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Advocating for Functional Recovery

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| May 2021

This week AB 1329 (Nazarian) will be heard on the Assembly floor. EERI, SEAOC, and other related organizations have submitted letters of support for the bill. You can learn more about functional recovery in the following links. Scyma has been supporting this effort over the past several years and is looking forward to a favorable outcome in California with this important piece of legislation.

New Report Charts Path Toward Superior Earthquake Recovery (Jan. 2021)

Recommended Options for Improving the Built Environment for Post-Earthquake Reoccupancy and Functional Recovery Time.

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NCSEA SE3 Discrimination and Harassment Topic Brief

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| May 2021

The SE3 Committee of NCSEA published the Discrimination and Harassment Topic Brief based on the results of the 2020 national survey. You can find the Topic Brief here along with all committee publications here.

“The satisfaction of respondents who have been harassed or discriminated against suffered, and they were more likely to consider leaving the profession. Among those who have already left, discrimination and harassment was the third most cited reason for leaving. Furthermore, it is clear from the data…that discrimination and harassment is prevalent in our profession and has a significant negative impact on our colleagues. As a profession, we must recognize this impact and work toward reducing it.”

Image courtesy of NCSEA SE3 Committee

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Virginia Tech Policy Lecture - EERI Student Chapter

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| April 2021

Scyma Consulting presented a lunch-time lecture for the EERI Student Chapter at Virginia Tech entitled, “Systems Approach to Disaster Resilience: Your contributions to Wicked Problems.” Always re-iterating that your contribution to disaster risk reduction can start today!

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Advocating for Earthquake Safety in Alaska

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| April 2021

The EERI Alaska chapter hosted an informative discussion that covered the history of seismicity and resilience planning in Alaska. Zahraa Saiyed discussed advocacy actions that technical constituents may consider when enhancing seismic safety in Alaska. Thank you to Jessica Feenstra (Golder Associates, EERI Alaska Chapter Chair) for hosting, Sterling Straight (Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission), and Mike West (State Seismologist) for contributing to this important topic.