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  • Monday, 10 May 2010
    • 08:15 - 09:00 Registration
      • 08:15 Registration 45'
    • 09:00 - 09:30 Opening
      • 09:00 Opening 30'
        Speaker: Undersecretary On. R. Menia, Ministero dell'Ambiente and Directors
        Material: Presentation
    • 09:30 - 11:00 Registration formalities (Fermi Building)
      • 09:30 Registration formalities (Fermi Building) 1h30'
    • 11:00 - 12:00 Dynamics of earthquake rupture through branched and offset fault systems
      • 11:00 Dynamics of earthquake rupture through branched and offset fault systems 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Dmowska (Harvard University, Dept. Earth & Planetary Sciences, USA)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 13:00 PSHA and DSHA in Italy
      • 12:00 PSHA and DSHA in Italy 1h0'
        Speaker: G.F. Panza (Univesity of Trieste/ICTP)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 13:00 - 14:30 Lunch
      • 13:00 Lunch 1h30'
    • 14:30 - 15:30 Fault zone physical processes controlling earthquake nucleation and dynamic earthquake rupture
      • 14:30 Fault zone physical processes controlling earthquake nucleation and dynamic earthquake rupture 1h0'
        Speaker: J. Rice (Harvard University, Dept. Earth and Planetary Sciences, USA)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:00 The SISMA-ASI project: an innovative approach for seismic hazard mitigation
      • 16:00 The SISMA-ASI project: an innovative approach for seismic hazard mitigation 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Sabadini (Universita degli Studi di Milano)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 17:00 - 18:00 Use of integrated satellite-UAV system to overcome the problem due to the satellite delay revisit time in real time Seismic Hazard assessment
      • 17:00 Use of integrated satellite-UAV system to overcome the problem due to the satellite delay revisit time in real time Seismic Hazard assessment 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Guzzi (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Bologna)
    • 18:00 - 19:00 The geological evaluation of the seismic hazard in an area
      • 18:00 The geological evaluation of the seismic hazard in an area 1h0'
        Speaker: L. Serva (Agenzia Nazionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 19:00 - 20:00 Dinner
      • 19:00 Dinner 1h0'
    • 20:00 - 21:00 Poster Session
      • 20:00 Poster Session 1h0'
        Speaker: Directors and Participants
        Material: Presentation
  • Tuesday, 11 May 2010
    • 09:00 - 10:15 Seismic hazards and risk assessment and mitigation Policy in USA
      • 09:00 Seismic hazards and risk assessment and mitigation Policy in USA 1h15'
        Speaker: Z. Wang (Kentucky Geological Survey, USA)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
      • 10:15 Coffee Break 30'
    • 10:45 - 12:00 Use of numerical simulations of ground motions in seismic hazard analyses
      • 10:45 Use of numerical simulations of ground motions in seismic hazard analyses 1h15'
        Speaker: N. Abrahamson (Imperial College, London)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 12:30 Discussion
      • 12:00 Discussion 30'
    • 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
      • 12:30 Lunch 1h0'
    • 13:30 - 14:30 Global and temporal distribution of seismic activity and its importance for seismic risk assessment
      • 13:30 Global and temporal distribution of seismic activity and its importance for seismic risk assessment 1h0'
        Speaker: P. Varga (Hungarian Academy of Sciences)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 14:30 - 15:30 Scaling laws and earthquake predictability in assessment of seismic risk
      • 14:30 Scaling laws and earthquake predictability in assessment of seismic risk 1h0'
        Speaker: V. Kossobokov
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:00 Building a sustainable earthquake risk reduction program in Haiti
      • 16:00 Building a sustainable earthquake risk reduction program in Haiti 1h0'
        Speaker: A. Lerner-Lam (Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, USA)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 17:00 - 18:00 UNESCO's Role in seismic risk mitigation and sustainable development
      • 17:00 UNESCO's Role in seismic risk mitigation and sustainable development 1h0'
        Speaker: Takashi Imamura (UNESCO, National Reduction, France)
    • 18:00 - 19:00 Seismic hazard maps for Romania and large populated areas by probabilistic and deterministic approaches, linear and nonlinear methods
