San Francisco Earthquake Safety Implementation Program

The Applied Technology Council - ATC will be hosting a free webinar on FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency P-50 and FEMA P-50-1, Simplified Seismic Assessment and Retrofit Guidelines for Detached, Single-Family, Wood-Frame Dwellings Wednesday, June 14, 2017 12:00 pm 1:30 pm Pacific ...Continue reading

This ambitious competition seeks to make the Bay Area a model for how to prepare for sea-level rise.

CALL FOR VENDORS! We're less than a month away till the 2017 Earthquake Safety Fair. There are a limited number of free tables available for contractors, design professionals, manufacturers, and lenders interested in connecting with hundreds of property owners looking to start work on retrofitting their properties. Participants will be provided a table and two chairs. We are unable to provide power so please plan accordingly. To register, please visit us at https://sfgov.org/esip/2017-earthquake-safety-fair

Join ELL San Francisco on Thursday, May 18, 2017, 6PM-9PM, for a public forum, social reception and pin-up in response to the Art-a-thon. An event w/ Stanford Urban Resilience Initiative & Co-Risk Labs. ELL would like to represent the vision of each participant by including all the work, process and documentation the messy, the clean, the written, the crumpled produced during the Art-a-Thon. This reception will be a space to discuss the event, show the process and produc...tion, and exchange ideas. The Art-a-thon was a two day event held on April 29th and 30th at The EPICENTER that brought together artists, designers, ethnographers, and scientists to collaboratively explore the future of the region in a world of climate change and natural disasters. The goals of the event included: a fun weekend with new friends, new longer-term collaborations, new ways of thinking about climate and disaster risk science, and compelling project proposals. Process work and documentation will contribute to the conversation at ELL. Location ELL San Francisco 670 Commercial Street San Francisco, CA 94111 RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reception-for-natural-disaster Learn more at the website: http://urbanresilience.stanford.edu/artathon

Interested in becoming an exhibitor at this year's 2017 Earthquake Safety Fair? Register today to become an exhibitor at this event where 1,000 people are expected to attend. There is no fee to participate. Space is limited. First come, first serve. Participants will be provided a table and two chairs. We are unable to provide power so please plan accordingly. Fill out the Exhibitor Registration Form here: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLScwCdPX84zlWerBY/viewform

The EPICENTER will be hosting Art-A-Thon for Natural Disasters and Climate Change in the Bay Area on April 29-30th from 9am-5pm (two full days of fun!) Join scientists, artists, engineers, and planners to create collaborative works of art that explore disaster and climate risk and envision creative futures for the Bay Area. An immersive weekend to deeply engage with others on the topic, and opportunity to turn prototypes to finished pieces for exhibition at a later date (3-4 ...weeks after event). Unique experience developed by the Stanford Urban Resilience Initiative and Co-Risk Labs. Works exhibited at ELL San Francisco, Stanford Campus and ArtsUp venues. Please RSVP by April 10, 2017 http://urbanresilience.stanford.edu/artathon/ For questions, please contact: [email protected]

Check out the SFMTA | San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's new 2-Year Vision Zero Action Strategy (San Francisco Resilient Strategy Initiative 1.13 - Continue to Push for Livable Streets)

VIDEO: "Seismic Retrofit Your Home - Part 2 of 2" [Season 2, Episode 7] During an earthquake, homes are in danger of sliding off their foundation. In this award-winning series, guest Thor Matteson, a structural engineer, demonstrates how to strengthen the cripple wall of a home, by attaching it to the foundation and the main floor of the home. A production of SFGovTV & the Office of Resilience & Recovery - Earthquake Safety Implementation Program (ESIP). ... http://www.sfgov.org/orr http://www.sfgov.org/esip http://www.sfgovtv.org/ Host: Patrick Otellini, Chief Resilience Officer, City and County of San Francisco Guests: Thor Matteson, Structural Engineer Peter Read, Teeran Construction Homer Yim, Simpson Strong-Tie Producer: Laurence Kornfield & Scott Wiseman Editor: Manny Velazquez & Scott Wiseman Camera: Leo De Asis, Jr & Jim Smith Director: Scott Wiseman Audio: Bill Dillon Executive Producer: Jack Chin Operations Supervisor: Bill Dillon Production Manager: Tom Loftus Graphics: Mark Bunch Production Assistant: Jeno Wilkinson #ResilientSF #SeismicSafety #CAPSS #ESIP #Resilience #StaySafe #Earthquake

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Request for Proposals - Resilient Communities 2017. The Resilient Communities program will award approximately $2 million in grants to projects in 2017. Each grant will range from $100,000 to $500,000 depending on category and will be awarded to eligible entities working to help communities become more resilient. The deadline for submitting a Proposal is March 30, 2017. -Category 1: Adaptation through Regional Conservation Projects... -Category 2: Community Capacity Building and Demonstration Projects http://www.nfwf.org/resilientcommunities/Pages/2017rfp.aspx

As a reminder, please join the Nor-Cal Chapter of EERI tomorrow at The EPICENTER for an evening of discussion about innovations in earthquake engineering youth education, school safety, and career path programs. From an esteemed panel of guests, you will hear lightning talks on how EERI members and other organizations are working to deliver fresh curriculum to elementary and high school students, advocating for safer school facilities nationally, and confronting challenges to... recruiting and retaining young engineering professionals, especially women engineers. Representatives from local university Student Chapter teams, including CSU Sacramento, UC Berkeley and Stanford University, will also attend to recap their plans to build the best structure for the 2017 Annual Meeting design competition. We will continue our Chapter's tradition of fundraising to help these students with travels costs to Portland. Donations can be made tax-deductible and will be matched by the Chapter up to $300. Date: Thursday, February 23rd Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (6:00 Networking, 6:15 Program) Venue: EPICENTER, 245 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 RSVP: [email protected]

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is seeking volunteers to host temporary seismic stations in the Walnut Creek/Pleasant Hill/Concord California area. Volunteers will be assisting with a new ground motion study that will begin in March 2017. For more information please visit https://www.usgs.gov//community-announcement-usgs-ground-m

Check out the SF Water, Power, Sewer (SFPUC) Laundry-to-Landscape (L2L) Graywater Program

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