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Updated: November 2011
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European Mediterranean
Seismological Center
EMSC - FRANCE |
Address:
c/o LDG - BP 12 –
91680
Bruyère-le Châtel,
France
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Creation
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1975 |
STRUCTURE |
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Non profit making international
non-governmental organisation. About 84 institutes
within 55 countries are members
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Founded in 1975
following a resolution of the ESC (European Sismological Commission)
for a rapid earthquake information
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It is the only
European seismological organisation to assure operational
activities
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Since 1992 the
EMSC is hosted by the LDG, a CEA Laboratory
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A General
Assembly is held each year
President:
M. Chris Browitt
Secretary General:
M. Rémy Bossu
Permanent staff of the Center:
Mlle Stéphanie Godey ; M. Gilles Mazet-Roux ;
M. Laurent Frobert, M. Frédéric Roussel, Mlle Santhi Véloupoulé |
OBJECTIVES
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Scientific
Activities |
MAIN ACTIVITIES
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Management of an
alert system for possible destructive earthquakes
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Management of a
rapid information system on seismicity
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Production of the
Euro-Mediterranean Sismologic Bulletin
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Promotion of
research and collaboration between Euro-Mediterranean countries
(and particularly with UNESCO)
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Participation in
European Projects
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Participation in
international congresses (ESC, AGU, RELEMR, IASPEI,…)
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Development
of
innovating
methods
of
detection,
based
on the
citizens' implication
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Development
of the
concept
of
“civil
seismology”:
to encourage
witnesses
of
earthquakes
to share
their
experience
(using
our on-line questionnaires and our tools for sending photos)
in order to
contribute
to
better
evaluation of
their
effects.
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Publications |
Newsletter,
scientific publications. |
conferences | |
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