Thread: ORFEUS Annual Observatory Meeting and Workshop 12-14 Nov 2018

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ORFEUS Annual Observatory Meeting and Workshop
Athens, Greece, 12-14 November 2018

Dear colleague,

the ORFEUS (https://www.orfeus-eu.org/)https://www.orfeus-eu.org/)> Annual Observatory Meeting and Workshop of this year will be held in Athens,
Greece, on 12-14 November 2018.

The workshop will focus on Strong-Motion Seismology and Engineering Seismology. Core thematic areas are:

T1 - Coordination and knowledge transfer among Euro-Mediterranean networks and observatories;
T2 - ORFEUS / EPOS strong-motion services and products;
T3 - Challenges in Strong-Motion and Engineering Seismology and the role of ORFEUS in serving the community to face them;
T4 - Best practices in site characterization;
T5 - EPOS NFOs (Near-Fault Observatories) data integration.

The workshop will comprise oral and poster presentations. The oral program will include only solicited talks in all thematic areas.

The present list of confirmed speakers includes:

P. Bernard (IPGP), D. Bindi (GFZ), C. Cauzzi (SED@ETHZ),
J. Clinton (SED@ETHZ), C. Cornou (ISTerre), J. Douglas (Uni. Strathclyde),
U. Hancilar (KOERI), F. Haslinger (SED@ETHZ), I. Kalogeras (NOA),
S.-R. Kotha (GFZ), O.-J. Ktenidou (NOA), L. Luzi (INGV),
A. Marmureanu (NIEP), E. Maufroy (ISTErre), N. Melis (NOA),
A. Michelini (INGV), F. Pacor (INGV), A. Pinar (KOERI),
Z. Roumelioti (AUTH), R. Rupakhety (Uni Iceland), M. Shahvar (BHRC),
R. Sleeman (KNMI), E. Sokos (UPAT), A. Temiz (AFAD),
E. Tepeugur (AFAD), N. Theodoulidis (ITSAK), G. Weatherill (GFZ).

All attendees are encouraged to contribute with poster presentations in all thematic areas.
We aim to have a rich discussion that brings together experiences and ideas from the operational and research communities.
Students and early career seismologists are encouraged to attend.

The detailed program will be made available at the Workshop website: http://orfeus.gein.noa.gr/athens-2018/.http://orfeus.gein.noa.gr/athens-2018/
The tentative program starts Nov 12 at 9:00 and ends Nov 14 at 13:00.

The workshop includes a guided visit to the Acropolis and its strong-motion monitoring array on November 14 in the morning.
The workshop is co-sponsored by EPOS Seismology, and the participation of EPOS NFOs is encouraged.
The workshop will take place at the Amphitheater "Giannos Kranidiotis” (Akadimias 1, Athina 106 71, at walking distance from
Syntagma Square, the National Garden and the Acropolis of Athens), thanks to the support of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, the Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO, the UNESCO Chair on Natural Hazards in the Geosphere, the
Hydrosphere and the Atmosphere, established at NOA in 2006.

The participation to the workshop is free of charge, including buffet lunches and a social dinner on Monday night.

Please register as soon as possible at: https://www.orfeus-eu.org/other/workshops/orfeus-annual-2018/

Looking forward to meeting many of you in Athens this fall!

The ORFEUS Workshop Organising Committee

PS: please forward this announcement to any interested colleague.

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