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December Chapter Meeting
Date/Time: Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
Executive Committee: 10:00 am Regular Meeting: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Program begins at noon. Location: Black Bear, 1150 E. Barnett Rd., Medford Topic: Cascadia Subduction Zone - Earthquake Preparedness Speaker: Rachel Lanigan, PE & Joe Strahl Description: Overview of the Cascadia Subduction Zone and the large earthquakes that have occurred in the past. A description of the very new ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system that will provide warning of an earthquake that has just happened. Why having just a minute or so of warning will save billions of dollars and many lives. What your business sector can do to participate in the savings in dollars and lives. Open discussion of ideas for use of ShakeAlert. Outline of Presentation What do we know about the Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake and past events? How will these earthquakes impact the Rogue Valley in Jackson and Josephine Counties? What are the chances of an earthquake like this happening in the next 50 years? How will an earthquake like this impact your business? Employees Customers, sales, delivery Facilities, equipment How does ShakeAlert work and what can it do to warn Rogue Valley residents? What will you do if you receive a ShakeAlert warning about a magnitude 8+ earthquake? What will you do to protect your employees? How will you sustain the necessary interest and investment over the next 10, 20, 50 or more years so that your organization will be impacted in minimal ways when the earthquake happens? Can ShakeAlert automatically prevent damage to your facilities and equipment? How? Bio:Rachel Lanigan is a civil engineer with 16 years of experience assisting water and wastewater utilities with long-term supply strategies, hydraulic studies, and master planning in the Pacific Northwest. Recently, she has worked with Tualatin Valley Water District, City of Gresham, and Clean Water Services to interpret and integrate the Oregon Resilience Plan guidelines into realistic seismic planning strategies. With the advent of ShakeAlert, she is identifying ways for utilities to incorporate earthquake early warning into their resilience strategies and is managing several clients in the USGS ShakeAlert pilot program. Rachel is the mother of two energetic young boys and lives in southern Oregon, where she is commonly the harbinger of doom and gloom among her friends who like to travel to the Oregon coast Oregon Professional Engineer, currently providing independent consulting engineering services. Previously served in public works departments across the country from Washington, DC to Jackson County, Oregon. Joe was Public Works Director in Jackson County from 1984 to 2002, where he was also Parks and Planning Director in the 1990’s. Joe started a company called Public Works Management, Inc. that provided engineering and management services to most of the small cities in the area. Joe became interested in planning for the next Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake in 2012 while in private practice and believes that the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system has the potential to significantly reduce damage and protect both the lives and livelihood of Oregonians caught up in the coming mega quake. 
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Click the video link on the right to watch the Southern Oregon Chapter President, Pamela Ahr, and Vice President, Michael Hill, discuss how we achieved Platinum Level Society Recognition and what it means to our Chapter.
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