US-Latin America Workshop: Geophysical Hazards and Plate Boundary Processes; San Jose, Costa Rica, October, 2010

这项美国-拉丁美洲奖将支持一个研讨会，该研讨会将促进中美洲地区和美国之间在地震研究和减灾方面的国际科学合作。研讨会将于2010年10月在哥斯达黎加圣何塞举行，由地球科学部和美国国际开发署共同出资。会议将集中讨论：(A)该区域独特的构造环境所产生的科学问题；(B)加强区域基础设施和地震学研究的学术界；(C)开发具有直接区域社会效益的产品。与会者将包括来自大学和地球物理观测站网络的研究人员、学生、国家政策专家和来自美国、中美洲、墨西哥和加勒比地区的应急规划者。研讨会将由联合地震研究所(IRIS)的Ray Willemann博士与哥斯达黎加国立大学的Marino Protti博士、Richard Robertson博士和Gerardo Suarez博士、特立尼达和多巴哥的西印度群岛大学和墨西哥的Autónoma大学合作举办。活动将汇集来自美国和拉丁美洲的不同社区的研究人员、研究生、实践者和政策制定者。研讨会的成果将带来关于在该区域发展减灾系统、地震仪网络和数据共享机制的新见解。此外，NSF、美国国际开发署和参与国感兴趣的新的跨学科项目预计将是本次研讨会的成果。

This US-Latin America award will support a workshop that will promote international scientific collaboration for seismological research and hazard mitigation between the Middle America region and the US. The workshop will be held in October 2010 in San Jose, Costa Rica and will be co-funded by the Division of Earth Sciences and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The meeting will focus on: (a) scientific issues that derive from the unique tectonic environment of the region, (b) strengthening the regional infrastructure and academic community for seismological research, and (c) generating products with immediate regional societal benefits. Participants will include researchers from universities and geophysical observatory networks, students, national policy experts, and emergency planners from the US, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The workshop will be organized by Dr. Ray Willemann from Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) in collaboration with Drs. Marino Protti, Richard Robertson, and Gerardo Suarez from the Universidad Nacional in Costa Rica, the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago, and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma in Mexico, respectively.The activity will bring together a diverse community of researchers, graduate students, practioners, and policy makers from the United States and Latin America. Outcomes from the workshop will lead to new insights regarding developing hazard mitigation systems, seismograph networks, and data sharing mechanisms in the region. Additionally, new interdisciplinary projects of interest to NSF, USAID, and the participating countries are expected outcome of this workshop.