      • 18:00 Seismic hazard maps for Romania and large populated areas by probabilistic and deterministic approaches, linear and nonlinear methods 1h0'
        Speaker: G. Marmureanu (National Institute for Earth Physics, Romania)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 19:00 - 21:00 RECEPTION
      • 19:00 RECEPTION 2h0'
  • Wednesday, 12 May 2010
    • 09:00 - 10:15 Advanced methods of predicting strong ground motions from crustal earthquake scenarios - Application to design basis ground motion for seismic safety of nuclear power plant
      • 09:00 Advanced methods of predicting strong ground motions from crustal earthquake scenarios - Application to design basis ground motion for seismic safety of nuclear power plant 1h15'
        Speaker: Kojiro Irikura (Kyoto University, Disaster Prevention, Japan)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
      • 10:15 Coffee Break 30'
    • 10:45 - 12:00 On the need for a reliable seismic input assessment for optimized design and retrofit of seismically isolated civil and industrial structures, equipment and cultural heritage
      • 10:45 On the need for a reliable seismic input assessment for optimized design and retrofit of seismically isolated civil and industrial structures, equipment and cultural heritage 1h15'
        Speaker: A. Martelli (ENEA-Cre "E. Clementel", Bologna)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 12:30 Discussion
    • 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
      • 12:30 Lunch 1h0'
    • 13:30 - 14:30 Designing the monitoring and modeling for the preparedness of seismic risk: Lessons learnt from the May 12, 2008 Wenchuan earthquake
      • 13:30 Designing the monitoring and modeling for the preparedness of seismic risk: Lessons learnt from the May 12, 2008 Wenchuan earthquake 1h0'
        Speaker: Zhongliang WU (Academia Sinica, Dept. of Earth Sciences, China)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 14:30 - 15:30 Decision making under Uncertainty - Developing the seismic design basis for critical infrastructures
      • 14:30 Decision making under Uncertainty - Developing the seismic design basis for critical infrastructures 1h0'
        Speaker: J.U. Kluegel (Kernkraftwerk Goesgen Daeniken, Switzerlnad)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:00 PSHA and DSHA: limits and perspectives
      • 16:00 PSHA and DSHA: limits and perspectives 1h0'
        Speaker: PANEL DISCUSSION
        Material: Panel discussion
    • 17:00 - 18:00 Toward validation of SHA: lessons learnt from recent earthquakes
      • 17:00 Toward validation of SHA: lessons learnt from recent earthquakes 1h0'
        Speaker: PANEL DISCUSSION
        Material: Panel discussion
    • 18:00 - 19:00 Risk and hazard estimates: what the engineers need for effective risk estimates? What the stakeholders need for effective planning and decision making? Lessons from Haiti and other recent earthquakes
      • 18:00 Risk and hazard estimates: what the engineers need for effective risk estimates? What the stakeholders need for effective planning and decision making? Lessons from Haiti and other recent earthquakes 1h0'
        Speaker: Panel discussion- ISDR - GTFBC
    • 19:00 - 20:00 Dinner
      • 19:00 Dinner 1h0'
    • 20:00 - 21:00 Poster discussion
      • 20:00 Poster discussion 1h0'
        Speaker: Directors and Participants
        Material: Panel discussion
  • Thursday, 13 May 2010
    • 09:00 - 10:15 Waves, vibrations and structural failures
      • 09:00 Waves, vibrations and structural failures 1h15'
        Speaker: Koji Uenishi (Research Centre for Urban Saety & Security, Japan)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
      • 10:15 Coffee Break 30'
    • 10:45 - 12:00 Earthquake engineering lessons from strong earthquakes related to advanced ways for seismic risk mitigation
      • 10:45 Earthquake engineering lessons from strong earthquakes related to advanced ways for seismic risk mitigation 1h15'
        Speaker: R. Saragoni (University of Chile, Santiago)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 12:30 Discussion
      • 12:00 Discussion 30'
    • 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
      • 12:30 Lunch 1h0'
    • 13:30 - 14:30 Hazard scenarios: groundshaking modelling for seismic input
      • 13:30 Hazard scenarios: groundshaking modelling for seismic input 1h0'
        Speaker: F. Romanelli (University of Trieste/ICTP)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 14:30 - 15:30 Some remarks on the earthquakes in L'Aquila, Haiti and Chile. Seismology and damages
