Partnerships & Applications Workshop

June 26-27, 2025, University of Oregon Portland Northeast Campus, Portland, OR

Workshop Goals

A forum for inter-organizational connection and collaboration around Cascadia seismic research and resilience

Following the first iteration of this workshop in June 2024, this two-day* event is designed to explore the emergent challenges and needs of the multi-disciplinary community involved in earthquake hazard study and mitigation in the Pacific Northwest. A mix of CRESCENT research updates, community presentations, and facilitated discussion sessions will address the following themes:

Science communication
Emergency preparedness and response
Data availability and access
Resource limitations

READ THE 2024 WORKSHOP REPORT HERE

We encourage participation of representatives from across the spectrums of research, practice, policy and community organizations.

The Pacific Northwest Chapter of the National Association of Geosciences Teachers (NAGT) will be hosting their annual meeting alongside the CRESCENT Partnerships & Applications workshop and we look forward to some collaborative sessions to highlight geosciences education topics and opportunities.

*The afternoon of day 2 will feature an optional off-site field trip coordinated with NAGT.

Meeting Resources

Note-taking Documents

DAY 1 – Science to Practice SESSION

DAY 1 – Science COMMUNICATION SESSION

DAY 2 – ScENARIO NEEDS SESSION

DAY 2 – DATA DASHBOARD SESSION

DAY 2 – WORKFORCE & EDucation Opportunities SESSION

2024 Workshop Report

Summary of content, emergent themes, and next steps

U of O NEWS ARTICLE

College of Arts and Sciences Covers P&A Workshop

LIST OF WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS

QUESTIONS and Answers FROM PRESENTATION SESSIONS

Presentation Recordings

Community Speaker Presentations – Morning Session

CRESCENT Presentations – Afternoon Session

Breakout Discussion Takeaways and Closing Comments

Meeting Information Packet

Poster Presentations

#	Authors	Title
1	The CRESCENT Team	An Overview of the Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center (CRESCENT)
2	Emily Hooft, et al.	Building a Community Velocity Model for the Cascadia Region and Beyond
3	Tina Dura, et al.	Introducing the Science Goals for the Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center (CRESCENT) Cascadia Paleoseismology Working Group (CPAL)
4	Tina Dura, et al.	Catastrophic impacts of sudden coseismic subsidence and associated rapid sea-level rise during the next Cascadia subduction zone earthquake
5	Eric Dunham, et al.	The CRESCENT Dynamic Rupture, Earthquake Cycle, and Tsunamis Working Group (DET)
6	The CRESCENT Team	CRESCENT Community Fault Model (CFM)
7	The CRESCENT Team	Coupling, Seismicity and Slow-slip (C3S) Working Group
8	The CRESCENT Team	Special Interest Groups: Offshore Observations, Ground Motion Modeling, Ground Failure, and Cascadia Fluids Model Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
9	Alessandra Burgos	The Cascadia Coastlines and Peoples Hazards Research Hub (COPES Hub)
10	Carrie Garrison-Laney	Washington Sea Grant’s Coastal Hazards Resilience Team
11	Lori Dengler, et al.	The Redwood Coast Tsunami Work Group: Planning and Outreach on California’s North Coast
12	Jonathan Allan, Lalo Guerrero	Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries: A Partner for Investigating and Communicating Oregon’s Geologic Hazards
13	Todd Becker, et al.	Assessment of Tsunami Risk and Exposure to California’s Coastal Communities using FEMA’s Hazus Tsunami Model and ESRI Demographic Data
14	Sean R. Santellanes, Diego Melgar	Remapping Tsunami Inundation Hazard Using Heterogeneous Sources
15	Yajie Lee, et al.	Towards Probabilistic Tsunami Risk Estimates Using Stochastic Earthquake Sources
16	Yong Wei, Carrie Garrison-Laney, Chris Moore, Clint Pells	Testing Crustal Fault Tsunami Sources in the Salish Sea: Comparing Modeled Inundation With the Geologic Record at Discovery Bay, WA
17	David W. Edgington	Planning for Earthquakes and Tsunamis: Lessons from Japan for British Columbia
18	Tianhaozhe Sun, et al.	Northern Cascadia Drilling: Establishing plate-scale borehole observatories to study how plate boundaries communicate
19	Gabriel Lotto, William Steele	Using ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning to Reduce Earthquake Losses
20	Carla Herrán, Marcie Benne, Robert de Groot, Jenny Crayne	Engage with your regional museums, parks, and libraries for community resilience.
21	Michael R. Brudzinski, et al.	Examination of Usage Rates for the Multi-Hazards San Diego County Emergency App to Improve Earthquake Early Warning
22	Michael R. Brudzinski, et al.	Approaches to Multilingual Surveying on Hazard Awareness and Alerting to Improve Equity in Disaster Risk Reduction
23	Liz Safran, Erik Nilsen, Peter Drake, Bryan Sebok	Rehearsing Disaster: Earthquake Preparedness Behavior in an Interactive Environment
24	Amina Meselhe, Dan Cox, Dylan Sanderson, Jenna Tilt	Human-centered connectivity and transportation network recovery following a Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake and Tsunami
25	Ana Tijerina Esquino	Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub – Ongoing Research on Risks
26	Oregon Disaster Airlift Response Team (ODART)	ODART – An Aviation Resource to Assist Your Community (*tri-fold brochures)

Table of posters with links to digital copies where available

Attendance

*APPLICATIONS CLOSED*

To apply, please fill out the linked form by Friday 25 April.

