[iris-bulk] 2009 GSA session - Reducing Risk from Geologic Hazards

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Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to participate in the following topical session at the  
2009
Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America in Portland, Oregon.
Abstracts are due by 11 August 2009
http://geosociety.org/meetings/2009/

T62. Reducing Risk from Geologic Hazards in the Dynamic Landscape of  
Oregon
and Washington
GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geology and  
Health
Division; GSA Geology and Society Division
Vicki McConnell, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries;  
Dave
Norman, Washington State Department of Natural Resources--Geology and  
Earth
Sciences; Cynthia Gardner and Willie Scott, U.S. Geological Survey,
Cascades Volcano Observatory

The dynamic Pacific Northwest landscape hosts a variety of high-impact
geologic hazards to growing communities. Session topics include hazards
affecting the region, recurrence intervals, tools for evaluating risk  
and
uncertainty, economic affects, and mitigation efforts.

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William E. Scott, Geologist
David A. Johnston Cascades Volcano Observatory
U.S. Geological Survey
1300 SE Cardinal Court, Suite 100
Vancouver, WA  98683

(360) 993-8942 (voice); (360) 993-8980 (fax)
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov
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