Events & Resources
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Presenter: Bruce Johnson, ODOT Bridge Engineer
Event: Earthquake Preparedness Event
The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) PSU Student Chapter hosted the annual "Earthquake Preparedness Event" on April 1, 2019. Bruce Johnson, ODOT Bridget Engineer, was the keynote presenter for the event. Download flyer here
A disaster preparedness manual developed for Tokyo households by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is now available in English for free-download in PDF format. Follow the link and download chapter-by-chapter.
Hosted by PSU's Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies on January 29, 2019, panel members explored "equity in planning for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made emergencies" to "learn more about how equity is being integrated into emergency response and what more needs to be done."
Dr. Nishishiba, ICDR Co-Director, was one of the panel members.
Producer Ed Jahn, along with his Oregon Field Guide team at OPB, explores Oregon's state of preparedness against earthquake and tsunami in his special documentary premiered on October 1, 2015. Check out OPB's Unprepared news series for more online resources and collection of reports.