2007 ANCER Meeting
Earthquake Engineering Research: from strong seismic regions to regions of moderate seismicity
May 29-30, 2007 , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Part of a series that began in 2002, the 2007 ANCER Meeting will be held in Hong Kong, China, under the leadership of Prof. Jan-Ming Ko, President of ANCER. The meeting, which is sponsored by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, will focus on earthquake engineering for regions of moderate seismicity, and lessons learned from regions of strong seismicity. This meeting will also provide an opportunity for local as well as international experts to contribute to the development of Hong Kong's new seismic code.
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Asian-Pacific Network of Centers for Earthquake Engineering Research (ANCER)
Members of ANCER are committed to enhancing research, education and technology transfer to reduce seismic hazards
MCEER is one of eleven centers that are part of a unique, professional consortium called the Asian-Pacific Network of Centers for Earthquake Engineering Research (ANCER). ANCER was established in October 2001 to enhance research, education and technology transfer activities. Its vision is to broaden research and development impacts and mitigation practices through cooperative activities that can best be advanced on a center-to-center basis over a large geographical area.
ANCER's objectives are to coordinate limited resources in the respective countries to develop and implement, on a cooperative, center-to-center basis, innovative engineering methods and new enabling technologies. These methods and technologies will focused on efforts to design, construct, maintain, manage and renew the built environment to reduce seismic hazards.
To achieve these objectives, ANCER will pursue activities as follows:
- Exchange of research plans
- Exchange of data and information
- Networking of experimental facilities
- Exchange of research personnel
- Organize workshops and seminars
- Promote cooperative research projects
The concept of a centers network was introduced during an international workshop organized by the Korea Earthquake Engineering Research Center (KEERC) in Seoul in 2000. Professor Sung-Pil Chang, director of KEERC, suggested developing a formal working relationship among the centers, and the concept evolved into the formation of ANCER.
ANCER Officers
- Dr. Jan-Ming Ko, President (2005-2007); RCLIHM, Hong Kong, China
- Dr. Xiaozhai Qi, Secretary/Treasurer (2001-2006); Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration (IEMCEA), Harbin, China
- Dr. George Lee, Past President (2003-2005); MCEER, Buffalo, NY, USA
- Dr. S.C. Liu, Advisor; U.S. National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.
Members
Click here for a list of ANCER members and related links
Activities
PRC-US Earthquake Engineering Forum for Young Researchers
May 27-June 7, 2006, Harbin, China
2005 Annual Meeting: "Earthquake Hazard Reduction through Networked Information and Sensor Technology: Global Human Links for Next Generation Earthquake Engineering"
November 10-13, 2005, Jeju, Korea
2004 Annual Meeting: Networking of Young Earthquake Engineering Researchers and Professionals
July 29-30, 2004, Honolulu, Hawaii
2002 International Conference on Advances and New Challenges in Earthquake Engineering Research
August 15-20, 2002, Harbin and Hong Kong, China
2001 Inauguration Meeting
February 5-7, Seoul, South Korea