Please note that due to space limitations, attendance for this event will be capped. We will reach out to accepted applicants in late April. Limited travel funds are available – please request support on the application form if needed.

If you have questions please email: acliff@uoregon.edu

APPLY HERE

Travel & Lodging

26-27 June 2025

University of Oregon Portland Northeast Campus, Portland, OR

Venue

The 2025 Partnerships & Applications Workshop will be held at the University of Oregon Portland in the UO Portland Campus Center (located at 2823 NE Holman Street) on June 26-27, 2025.

Flights, ground transportation and parking

UO Portland NE Campus is a 15-minute drive from PDX international airport and 9 minute drive from our host hotel. Shuttles from the hotel to/from the workshop will be available – sign up at the hotel front desk at check-in if you wish to take the shuttle. If driving to the venue, please park in the parking lot on the corner of 27th and Holman – a permit is not required for this lot.

The campus is near stops on bus lines 17, 70, and 75. Routes 17 and 70 operate on 30-minute intervals from downtown Portland, and route 75 operates on 15-minute intervals from SE Portland, connecting with the MAX Blue, Red and Green Lines. Visit the TriMet website for updated schedules and to plan your rides.

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

Lodging

Radisson Hotel Portland Airpor t (6233 N.E. 78th Ct., Portland, OR, 97218, US) is CRESCENT’s host hotel for overnight guests. Radisson offers a complimentary breakfast, free airport shuttle, on-site restaurant and full business center.

For those booking travel independently, a preferred block rate is available. The online booking link has expired and you must contact the hotel directly at 503-408-3676 or 503-408-3675 to book a room in the CRESCENT block.

Hotel courtesy airport shuttle Info: Upon arrival at PDX, retrieve your luggage and go to Island 2, the courtesy shuttle area located outside of baggage claim. Once there, call 503-251-2000 EXT 0 and let the staff know you are ready for a pick-up. Schedule your departure shuttle back to the airport with the front desk staff when you arrive.

Hotel to workshop shuttle Info: Radisson Hotel Portland Airport shuttles will be available to and from the workshop location (UO Portland Campus Center). You must sign up in advance for these shuttles. At check-in, clipboards will be available next to the front desk for sign-ups and it is your responsibility to be at the departure location 5 minutes prior to departure time for your chosen shuttle time(s). Shuttles from the hotel depart from outside the lobby entrance. Shuttles from the venue depart from the parking lot on the corner of 27^th and Holman (on the west side of the Campus Center). The shuttle will have the following schedule–reserve your spot by signing up on the clipboards next to the front desk:

Thursday, June 26:
- Depart from Radisson Hotel Portland Airport outside lobby entrance – 7:30a, 7:45a, and 8:00a
- Return from parking lot on the corner of 27^th and Holman – 6:15p, 6:30p, and 6:45p
Friday, June 27
- Depart from Radisson Hotel Portland Airport outside lobby entrance – 7:30a, 7:45a, and 8:00a
- Return from parking lot on the corner of 27^th and Holman – 12:15p

Luggage note: if you are flying out on Friday, you may store your luggage at the hotel front desk and retrieve it after returning on the 12:15 shuttle or you may bring your luggage to the workshop and a designated space at the Campus Center will be available for storage until you depart for the airport up until 4:30pm.

Agenda

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

Thursday, June 26

8:00 – 8:30 am: Registration and coffee

8:30 – 8:45 am: Welcome and introductions

8:45 – 9:45 am: Cascadia connections exercise – mapping interorganizational connectivity and communications pathways

9:45 – 10:05 am: Break

10:05 – 11:00 am: Science to practice case studies – panel presentations and Q&A

“From Models to Mitigation: How Tsunami Maritime Resilience Projects Provide a Safe Harbor for Partnership Discussions” presented by Daniel Eungard (Washington Geological Survey) and Elyssa Tappero (Washington Emergency Management Division)
“Fuel Resilience in Cascadia: Bridging Science, Policy, and Practice in Oregon” presented by Mike Kortenhof (Oregon Department of Environmental Quality) and Ana Tijerina Esquino (Portland State University)
“Community Partnerships for Understanding Landslides in Southeast Alaska” presented by Lisa Busch (Southeast Alaska Landslide Information and Preparedness Partnership – SLIPP) and Annette Patton (Oregon State University)

