The 2023 PEER Annual Meeting will be held August 24-25 in the MLK Building, Pauley Ballroom and will feature the role of trans-disciplinary performance-based engineering for natural hazards to achieve economic and community resilience. The meeting will open on Thursday, August 24th with forward-looking plenary sessions on the Turkey, Ecuador and Ferndale earthquakes, and how these events relate to the US. The PEER Student Committee will hold Lightning Talks in the afternoon with a cash prize given to the winning presentation. The day will close with a poster presentation and reception.

On Friday, August 25th, concurrent breakout sessions will be formatted for presentations on PEER funded projects. All sessions will feature research, its implementation, and discussion of advancements needed for the future. Other plenary sessions will look at new funding opportunities and include a panel discussion.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

  • Early Bird pricing ends on July 24, 2023 at 11:59 PM, PST
  • Faculty / General / Community Early Bird: $200; Regular $300
  • Student (Core Institution and Educational Affiliates) $25 (no refunds) (updated 8/1/23)
  • Student (Non-Core and Non Educational Affiliates) Early Bird: $75; Regular: $150

REGISTER HERE

POSTER SESSION & STUDENT PARTICIPATION

  • Emerging researchers and students are encouraged to apply to participate in the poster session and selected sessions during the annual meeting.
  • If a student’s poster is selected, they will have the opportunity to participate as an assistant moderator at selected sessions during the Annual Meeting.
  • All accepted posters will be displayed during the PEER poster session on the evening of Thursday, August 24, 2023.
  • Deadline for poster session applications is Monday, August 14, 2023 (updated 8/10/23)
  • Notifications will be sent on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 (updated 8/10/2023)

Apply for the poster session

Details about poster formatting

PARKING AND LOCAL HOTELS

                                                          Schedule at a Glance

Thursday
August 24, 2023

Friday
August 25, 2023
8:00 – 8:30 AM REGISTRATION / BREAKFAST REGISTRATION / BREAKFAST
8:30 – 10:00 AM PLENARY 1

Opening & Welcome
Major PEER Projects

Plenary 5

Future Funding Opportunities & PEER Experimental Facilities
10:00 – 10:30 AM   BREAK BREAK
10:30 –12:00 PM

Plenary 2

Recent Earthquakes and Implications for USA

 Session 6a: PEER Bridge Program
Session 6b: Networks and Regional Simulations

PEER Researcher Presentations
12:00 – 1:30 PM LUNCH LUNCH
1:30 – 3:00 PM

Plenary 3

PEER Research to Practice

Session 7a: Structures
Session 7b: GeoHazards and GeoSystems

PEER Researcher Presentations
3:00 – 3:30 PM BREAK BREAK
3:30 – 5:00 PM Plenary 4

PEER Student Committee (PSC) Lightning Talks
(Winner will be annouced at the Poster Session)

Plenary 8

Panel Discussion on Use of AI in Earthquake Engineering and Open Mic
5:00 – 7:30 PM Poster Session & Reception

Full Program

Presenter Bios

Poster Presentations

Annual Meeting Video Playlist