CRESCENT Annual Meeting
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.
Meeting Details
Registration Open Now
Please complete this registration form to attend the CRESCENT Annual Meeting. There is no cost to attend the workshop, however travel and lodging support is limited for this program.
For more information, please contact us at cascadiaquakes@uoregon.edu.
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:
OR
Call 866.866.7977 before Friday, September 12, 2025, to secure a guest room. Guests should reference “CRESCENT” and specify which hotel (The University Inn or Watertown) to receive the Group rate.
Agenda
Notes: All times Pacific Time. Agenda is tentative and subject to change.
Monday, October 27
Offshore Observations Topical Workshop
Please see topical workshop website for details.
Tuesday, October 28 – Day 1 CRESCENT Annual Meeting
8:00 Check in and coffee
8:30 Opening Address
9:00 Session 1
10:00 Break
10:30 Session 2
12:00 Lunch on own
1:00 Session 3
2:30 Break
3:00 Session 4
4:00 Reception and Poster Viewing
6:00 Day 1 adjourns
Wednesday, October 29 – Day 2 CRESCENT Annual Meeting
8:00 Check in and coffee
8:30 Session 5
10:00 Poster Session
12:00 Lunch on own
1:00 Session 6
2:30 Break
3:00 Session 7
4:30 Closing Remarks
5:00 CRESCENT Annual Meeting concludes
Thursday, October 30
Ground Motion Modeling Topical Workshop
Please see topical workshop website for details.
Planning Committee
CRESCENT leaders bring expertise and connections from across the spectrum of engineering, research, and practice to guide the planning process.
Yihe Huang
University of Michigan
yiheh@umich.edu
Andrea Hawkes
University of North Carolina Wilmington hawkesa@uncw.edu
Andrew Meigs
Oregon State University
andrew.meigs@oregonstate.edu
Dr. Ed Nissen
University of Victoria
