CRESCENT Annual Meeting
CRESCENT Annual Meeting
October 28-29, 2025
Seattle, WA
Meeting Goals
CRESCENT Annual Meeting
More information coming soon.
CRESCENT will hold a 1-day meeting adjacent to the USGS Subduction Zone Science Meeting, in order to:
1) Foster collaboration between our working groups and special interest groups;
2) Bridge gaps, and increase communication among subduction zone research groups; and
3) Identify and encourage synergistic collaborative activities between CRESCENT and the USGS.
Meeting Details
Registration Process
Registration is now closed.
Meeting Coordination
This meeting is being planned by a subset of the CRESCENT Executive Committee in close collaboration with the USGS Subduction Zone Workshop planning committee.
For more information, please contact us at cascadiaquakes@uoregon.edu.
Travel & Lodging
10 January 2025
Alder Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Venue
This CRESCENT Annual Meeting will be held at Alder Hall (1315 NE Campus Pkwy, Seattle, WA 98105), University of Washington, Seattle, WA on January 10, 2025.
Flights, ground transportation and parking
U District Light Rail station is 0.3 miles north of Alder Hall, directly across the street from Graduate Seattle hotel, and is served by regular 1LINE trains from SeaTac airport.
The following bus lines have routes that pass near Alder Hall: 255, 271, 372, 49, 70
For maps, directions, parking and other ground transportation information, see logistics information for the USGS Subduction Zone Workshop here.
Lodging
Graduate Seattle (4507 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105) is CRESCENT’s host hotel for overnight guests. U District Light Rail station is, directly across the street from Graduate Seattle hotel, and is served by regular 1LINE trains from SeaTac airport.
The Graduate has complimentary bike rentals available for guests. The bike includes a lock and there are bike racks near Alder Hall.
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
