of Lund in Sweden and at THE NATIONAL LIBRARY, The HAGUE, NETHERLANDS. Recently, EBSCO Publishing invited the Society to include "Science of Tsunami Hazards" in their extensive online database. This collaboration (in process) will give the journal additional global exposure and readership in the databases of 90% of the academic institutions worldwide, including nation-wide access to databases in more than 70 countries.
The additional demand to organize, catalogue, abstract and archive the Society's electronic database for worldwide free access, has placed additional demands on TSI's limited resources. To properly meet TSI's objectives, we depend solely upon an increase in professional memberships, associate memberships and on tax-deductible donations from sponsors.
HONOLULU, HAWAII – Tsunami Society International will hold its 4th Tsunami Symposium in conjunction with the Ninth U.S. National and the Tenth Canadian Conferences on Earthquake Engineering. The joint conferences will take place on July 25-29, 2010 at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The US-based Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) and the Canadian Association for Earthquake Engineering (CAEE) are the organizers.
Under the theme “Reaching Beyond Borders,” the joint conferences will bring together more than 1,200 scientists, academics and professionals from about 70 countries representing a broad range of disciplines, including architecture, structural engineering, seismology, geology, geophysics, geotechnical engineering, tsunami, business, public policy, social sciences, regional planning, emergency response planning, and regulation, as well as leading government representatives from the United States and Canada.
Those attending the joint conferences will share the latest research results, knowledge and techniques in mitigating the destructive impacts of earthquakes and tsunamis. Detailed conference program is available online at http://2010eqconf.org/program.
Several presentations will highlight the conferences’ opening plenary session, on Sunday July 25 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. “The 21st Century Goal for Seismic Safety: Resilient Cities,” will be discussed by Chris D. Poland, Chairman, CEO and Senior Principal of Degenkolb Engineers in San Francisco, California. Roland D. DeVall, Senior Consultant with Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd, in Vancouver, British Columbia, will follow with opinions on “The Role of Structural Consultants and Design Practitioners in the Development of Canadian Earthquake Codes.”
The sessions of the 4th International Tsunami Symposium will be held mainly on July 27-28 at the Marine Room of the Westin Hotel. Dr. George Pararas-Carayannis will chair the Symposium. The Symposium will include presentations with interdisciplinary themes related to architecture, structural engineering, seismology, geology, geophysics, geotechnical engineering, numerical and physical modeling, societal impacts, regional planning, warning systems and emergency response planning and regulation. The overall theme of the Symposium is: “Advances in Tsunami Research and Technology”.
A special, joint conference session will be dedicated to the Haiti and Chile earthquakes and tsunamis of 2010 on Wednesday July 28, from 8:00am to 9:30am. The first part of the session will feature presentations on the effects that both earthquakes had on reinforced concrete buildings and soils and will include insights on social science aspects of the earthquakes and the correlation of ground motion with damage. Moderated by Reginald DesRoches, Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and leader of EERI’s post-earthquake investigations team to Haiti, the session will provide first-hand insights and experiences from experts who traveled to the earthquake-stricken regions in the weeks following the quakes.
The second part of the special conference session will continue in the Marine Room with two more plenary presentations on the tsunami impacts of the January 12 and the February 27, 2010 disasters that struck Haiti and Chile. Professors Murat Saatcioglu and Ioan Nistor of Ottawa University will speak on the “Engineering Significance and Lessons Learned from the February 27 Chilean Tsunami”. Dr. George Pararas-Carayannis, President of Tsunami Society International, will present an “Overview of both the Chile and Haiti 2010 Earthquakes and Tsunamis and an Assessment of Future Risks.
A Tsunami Award ceremony will be held at the Gala Luncheon of the Joint Conferences on July 27th. On Thursday, July 29, Dr. Tad S. Murty, will present the General Assembly with the summary of the results of the Tsunami Symposium.
Participants to the joint conferences will have an opportunity to attend over 100 technical sessions presenting state-of-the art papers on earthquake engineering research and practice. Special sessions and interactive panel discussions will address the Capacity for Seismic Risk Reduction in Developing Countries, Seismic Safety of Schools, Seismic Risk Assessment and Management of Civil Infrastructure, Seismic Design Codes in the U.S. and Canada, Seismic Risk Reduction of Nonstructural Building Components, and Structural Health Monitoring.
Colin and Julie Angus, joint recipients of the National Geographic 2007 Adventurer of the Year award, will be the special guest speakers at the joint conferences’ banquet on Wednesday, July 28, at Toronto’s Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex.
Technical tours will treat participants to an insider’s look at engineering landmarks such as Toronto’s Sky Dome and its “world’s first” fully retractable roof, and the CN Tower, the signature icon of Toronto’s skyline, and the tallest free-standing structure in the Americas.
An all-day post-conference field trip on Friday, July 30, will tour the Niagara Power Plant and Niagara Falls in the morning, followed by lunch at Queens Landing and a visit to Niagara-on-the-Lake in the afternoon.
Conference co-chairs are Andre Filiatrault, Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, and director of MCEER, and Ahmed Ghobarah, Professor of Civil Engineering and Joe Ng/JNE Consulting Chair in Design, Construction and Management in Infrastructure Renewal, at McMaster University. Technical Program Committee co-chairs are Shamim Sheikh, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto, and Catherine French, I.T. Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Minnesota.
Tsunami Society International is pleased to co-sponsor the 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering that is being hosted by EERI and The Canadian Association for Earthquake Engineering. The conference is titled "Reaching Beyond Borders" and will provide an opportunity for both researchers and practitioners to share the latest knowledge and techniques for understanding and mitigating the effects of earthquakes. The conference will be a a unique environment that will facilitate synergy between U.S. and Canadian colleagues, as well as other participants from around the world. This conference will highlight a broad range of disciplines, including architecture, structural engineering, seismology, geology, geophysics, geotechnical engineering, business, public policy, social sciences, regional planning, emergency response planning, and regulation. The Fourth International Tsunami Symposium will be held as the Tsunami Session of the joint conferences.
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TSUNAMI HAZARDS The Journal of Tsunami Society International
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25-29 July 2010, Toronto, Canada 
