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Field Trips

Subject to change

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 12noon - 6:00pm (tentative time)

A minimum and maximum number of participants will be required for these Field Trips. Please register early to ensure your place on the trip and to ensure that the minimum participants are reached.

Box lunches and bus service to/from the Oakland Marriott Hotel will be provided for all Field Trips.

 

Field Trip #1: Critical Infrastructure Fault Crossings

This field trip has been canceled due to lack of minimum enrollment.

 

Field Trip #2: Water Lifeline System Facilities

This field trip has been canceled due to lack of minimum enrollment.

NOTE:  East Bay Municipal Utility District’s (EBMUD) Emergency Operations Center in Oakland CA will offer a tour of their facility on Wednesday afternoon, July 1.  Information including time will be provided on-site at the conference.  Please check at the Conference registration desk for details.

 

Field Trip #3: Major Bridge Crossings of the San Francisco Bay (Boat Trip)

This field trip will consist of a boat trip to observe seismic design and retrofit measures constructed by California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) along major bridges that cross the San Francisco Bay. This will include retrofits of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, Golden Bate Bridge, and the West Span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, and the seismic design measures being implemented at the new East Span of this Bridge that is now under construction. The trip will be led by Caltrans engineers who have detailed knowledge of the seismic retrofit and design measures at these various bridges.

Cost - $80 per person including box lunch and transportation