I-55 South – Earthquake Themed Rest Area
Marston Welcome Center & Rest Area – Southbound I-55,
3 Miles South of Route 61 and I-55 , located at mile marker 42.4, the Center includes a new building featuring both New Madrid Earthquake and Mississippian culture themes. The Center design elements focus on the Native American Indian culture, as well as incorporating elements surrounding the 1811-12 New Madrid Earthquakes. Unique artistic elements are integrated throughout the building and site. From the contemporary arrowhead sculptures to the Richter Scale column lights to the map illustrating the devastating effects of the earthquakes and their epicenters, the Welcome Center educates visitors on the history of southeast Missouri
http://www.dnr.mo.gov/geology/geosrv/marstonwelcomecenter.htm
Map Your Neighborhood (MYN) Program
An All-Hazard, Local Preparedness & Response Program endorsed by Missouri Seismic Safety Commission (MSSC)
http://mssc.missouri.edu/map.shtml
CAPSTONE 14
An Initiative to Advance Preparedness in the Central U.S.
In support of Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD8) the Central United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC) presents CAPSTONE-14. Under the direction of the CUSEC Board of Directors, CAPSTONE-14 is a three-year, multi-state scope of planning and preparedness activities culminating in a major, multi-state earthquake exercise in June 2014.
http://www.cusec.org/plans-a-programs/multi-state-planning/173
Recent Earthquake Map
http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/REQ3/html/index.html
Benefits of Chapter Membership
– Voting privileges
– Opportunity to be elected Officer or Director
– Opportunity to be a Nominating Committee member
– Opportunity to be a Committee Chair,Secretary or Committee Member
– Notification and participation in Chapter activities, meetings, events
– Professional Development Hours (PDH)
– Networking with other Professionals
– Mentoring for Students
– Chapter Website
– Chapter Special event invitations, discounts (if available)
Tenth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering
The Tenth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (10NCEE) in Anchorage, Alaska, July 21–25, 2014, will be held on the 50th Anniversary of the Great Alaska earthquake and tsunami. The theme for the conference is “Frontiers of Earthquake Engineering.”
Missouri SAVE Coalition
http://sema.dps.mo.gov/programs/SAVEcoalition.asp
Award Winning Documentary From CERI
New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811 – 12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSG5Q03n13U&feature=youtu.be