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Geo-Extreme

Savannah, Georgia | –

Program

Schedule-at-a-Glance

(subject to change)

Sunday, November 7
– COVID Clinic Open – Verelst , 2nd Level
– Registration Open – Regency Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Level
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– COVID Clinic & Registration Closed for Lunch
– Registration Open – Regency Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Level
– COVID Clinic Open – Verelst, 2nd Level
– Student Outreach – Scarborough Ballroom 4, Lobby Level
– Exhibits Open – Harborside Ballroom, River Street Level
– Welcome Reception with Exhibitors & Sponsors – Harborside Ballroom, River Street Level

Monday, November 8
– COVID Clinic Open – Verelst, 2nd Level
– Registration Open – Regency Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Level
– Early Morning Beverage Break – Regency Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Level
– Announcements and “Theme of the Day” Presentation – Regency Ballroom, 2nd Level
– Exhibits Open – Harborside Ballroom, River Street Level
– Plenary Session 1A – ASCE Update and Bridge Scour During Extreme Events, Jean-Louis Briaud, Texas A&M – Regency Ballroom, 2nd Level
– Plenary Session 1B – Extreme Weather Event Preparedness, Ed McCarthy, Georgia Ports Authority – Regency Ballroom, 2nd Level
– Morning Break in Exhibit Hall – Harborside Ballroom, River Street Level
– Panel Discussion – NOAA-NASA Research Thrusts on Extreme Weather and Natural Hazards - Regency Ballroom, 2nd Level
– Technical Sessions – Eqk1, Geo-Matls1, Slopes1, Risk Mgmt - Scarborough Ballrooms 1-4, Lobby Level
– COVID Clinic & Registration Closed for Lunch
– Lunch in Exhibit Hall – Harborside Ballroom, River Street Level
– COVID Clinic Open – Verelst, 2nd Level
– Registration Open – Regency Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Level
– Plenary Session 2A – Realizing Resilience: Living with Extreme Events, Lauren Alexander Augustine, Gulf Research Program – Regency Ballroom, 2nd Level
– Plenary Session 2B – Rethinking Extreme Event Probability and Risk, Michael E. McMahon, HDR, Inc. – Regency Ballroom, 2nd Level
– Afternoon Break in Exhibit Hall – Harborside Ballroom, River Street Level
– Panel Discussion – Enabling Data Analytics and High- Performance Computing in Natural Hazards Engineering Using the DesignSafe Cyberinfrastructure – Regency Ballroom, 2nd Level
– Technical Sessions – Coastal Haz, Decisions & Big Data, Infra Case Histories, Extreme Modeling - Scarborough Ballrooms 1-4, Lobby Level

Tuesday, November 9
– Early Morning Beverage Break – Regency Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Level
– COVID Clinic Open – Verelst, 2nd Level
– Registration Open – Regency Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Level
– Announcements and “Theme of the Day” Presentation – Regency Ballroom, 2nd Level
– Plenary Session 3A - USACE R&D Tackling the Climate Crisis, David Pittman, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) – Regency Ballroom, 2nd Level
– Plenary Session 3B - Updating the Site-Specific PMP and PMF for the Coosa & Tallapoosa River Basin Hydro Projects Using Modern Techniques, Richard L. Mickwee, Southern Company Generation
– Exhibits Open – Harborside Ballroom, River Street Level
– Morning Break in Exhibit Hall – Harborside Ballroom, River Street Level
– Panel Discussion – Considerations of Extreme Weather Impacts on Geohazards Approaches to Resilient Geotechnical Highway Assets, Regency Ballroom, 2nd Level
– Technical Sessions – Eqk2, Geo-Matls2, Slopes2, Response & Recovery - Scarborough Ballrooms 1-4, Lobby Level
– COVID Clinic & Registration Closed for Lunch
– Lunch in Exhibit Hall – Harborside Ballroom, 2nd Level
– COVID Clinic Open – Verelst, 2nd Level
– Registration Open – Regency Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Level
– Plenary Session 4A - Developing Climate-Resilient Codes and Standards, Dan Walker, University of Maryland, and Bilal M. Ayyub, University of Maryland - Regency Ballroom, 2nd Level
– Plenary Session 4B – EDS Reconnaissance Trips: Edenville and Sanford Dam Failures, Daniel Pradel, Ohio State University, and Dimitrios Zekkos, University of California, Berkeley - Regency Ballroom, 2nd Level
– Afternoon Break in Exhibit Hall – Harborside Ballroom, River Street Level
– Panel Discussion – National Science Foundation Research Thrusts on Extreme Weather and Natural Hazards, Regency Ballroom, 2nd Level
– Technical Sessions – Coastal Sus, Instrumentation & Remote Sensing, Climate Modeling - Scarborough Ballrooms 1 – 4, Lobby Level
– EDS Committee Meeting – Scarborough Ballroom 1, Lobby Level

Wednesday, November 10
– Early Morning Beverage Break – Regency Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Level
– COVID Clinic Open – Verelst, 2nd Level
– Registration Open – Regency Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Level
– Announcements and “Theme of the Day” Presentation – Regency Ballroom, 2nd Level
– Plenary Session 5A – Delivering Science for Extreme Events: The USGS Role Before, During, and After Disaster Strikes, Dave Applegate, USGS – Regency Ballroom, 2nd Level
– Plenary Session 5B - Resiliency through Subsurface Documentation, Debra Laefer, New York University - Regency Ballroom, 2nd Level
– Exhibits Open – Harborside Ballroom, River Street Level
– Morning Break in Exhibit Hall – Harborside Ballroom, River Street Level
– Panel Discussion – Current Practices and Future Application of Risk Analysis in Dam and Levee Safety – Regency Ballroom, 2nd Level
– Technical Sessions – Eqk3, Geo-Matls3, Compound Events, Climate Resilient Infra - Scarborough Ballrooms 1 – 4, Lobby Level
– Closing Remarks – Regency Ballroom, 2nd Level
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