      • 14:30 Some remarks on the earthquakes in L'Aquila, Haiti and Chile. Seismology and damages 1h0'
        Speaker: L. Decanini (Universita degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza")
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:00 Assessment of the seismic risk in the City of Yerevan and ITS MITIGATION BY APPLICATION OF innovative seismic isolation technologies
      • 16:00 Assessment of the seismic risk in the City of Yerevan and ITS MITIGATION BY APPLICATION OF innovative seismic isolation technologies 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Melkumyan (American University of Armenia, Yerevan)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 17:00 - 18:00 Seismic intensity and hazard quantifications, versus some earthquake engineering requirements
      • 17:00 Seismic intensity and hazard quantifications, versus some earthquake engineering requirements 1h0'
        Speaker: H. Sandi (Romanian Academy, Bucharest)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 18:00 - 19:00 Japanese Challenge on Preparation and mitigation for Tokai Tonankai Earthquake
      • 18:00 Japanese Challenge on Preparation and mitigation for Tokai Tonankai Earthquake 1h0'
        Speaker: H.Hirokazu Tatano (Kyoto University, Japan)
    • 19:00 - 20:30 Dinner
      • 19:00 Dinner 1h30'
    • 20:30 - 21:30 Poster discussion
      • 20:30 Poster discussion 1h0'
        Speaker: Directors and participants
        Material: Handout
  • Friday, 14 May 2010
    • 09:00 - 10:00 History of modern earthquake hazard Mapping and assessment in California using deterministic or scenario approach
      • 09:00 History of modern earthquake hazard Mapping and assessment in California using deterministic or scenario approach 1h0'
        Speaker: L. Mualchin (California Dept. of Transportation, USA)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:00 - 11:00 Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment at national and regional scale
      • 10:00 Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment at national and regional scale 1h0'
        Speaker: D. Slejko (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, Trieste)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      • 11:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 From LSSD Planner's Desktop: For the Foreseen Future - Nothing but DSHA [LSSD stands for Large-Scale-Sudden-Disasters [LSSDs]
      • 11:30 From LSSD Planner's Desktop: For the Foreseen Future - Nothing but DSHA [LSSD stands for Large-Scale-Sudden-Disasters [LSSDs] 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Laor (University of Haifa, Israel)
    • 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
      • 12:30 Lunch 1h0'
    • 13:30 - 14:00 The SISMA project: an integrated and multidisciplinary approach to seismic hazard
      • 13:30 The SISMA project: an integrated and multidisciplinary approach to seismic hazard 30'
        Speaker: A. Amodio (Galileian-Plus)
        Material: Presentations
    • 14:00 - 14:30 Present-day deformazion in the Central Mediterranean region revealed by the coupled use of thermomechanical modelling and geodetic data
      • 14:00 Present-day deformazion in the Central Mediterranean region revealed by the coupled use of thermomechanical modelling and geodetic data 30'
        Speaker: R. Splendore/A. Marotta (University of Milano)
        Material: Presentations
    • 14:30 - 15:00 National scale scenarios of ground shaking associated with alerted areas
      • 14:30 National scale scenarios of ground shaking associated with alerted areas 30'
        Speaker: A. Peresan (University of Trieste/ICTP)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
      • 15:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 15:30 - 16:00 The use of the DInSAR technique in SISMA project
      • 15:30 The use of the DInSAR technique in SISMA project 30'
        Speaker: B. Crippa (University of Milano)
        Material: Presentations
    • 16:00 - 16:30 The role of GNSS in SISMA project
      • 16:00 The role of GNSS in SISMA project 30'
        Speaker: L. Cannizzaro/R. Barzaghi (Politecnico di Milano)
        Material: Presentations
    • 16:30 - 17:00 Local scale scenarios of ground motion
      • 16:30 Local scale scenarios of ground motion 30'
        Speaker: F. Vaccari (University of Trieste/ICTP)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 17:00 - 17:30 CLOSING CEREMONY
      • 17:00 CLOSING CEREMONY 30'
    • 17:30 - 18:30 ASI-SISMA DISCUSSION
      • 17:30 ASI-SISMA DISCUSSION 1h0'
        Speaker: Project Partners