11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Science to practice roundtable discussion session

12:00 – 1:15 pm: Lunch (provided)

1:15 – 2:30 pm: CRESCENT working group, special interest group and seed grant presentations

Working Group presentations:

Community Fault Model (CFM) presented by Becky Fildes (Western Washington University)
Community Velocity Model (CVM) – plan for iterative inclusion of models presented by Pieter Share (Oregon State University)
Coupling, Seismicity, Slow Slip (C3S) – Earthquake catalog presented by Brendan Crowell (Ohio State University)
Dynamic rupture, Earthquake cycles, Tsunami models (DET) presented by Brittany Erickson (University of Oregon)
Cascadia Paleoseismology (CPAL) – coseismic subsidence floodplain impacts presented by David Bruce (Virginia Tech)

Special Interest Group presentations:

Offshore Observations presented by Jianhua Gong (Indiana University)
Cascading Hazards presented by Ben Leshchinsky (Oregon State University)
Ground Motion Modeling presented by Valerie Sahakian (University of Oregon)
Cascadia Subduction Fluids presented by Pieter Share (Oregon State University)

Seed Grant presentations:

“Cascadia Liquefaction Hazard Maps for Scenario Planning and Rapid Response:  Partnering  round  Community  Data  and Mechanics-Informed AI” presented by Brett Maurer (University of Washington)
“Enhancing interoperability between the SCEC and CRESCENT Community Fault Models” presented by Andreas Plesch (Harvard University)

2:30 – 3:00 pm: Break

3:00 – 4:30 pm: Addressing science communication challenges – workshop session

Introductory presentation by Ellen Peters and Maxwell Ely (University of Oregon)

4:30 – 6:00 pm: Poster/digital media presentations and reception

Friday, June 27

8:00 – 8:30 am: Registration and coffee

8:30 – 8:40 am: Welcome and introduction to day 2

8:40 – 9:35 am: Addressing Cascadia earthquake scenario needs – workshop session with introductory presentations:

“Broad needs for earthquake scenarios and the Canadian perspective” presented by Tiegan Hobbs, Geological Survey of Canada
“Why produce earthquake scenarios?” presented by Katherine Scharer, United States Geological Survey
“Use of earthquake scenarios for risk evaluation” presented by Albert Kottke, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

9:35 – 10:30 am: Building a Cascadia data dashboard – workshop session with introductory presentations:

“Towards a Cascadia Subduction Zone Datahub: Framework and considerations” presented by Lydia Staisch, United States Geological Survey
“The Washington Geological Survey Data Portal: What is it, Why do we have it, and How could it relate to CRESCENT initiatives?” presented by Megan Anderson, Washington Geological Survey
“Cascadia Lifelines Program (CLiP): Data to the Rescue” presented by Michael Olsen, Oregon State University

10:30 – 10:45 am: Break

10:45 – 11:45 am: Addressing skills gaps, training needs and geosciences education opportunities – workshop session (in collaboration with NAGT) with introductory presentations:

“CRESCENT and the Workforce of the Future” presented by Andrew Meigs, Oregon State University
“A Brief Introduction to the National Association of Geoscience Teachers” presented by Daina Hardisty, Mount Hood Community College / NAGT
“Enhancing Earthquake Risk Reduction through Professional Development” presented by Amanda McHale, Oak Ridge Associated Universities

11:45 am – 12:00 pm: Closing remarks

12:00 – 1:00 pm: Lunch (grab and go) and briefing for optional field trips

1:00 – 4:30 pm: Optional field trips (in collaboration with NAGT) – please note that spaces are limited and attendees must have pre-registered separately, and completed a waiver, to participate in a field trip.

Option 1: Seismic risk and resilience at the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub and Port of Portland Marine Terminal

This field trip will visit sites along the Willamette River in North Portland for views of the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub and Port of Portland Marine Terminal. Learn from subject matter experts and engage in discussion around seismic risk and resilience efforts at these locations.

Option 2: Seismic risk and resilience for critical infrastructure in NE Portland

This field trip will visit sites along the Columbia River in Northeast Portland for a close view of the Levees and Port of Portland Airport. Learn from subject matter experts and engage in discussion around seismic risk and resilience efforts at these locations. 

Option 3: Models and tools for advancing community preparedness at Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)

How can you engage your community in conversations about earthquake awareness and preparedness? Learn about event models like ShakeOut with potential to reach large number of community members, explore how tools like Raspberry Shake can support education and outreach, and get hands-on with demos that foster two-way conversations with people of diverse ages and backgrounds.

Workshop Planning Committee

This year’s planning committee includes representatives from agencies partnering with CRESCENT and research initiatives with a focus on local community relationships.