National Geotechnical Management Workshop: Archiving and Web Dissemination of Geotechnical Data

National Geotechnical Management Workshop:
Archiving and Web Dissemination of Geotechnical Data

June 21-23, 2004 - Newport Beach, CA

Welcome

The National Geotechnical Management Workshop, co-hosted by the Consortium of Organizations for Strong-Motion Observation Systems (COSMOS), Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center Lifelines (PEER) and the Federal Highway Administration, will focus on Archiving and WEB Dissemination of Geotechnical Data. The diverse agenda was prepared to include topics that highlight the advances that have been made in this important arena.

Workshop Site

The National Geotechnical Management Workshop will be held at the Newport Beach Marriott in California. Located midway between Los Angeles and San Diego, the Newport Beach Marriott offers a balance of business and resort facilities.

Check-in: 4:00 PM; Check-out: 12:00 PM
Express Check-in, Express Check-out
Onsite parking available for $12.00 per day
Valet parking available $16.00 per day
On-site Rental car desk: Hertz

Area Attractions:

Aquarium of the Pacific (25.0 mi)
Balboa Island (1.0 mi)
Beverly Hills/Hollywood (60.0 mi)
California State University Long Beach (CSULB) (20.0 mi)
Catalina Island (26.0 mi) Disneyland (15.0 mi)
Dodgers Stadium (40.0 mi)
Edison International Field (Anaheim Angels) (20.0 mi)
Fashion Island Center across the street Knott's Berry Farm (17.0 mi)
Laguna Beach (7.0 mi)
Legoland (35.0 mi)
Newport Harbor/Fishing Cruises (1.0 mi)
Queen Mary (15.0 mi)
San Diego Zoo (75.0 mi)
Santa Ana Zoo (10.0 mi)
Sea World (70.0 mi)
Universal Studios (60.0 mi)
University of California Irvine (UCI) (3.0 mi)

Online Registration!!

Registration for the National Geotechnical Management Workshop is FREE and easy. Visit our website at: http://www.cosmos-eq.org/

Lodging

Reservations are the responsibility of each attendee. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Marriott in beautiful Newport Beach, CA, the site of the conference. A discounted conference rate of $106/night will be honored until May 28. Mention Geotechnical Management Workshop when contacting the Marriott to get reduced conference rate! Contact the Marriott directly to make your reservations at:

Marriott Newport Beach
900 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660 USA
Phone: 1 949-640-4000
Fax: 1 949-640-5055

Transportation

Area Airports

Orange County/John Wayne - SNA (5 mi SW) Turn right on MacArthur Blvd. Turn right on Jamboree Rd. Left on Santa Barbara. Hotel will be on the right as you go up the hill.

Long Beach - LGB (25 mi SW) Take 405 Freeway South to 73 Freeway South. Exit on Jamboree. Turn Right On Jamboree. Turn Left On Santa Barbara. Hotel will be on the right.

Los Angeles - LAX (45 mi SW) Take 405 Frwy South to 73 Freeway south. Exit on Jamboree. Turn Right On Jamboree. Turn Left On Santa Barbara. Hotel will be on the right. Ontario - ONT (49 mi SW)

Shuttle Service

Complimentary Marriott Shuttle service is provided from and to the John Wayne Airport-Once an hour, at the bottom of the hour, in the shuttle pick-up area.

Workshop Schedule

Monday, June 21, 2004 Registration Open 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Program (See reverse side) 1:00 p.m. -5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 22, 2004 Program 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 23, 2004 Program 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Preliminary Agenda

Monday, June 21, 2004
Session 1: Introduction
1:00	Workshop Overview: Objective, Structure, and Process Cliff Roblee, Caltrans Thomas Lefchik, FHWA
1:20	COSMOS-PEER Pilot Overview of Web-based Dissemination Systems for Geotechnical Data: A User Perspective Loren Turner, Caltrans Jennifer Swift, USC Jean Benoit, UNH
Session 2: FHWA Assessment of Requirements for a Web Accessible Geotechnical Data System
1:40	Introduction and Overview Thomas Lefchik, FHWA
2:00	FHWA Survey: An Assessment of a Geotechnical Data System for FHWA and States Robert Bacchus, GeoSyntec
3:30	Break
3:50 - 5:30	State Geotechnical Data Management System Presentations
5:30	Adjourn
Tuesday, June 22
8:00	Discussion Session: FHWA Survey: An Assessment of a Geotech Data System for FHWA and States Robert Bacchus, GeoSyntec
Session 3: COSMOS - PEER Lifelines Pilot Web Enabled Geotechnical Data System
9:30	Introduction and Overview Cliff Roblee, Caltrans
9:45	Baseline Practices and User Needs for Web-Based Dissemination of Geotechnical Data Loren Turner, Caltrans
10:05	Data Dictionary and Formatting Standard for COSMOS Virtual Geotechnical Data Dissemination System Jean Benoit, UNH
10:30	Break
10:50	Demo: COSMOS - PEER Pilot Geotechnical Data System and Databases Jennifer Swift, USC Charles Real, CGS Daniel Ponti, USGS John Bobbitt, POSC
Noon	Lunch
Session 4: Currently Deployed Web-Enabled Geotechnical Data Systems
1:00	California Geological Survey and ROSRINE Web-enabled Geotechnical Databases Charles Real, CGS Jennifer Swift, USC
1:40	British Geological Survey GeoData Management and Dissemination System, AGS XML format developments and Borholes.com: A GIS-based data recovery system Stephen Walthall, Bechtel
2:20	The Alaska Engineering Design Information System: A geographical information system web-delivered resource Jerome Johnson, COE
2:40	Break
3:00	Web-Based Geotechnical Data Management System Chun-Pom Pak, COE
3:40	Data Dissemination System Developments for the NEES Geotechnical Instrumentation Sites Jamison Steidl. UCSB
4:00	Identification of Requirements for a General-Use Geotechnical Data System Loren Turner, Caltrans Jennifer Swift, USC Technical Issues Policy Issues Implementation and Management Issues Formation of Topical Discussion Groups Groups encouraged to have dinner together
5:15	Adjourn
Wednesday, June 23
8:00	Topical Discussion Group Meetings Technical Issues Policy Issues Implementation & Management Issues
10:00	Break
10:20	Topical Discussion Group Meetings Continue
11:30	Lunch
1:00	Topical Discussion Group Reporting Out and Discussion 45-minute presentation and discussion of reports - anticipated three groups
3:15 - 3:30	Break
3:30	Final Discussion ... Next Actions Cliff Roblee, Caltrans
4:00	Adjourn Workshop

Project Sponsors:

California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
California Energy Commission
Consortium of Organizations for Strong-Motion Observation Systems (COSMOS)
Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center Lifelines (PEER)
Pacific Gas & Electric
University of Southern California
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

Don't forget to register Online at: http://www.cosmos-eq.org/

Mention Geotechnical Management Workshop when contacting the Marriott to get reduced conference rate! (949) 640-4000

Co-hosted by

Consortium of Organiztaions for Strong-Motion Observation Systems logo Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Logo
FHWA Resource Center Logo

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