<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear Colleagues,<br>We invite you to participate in the following topical session at the 2009<br>Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America in Portland, Oregon.<br>Abstracts are due by 11 August 2009<br><a href="http://geosociety.org/meetings/2009/">http://geosociety.org/meetings/2009/</a><br><br>T62. Reducing Risk from Geologic Hazards in the Dynamic Landscape of Oregon<br>and Washington<br>GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geology and Health<br>Division; GSA Geology and Society Division<br>Vicki McConnell, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries; Dave<br>Norman, Washington State Department of Natural Resources--Geology and Earth<br>Sciences; Cynthia Gardner and Willie Scott, U.S. Geological Survey,<br>Cascades Volcano Observatory<br><br>The dynamic Pacific Northwest landscape hosts a variety of high-impact<br>geologic hazards to growing communities. Session topics include hazards<br>affecting the region, recurrence intervals, tools for evaluating risk and<br>uncertainty, economic affects, and mitigation efforts.<br><br>====================================<br>William E. Scott, Geologist<br>David A. Johnston Cascades Volcano Observatory<br>U.S. Geological Survey<br>1300 SE Cardinal Court, Suite 100<br>Vancouver, WA 98683<br><br>(360) 993-8942 (voice); (360) 993-8980 (fax)<br><a href="http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/">http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov</a><br><a href="http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/">http://volcanoes.usgs.gov</a><br>====================================<br><br><div><br></div></body></html>