PRELIMINARY AGENDA. President IRIS Consortium Introduction of the Speaker Dr. Olga Cabello

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1 PRELIMINARY AGENDA Sunday October 24 18:00 Networking Reception 19:30 Dinner 20:30 Welcome and Opening Address Call to order Dr. Olga Cabello Welcome Dr. Marino Protti Opening Remarks Dr. David Simpson (confirmed) President IRIS Consortium Introduction of the Speaker Dr. Olga Cabello Keynote Address Mr. Andrew W. Reynolds (confirmed) Acting Science and Technology Adviser to the U.S. Secretary of State Monday October 25 7:00-8:00 Breakfast 8:00-8:40 Introduction Framing the Workshop Dr. Karen Fischer Opening Address H.E. Dr. Federico Cuello (invited) Dominican Republic Ambassador to the U.N. 8:40 10:00 Geophysics in Service to Society Session Chair - Wayne Pennington 8:40 Haiti earthquake Dr. Eric Calais 9:00 Tsunami modeling and real-time tsunami monitoring in the Caribbean Dr. Victor Huerfano 9:20 Impact of the Southern California Earthquake Center: Lessons Learned Dr. Greg Beroza 9:40 Open discussion 10:00-10:30 Break

2 10:30-12:15 Understanding Plate Boundary Processes Session Chair Dr. Marino Protti 10:30 The Contribution of Slow Slip to Strain Release and Earthquake Hazard at Plate Boundaries: The Case of Nicoya, Costa Rica Dr. Susan Schwartz 10:50 Plate boundary deformation within the Caribbean plate Dr. Jay Pulliam 11:10 Imaging circum-pacific subduction zones with earthquakes: fluid pathways and the origins of volcanic arcs Dr. Geoffrey Abers 11:30 Subduction in the Southern Caribbean Dr. Alan Levander 11:50 Open discussion 12:15-14:00 Luncheon Featured Speaker: H.E. Anne Slaughter Andrew (invited) U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica Group Picture 14:00 15:30 National and Regional Perspectives on Existing Capabilities and Needs Panel Session I Chair Dr. Ronnie Quintero 15:35-16:00 Break This and the following session will consist of panel presentations of selected representatives (one from each participating country) who will discuss their country s specific technical, scientific and human resources, concerns, needs and opportunities. 16:00-18:00 National and Regional Perspectives on Existing Capabilities and Needs Panel Session II Chair Dr. Carlos Valdes This and the preceding session will consist of panel presentations of selected representatives (one from each participating country) who will discuss their country s specific technical, scientific and human resources, concerns, needs and opportunities. 18:30-20:00 Dinner Featured Speaker: David W. Simpson, President, the IRIS Consortium "Establishing a Culture of Shared Resources for Research and Education" 20:00 22:00 Posters and informal discussion

3 Tuesday, October 26 7:30 8:30 Breakfast 8:30 9:30 Cooperative Facilities Supporting Geophysical Research Session Chair Dr. Roberte Momplaisir 9:40 10:00 Break 8:30 Inter-institutional and Intergovernmental Arrangements: MIDAS and the Caribbean Tsunami Warning System Dr. Christa von Hillebrandt-Andrade 8:50 Lessons Learned From The Plate Boundary Observatory: Building Geophysical Networks in Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean Through International Collaboration Dr. Karl Feaux 9:10 Data Archiving and Exchange Models Dr. Timothy Ahern 10:00 11:00 Cooperative Facilities Supporting Geophysical Research Session Chair Dr. Mauricio Mora 10:00 Instrument Sharing and Joint Experiments Dr. James Gridley 10:20 Engaging the next generation of researchers through education Dr. John Taber 10:40 Social Networks to Collaborate, Integrate and Mr. Ruben Moreno Connect: An Application to Environmental Security 11:00 12:30 Panel Presentation: Scientific Development Opportunities and Strategies for Risk Reduction Session Leaders Art Lerner-Lam and Lyndon Brown The World Bank Mr. Josh Mandell (confirmed) and WB/DRM (invited) U.S. Agency for International Development Mr. Timothy Callaghan (confirmed) U.S. National Science Foundation Dr. Mark Suskin (invited) Deputy Director of the Office of International Science and Engineering Dr. James Whitcomb (invited) 12:30-14:00 Luncheon Featured Speaker- Mr. Tim Callaghan (confirmed) USAID Senior Regional Advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean

4 14:00 14:15 Outline and tasking of breakout working groups Dr. Raymond Willemann 14:15 15:30 Breakout Sessions I (Concurrent) a) Research products to address hazard mitigation needs Session Leaders Dr. Daniel McNamara and Dr. Alberto Lopez Venegas 15:30 15:45 Break b) Support for research collaborations Session Leaders Dr. Carlos Vargas and Dr. Heather DeShon 15:45 17:00 Breakout Sessions II (Concurrent) a) Regional data archiving and exchange Session Leaders Dr. Victor Huerfano and Dr. Andrew Newman b) Regional internship and education programs Session Leaders Dr. Grenville Draper and Mr. Lepolt Linkimer 17:00 18:00 Breakout Sessions III (Concurrent) a) Regional instrument sharing and joint experiments Session Leaders Dr. James Gridley and Dr. Rafael Pujols b) Organizational models and trans-sector communications Session Leaders Dr. Eric Calais and Dr. Olga Cabello 18:00 20:00 Dinner 20:00 22:00 Posters and informal discussion Featured Speaker Ms. Jennifer Guralnick, Disaster Reduction Advisor of UNISDR Americas Implementation of the Hyogo Protocol in Latin America Making Cities Resilient to Disasters: My city is getting ready!

5 Wednesday October 27 7:30-8:30 Breakfast 8:30-10:30 Reports from Breakout Sessions Session Leader Dr. Jean Weaver Research products to address hazard mitigation needs Regional data archiving and exchange Regional instrument sharing and joint experiments Regional internship and education programs Support for groups of research collaborators Organizational models and trans-sector communication 10:30 11:00 Break 11:00-12:00 Discussion of concrete steps moving forward Session Leader Dr. Wayne Pennington Research products to address hazard mitigation needs Regional data archiving and exchange 12:00 13:30 Lunch 13:30-15:30 Discussion of concrete steps moving forward Session Leader Dr. Wayne Pennington Regional instrument sharing and joint experiments Regional internship and education programs Support for small groups of research collaborators Organization models and trans-sector communication 15:30 16:00 Break 16:00 17:00 Ratification of workshop outcomes and concluding remarks Session leader Dr. Jay Pulliam 18:00 20:00 Dinner