Calgary Alumni Reception

Catch up with your fellow uWaterloo grads and friends at our Calgary Alumni reception. The reception will be held in conjunction with the GeoCanada 2010 conference.

Event Details:

May 11, 2010
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Mustang Room
BMO Centre
20 Roundup Way SE, Stampede Park
Calgary, AB

*To register, please click here.

For more information, please contact Rosie Triebner at rtriebne@uwaterloo.ca or call 519-888-4567, ext. 38132.

Guest speaker: Steve Evans, "January 2010 Haiti Earthquake Disaster: a georisk analysis"

Dr. Steve Evans, professor of earth and environmental sciences at Waterloo, will deliver a talk entitled The January 2010 Haiti Earthquake Disaster: a georisk analysis.

Dr. Evans, a specialist in geohazards, will explore why the Haiti earthquake happened and its catastrophic effects. He will focus on the plate margin known for major earthquake events in Jamaica and Hispaniola (the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic) since the mid-1500s, examine the effects of those earthquakes on Port-Au-Prince, and discuss the natural hazard challenges faced by Haiti in its recovery. Dr. Evans will illustrate his talk with dramatic before and after satellite images of Haiti's capital and share the striking results of damage mapping undertaken by his graduate students. He will also touch upon the global significance of one of the greatest natural disasters in world history.