October 2025 CRESCENT Annual Meeting - Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center

CRESCENT Annual Meeting

October 28-29, 2025
Seattle, WA

Meeting Goals

CRESCENT Annual Meeting

The CRESCENT Annual Meeting will:

1) Showcase advances in subduction zone science;
2) Provide an update across CRESCENT activities on progress and next steps; and
3) Foster connections between collaborators.

Poster Contest

Call for submissions

Are you an artist committed to community engagement? Are you passionate about geology? Do you want your art to contribute to something greater?

Then submit your design to this year’s poster contest!

We are seeking original art for our CRESCENT Annual Meeting poster and t-shirt. The winning designs will emphasize seismic hazard awareness and cooperation.

Prizes will be awarded for the top 3 designs and the 1st place design will be featured on the CRESCENT website, social media, and communication materials. Submit your design to cascadiaquakes@uoregon.edu by July 31, 2025.

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Meeting Details

Registration Open Now

By Friday, July 11th, please complete the registration form to attend the CRESCENT Annual Meeting.

For more information, please contact us at cascadiaquakes@uoregon.edu.

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Travel & Lodging

October 28-29, 2025

HUB, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Venue

This CRESCENT Annual Meeting will be held at Husky Union Building (4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195), University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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.

Bus lines 67 and 45 have routes that pass near the HUB and the host hotels.

For maps, directions, parking and other ground transportation information, go 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 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:

University Inn Booking Link

Watertown Hotel Booking Link

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.

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

12:35-1:40 CRESCENT Offshore Observations SIG Meeting (University of Washington, Husky Union Building, Room 160)

The CRESCENT Offshore Observations SIG (https://cascadiaquakes.org/offshoreobservations/) seeks to gather broad community input on offshore observational needs and priorities in Cascadia and identify specific areas for accelerated progress through coordination and the development of collaborations. This interactive lunchtime session will introduce the SIG and its planned activities for the coming year, and will also feature an update on SZ4D’s planning for offshore observations in Cascadia and Alaska.

Please grab lunch in the HUB foodcourt and join us in HUB Lyceum Room 160.

4:00 – 6:00 USGS Subduction Zone Meeting Poster Session (University of Washington, Husky Union Building, Room 145)

Student Opportunities in Geoscience Education & Inclusion at Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center (CRESCENT): Shannon Fasola

Friday, January 10, 2025

8:00 am – Check-in and Coffee (Alder Hall Commons)

8:30 am – Opening Remarks (Alder Hall Auditorium)

“CRESCENT as a hub for earthquake hazards research and resilience” presented by Diego Melgar, Director, CRESCENT, Ann & Lew Williams Associate Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon

8:45 am – Scientific Frontiers in the Cascadia Subduction Zone Presentations

“Regional-scale crustal architecture of the offshore Cascadia Subduction Zone revealed from active source seismic studies: implications for along-strike structural segmentation within the seismogenic zone” presented by Suzanne Carbotte, Bruce Heezen Lamont Research Professor, Columbia University

“Ferndale, Petrolia, and Cape Mendocino, oh my! Lessons and Open Questions from Southern Cascadia” presented by Kathryn Materna, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder

9:55 am – CRESCENT Working Groups Present

10:25 am – Cyber Infrastructure

10:40 am – Coffee break

11:00 am – Working Group Meetings

Noon – Lunch (provided by CRESCENT)

Graduate Student & Postdoc Lunch: Meet the CRESCENT Leadership
Graduate students, post docs, and early career researchers are invited to eat lunch with members of CRESCENT leadership for an optional networking opportunity. Please join us in Alder Hall Room 107.

1:00 pm – Scientific Frontiers in the Cascadia Subduction Zone Presentation

“Emerging techniques for precisely dating trees killed in Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquakes” presented by Bryan Black, Associate Professor, University of Arizona

1:35 pm – CRESCENT Working Groups on the Horizon

2:10 pm – Coffee Break

2:40 pm – CRESCENT Special Interest Groups Present

3:00 pm – Breakout Discussions

4:30 pm – Wrap-up

5:00 pm – Meeting Adjourns