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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Earthquake Insight LLC - Field Trip Planned for November
2011</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The next Earthquake Insight Field Trip will be held on
November 2-4, 2011.<span>&nbsp; </span>This annual outreach
event, hosted by the US Geological Survey, will start and end in St. Louis,
Mo.<span>&nbsp; </span>Field trip participants will learn
about the earthquake history of the central US and current exposures to
earthquake hazards in this area.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is especially for non-scientists, such as business
leaders, site selectors, elected officials, media, finance and equity
professionals, risk managers, portfolio managers, lenders, and business
continuity planners.<span>&nbsp; </span>The field trip will
be led by geoscientists, engineers, and emergency planners who are active in
current research and private state-of-the-practice.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The field-trip route will include earthquake-related sites
in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana.<span>&nbsp; </span>Stops will be made that show field evidence of the region&rsquo;s geologic
history; at a few historic structures damaged in the 1811-12 New Madrid
earthquakes; and at structures damaged in the 2008 Mt. Carmel, Ill.,
earthquake.<span>&nbsp; </span>The group will also see
engineered solutions that minimize earthquake risk to certain structures as
well as current earthquake research in progress.<span>&nbsp; </span>There will also be discussion of several
industries that have concentrated exposure to earthquake risk in the central
US.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Much of the value of past Earthquake Insight Field Trips was
from the candid, one-on-one discussions between earthquake professionals and
field-trip participants, who have mostly been from private-sector business
leadership.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Past participants have represented State Farm Companies,
Pfizer, FM Global, the Missouri State Senate, Wal-Mart, Chubb, AON, AG Edwards,
ABC/Disney, General Reinsurance, Time-Warner, Dillard&rsquo;s, Odyssey Re, The
Republic Group, Shelter Insurance, Edward Jones, St. Paul/Travelers, Enbridge,
Swiss Re, and many others.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For more information or to register, please contact Phyllis
Steckel at psteckel@charter.net or 636-239-4013 as soon as possible.<span>&nbsp; </span>Due to logistical constraints, the group is
strictly limited to 30 participants.<span>&nbsp; </span>Registration cost for the field trip is $550.<span>&nbsp; </span>Like every other past Earthquake Insight
Field Trip, this one also will be a sell-out.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The final report of the first Earthquake Insight Field Trip,
which was in 2005, is posted at <a href="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/reports/05HQGR0014.pdf">http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/reports/05HQGR0014.pdf</a>.
The route and content of each Earthquake Insight Field Trip since then has been
unique.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Earthquake Insight LLC</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phyllis J. Steckel, RG</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PO Box 2002</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Washington, MO 63090</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">636-239-4013</p>