10:00 – 10:10 am Welcoming Remarks from the Tech Museum of Innovation (Brooks)

10:10 – 10:25 Introductions (All)

10:25 – 10:50 The Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA) & What is an Earthquake EPIcenter? (de Groot)

1. What qualifies as an EPIcenter?
2. The EPIcenter collaboration in Southern California
3. EPIcenter organizational structure
4. EPIcenter focus groups
5. Statewide collaboration and sharing
6. Initiating and sustaining partnerships with the USGS, CGS, EarthScope Program, and other organizations

10:50 – 11:00 Discussion and Questions

11:00 – 11:30 Highlights from EPIcenter Activities in 2008 (Springer)

11:30 – 11:50 ECA EPIcenter Products (Amir & Boatwright)

11:50 – 12:05 pm Break and pick up food for working lunch

12:05 – 12:20 ECA EPIcenter Products (cont.) (de Groot & Springer)

12:20 – 12:50 Earthquake Hazards in Northern California (Boatwright)

12:50 – 1:20 The Great California ShakeOut (Mackie)

1:20 – 1:35 Brainstorming – Activities for 2009 and beyond (Brooks & Robertson)

1:35 – 1:50 Discussion, Dates for Future Meetings, and Adjourn

2:00 IMAX Film – Forces of Nature (optional)

Earthquake EPIcenter Key Staff and Coordinating Institutions

Coordinators:

Mark Benthien, Executive Director Earthquake Country Alliance
Robert de Groot, Earthquake Country Alliance – Statewide Coordinator EPIcenter Network

Jack Boatwright – Earthquake Country Alliance – EPIcenter North Coordinator
Candace Brooks, The Tech Museum of Innovation – EPIcenter North Coordinator
Susan Garcia – Earthquake Country Alliance – EPIcenter North Coordinator
Madelyn Mackie – Earthquake Country Alliance – EPIcenter North Coordinator
Jolene Redvale, San Bernardino County Museum – EPIcenter South Coordinator
Nancy Robertson, The Tech Museum of Innovation – EPIcenter North Coordinator
Lauren Schuman, Kidspace Museum: Pasadena – EPIcenter Children’s Museum Focus Group Leader
Kathleen Springer, San Bernardino County Museum – EPIcenter South Coordinator

Coordinating Institutions and Organizations:

Southern California – San Bernardino Country Museum, Redlands
Northern California – The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose
Statewide – Earthquake Country Alliance