University of California, Los Angeles
February 7—11, 2022

Commemorating 50-year Anniversary
of February 9, 1971, San Fernando Earthquake

Organized by Lifelines 2021 Conference Executive Committee, UCLA Samueli Engineering, and City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

February 9, 2021

The postponement of the Lifelines2021 conference to February 2022 does not change our interest in marking the anniversary of the San Fernando Earthquake on February 9, 2021. We are organizing two events on thThe postponement of the Lifelines2021 conference to February 2022 does not change our interest in marking the anniversary of the San Fernando Earthquake on February 9, 2021. We are organizing two events on this date jointly with the UCLA Samueli Engineering, the City of Los Angeles Mayor’s office, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and other entities.

The first of these events is planned to occur online at 8:00 am online ceremony. That event will consist of a series of short presentations and Q&A attended by (socially distanced) officials from the City of Los Angeles (including Mayor Eric Garcetti, who is expected to participate) and various utilities, the conference Executive Committee, and members of the press. The video will be posted to the conference website.

The second event will be an online seminar at noon on February 9, 2021, hosted by UCLA Samueli Engineering with presentations from Marty Adams (General Manager, City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power), Steve Bohlen (Head, California Geological Survey), and Thomas D. O’Rourke (Professor, Cornell University). The topics of the seminars will relate to the 1971 event and progress in earthquake risk mitigation since that time. As a recipient of this newsletter, you will receive an invitation to attend this event via a web link and we hope you will join us. Register for the webinar.

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