Sacramento AEG July 2022 Meeting

We are excited to welcome Cindy Pridmore, PG, CEG from the California Geological Survey for our in-person meeting at Aviators on July 19th at 5:30PM! Cindy will give a talk titled The California Post Earthquake Clearinghouse – With Insights from the Ridgecrest Earthquakes Response. We hope to see you there! Registration is $35 for members and $40 for non-members (slight increase in cost this year due to rising costs of everything). Student price is only $10 but be one of the first 5 students to RSVP and use the code STUDENT to attend for free!

5:30-6:15: Social hour

6:15-7:00: Dinner

7-7:15: Announcements

7:15-8:15: Talk

8:15-8:30: Q&A and Adjourn

Speaker Bio:

Cynthia Pridmore is a Senior Engineering Geologist within the California Geological Survey’s Seismic Hazards Program. Of her 33 years at the Survey, she has worked 28 years within the Seismic Hazards Program, focusing on earthquake and tsunami hazards.  She has also worked within CGS’s Regional Geologic Mapping and Mineral Resource Programs.  Cindy was involved with post-event scientific data collection after the 2010 El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake, 2011 Japan tsunami, and 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence in support of better understanding events that affect California.  As the Chair of the California Post-Earthquake Clearinghouse, she assists the coordination of scientific response, data collection, and communication of critical information to the State Emergency Operations Center. Cindy works closely with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Earthquake and Tsunami program staff as a subject matter expert.  Cindy is a Registered and Certified Engineering Geologist. She is married to geologist Gary Taylor, now retired from CGS, whose career also spanned several years within the CGS Minerals Program and as supervisor of the CGS publications group.

Speaker Abstract:

After a major and/or damaging earthquake in California, the California Geological Survey (CGS) is mandated to establish a clearinghouse along with its managing partners: the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, the U.S. Geological Survey, the California Office of Emergency Services, and the California Seismic Safety Commission. When the July 4^th, 2019, M6.4 Ridgecrest earthquake occurred, it was agreed that a Clearinghouse would be set up the following day. During our first briefing the evening of July 5^th at our location in Ridgecrest, many scientists and engineers were still on the road and pulled over to catch the call. Fifteen minutes into the conference call, a large aftershock sent the 8 of us in the room under the table. Returning upright, we continued the call, assuring everyone who was listening remotely, that we were ok. Three minutes later the M7.1 hit. Once again, we dropped, covered, and held on… With images and insights that came with the Ridgecrest earthquakes, my talk will cover the purpose and some of the history behind the Clearinghouse, how to participate, the types of studies that are done, how information is shared, and how it supports emergency management

Sponsorship Opportunities

To help offset event expenses and fundraise for future meetings, we are offering organizations the opportunity to sponsor meetings for $100. Sponsors will be recognized for their generous donation at the event, and their logos will be featured on our website, this landing page, and given a chance to speak at the meeting. If you are interested in attending and sponsoring our May meeting, please RSVP and chose the $100 Sponsorship registration option through the online platofrm linked above. Please also feel free to reach out to us with any questions and to submit company logos to aegsacto@gmail.com.