AGENDA FOR EARTHQUAKE READINESS WORKSHOP - DRAFT
LA SERENA - 3-4 DECEMBER 2007

MISSION

The purpose of this workshop is to establish the potential for significant seismic events to adversely affect our people and equipment in Chile and to generate action items to protect our human and scientific assets prior to the occurrence of a significant seismic event. These action items will result in the planning, response and recovery procedures needed to properly protect all of our human and material assets in Chile.

WORKSHOP AGENDA

DAY ONE (Monday December 3)

  1. 9:00 Introduction and Greeting Jean-Rene Roy (Gemini Observatory)
  2. 9:10 "New Considerations about Chile's Seismic Hazard" Sergio Barrientos (University of Chile)
  3. 9:40 October 16, 2006 Earthquake in Hawaii Derrick Salmon (Canada France Hawaii Telescope)
  4. 10:30 Break
  5. 10:45 Seismic Sensors and Networks Sergio Barrientos (University of Chile)
  6. 11:15 Seismic Design Considerations Mike Sheehan (Gemini Observatory) and Seismic Design Considerations Mike Gedig (TMT)
  7. Noon Introduction to Working Group Sessions
  8. 12:15 Lunch
  9. 13:15 Working Group Sessions
    1. Seismic Design Considerations - New Observatories
      1. Leads - Kei Szeto, Mike Sheehan, Jeff Barr
    2. Seismic Retrofit of Existing Observatories
      1. Leads - Dan Neff, Jose Teran
    3. Seismic Sensors and Networks
      1. Leads - Sergio Barientos, Derrick Salmon
  10. 14:45 Break
  11. 15:00 Report from the Seismic Design Considerations Working Group
  12. 15:30 Report from the Seismic Retrofit Working Group
  13. 16:00 Report from the Sensors and Instrumentation Working Group
  14. 16:30 Wrap up and Open Discussion

DAY TWO (Tuesday December 4)

  1. 09:00 Day 2 Introduction
  2. 09:10 National System of Civil Protection to Reduce the Vulnerability of People and their Assets to Seismic Events Mario Perez (ONEMI) (SPANISH)
  3. 09:50 AURA Facilities and Seismic Considerations, Sergio Franco (AURA) (SPANISH)
  4. 10:10 ESO Facilities and Seismic Considerations Roberto Tamai (ESO)
  5. 10:30 Break
  6. 10:40 ALMA Facilities and Seismic Considerations, Eduardo Donoso
  7. 11:00 Existing AURA Safety Plans and Considerations for Major Emergencies Mario Gonzalez (AURA) (SPANISH)
  8. 11:20 Existing ESO Safety Plans and Considerations for Major Emergencies Michael Boecker (ESO)
  9. 11:40 Introduction to Working Group Sessions
  10. 12:00 Lunch
  11. 13:00 Working Group Sessions
    1. Planning Considerations to Prepare for the Impact of a Major Earthquake
      1. Mario Gonzalez, Jacques Lassalle, Gale Brehmer
    2. Planning Considerations for Period of Time During a Major Earthquake
      1. Chuck Gessner, Gabriel Perez, Antonio Saldias
    3. Planning Considerations for the Period of Time Just After a Major Earthquake
      1. Sergio Franco, Michael Boecker, Pete McEvoy
  12. 14:30 Break
  13. 14:45 Report from Before Earthquake Safety Planning Working Group
  14. 15:15 Report from During Earthquake Safety Planning Working Group
  15. 15:45 Report from After Earthquake Safety Planning Working Group
  16. 16:15 Wrap-up and Open Discussion

Useful Earthquake Resources

  1. Extintores (WMV)
  2. VIAS DE ESCAPE GEMINI Telescopio (WMV)
  3. VIA DE ESCAPE CTIO SOAR Telescopio (WMV)
  4. National Earthquake Information Center - NEIC
  5. Servicio Sismológico de la Universidad de Chile
  6. Federal Emergency Management Agency
  7. U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program