Ground Motion Modeling

Workshop Goals

Ground Motion Modeling Topical Workshop

The goal of the Ground Motion Modeling Special Interest Group Topical Workshop is to define from a community perspective the broad needs, goals, and directions of ground motion modeling and hazard in Cascadia.  The desired outcome is to write a peer reviewed roadmap or opinion piece for this frontier.

Travel & Lodging

Venue

This CRESCENT Topical Workshop will be held at the University of Washington, in Room 334 of the Husky Union Building (HUB) located at 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195

Flights, ground transportation and parking

U District Light Rail station is 0.6 miles north of the HUB, 0.3 miles from the host hotels, and is served by regular 1LINE trains from SeaTac airport.

The following bus lines have routes that pass near the HUB and the host hotels: 67 and 45

For maps, directions, parking and other ground transportation information, see here.

Lodging

University Inn (4140 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105)

and Watertown Hotel (4242 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105)

are CRESCENT’s host hotels for overnight guests. Located less than a block apart from one another, they are on the west side of campus and a 0.7 mi (16 minute walk) to the HUB.


Book lodging in the CRESCENT hotel room block by following one of the links below:

Guests are to call 866.866.7977 before Friday, September 12, 2025, to secure their guest rooms. Guests should reference “CRESCENT” and specify which hotel (The University Inn or Watertown) to receive the Group rate. Reservations may also be made by using one of the booking links provided above by the hotels.

Agenda

Notes: All times Pacific Time. Agenda is tentative and subject to change.

Thursday, March 6

6:00 pm: Welcome Dinner (Location TBD)

Friday, March 7

8:30 am: Coffee and Check-in
9:00 am: Introductions and objectives for the day
9:15 am: Lightning Talks
10:30 am: Session 1 – Looking Back
11:30 am: Lunch
12:30 pm: Field Trip
3:00 pm: Session 2 – Getting Ready
4:15 pm: Session 3 – Looking Forward
5:30 pm: Workshop adjourns

Workshop Planning Committee

Valerie Sahakian, University of Oregon

Valerie Sahakian
University of Oregon
vjs@uoregon.edu

Alice Gabriel
University of California, San Diego
algabriel@ucsd.edu 

Erin Wirth, US Geological Survey

Erin (Wirth) Moriarty
United States Geological Survey
emoriarty@usgs.gov

Emrah Yenier
University of Western Ontario 
EYenier@haleyaldrich.com

Chih-Hsuan Sung
University of California, Berkeley
karensung@berkeley.edu 

Alex grant, US Geological Survey

alex grant
United States Geological Survey
agrant@usgs.gov

Brett Maurer
University of Washington
bwmaurer@uw.edu

Norman Abrahamson
University of California, Berkeley
abrahamson@berkeley.edu 

Morgan Moschetti
United States Geological Survey
mmoschetti@usgs.gov

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