SCEC Communication, Education and Outreach Program Description 584KB - PDF Information about specific CEO activities, and resources for students, teachers, the general public, the news media, and others can be found in the Education & Outreach section of the SCEC website.

SCEC is a community of over 600 scientists, students, and staff from 56 institutions, in partnership with many other science, engineering, education, and government organizations worldwide. To facilitate applications of the knowledge and scientific products developed by this large community, SCEC maintains a Communication, Education, and Outreach (CEO) program with four long-term goals:

• Coordinate productive interactions among a diverse community of SCEC scientists and with partners in science, engineering, risk management, government, business, and education.
• Increase earthquake knowledge and science literacy at all educational levels, including students and the general public.
• Improve earthquake hazard and risk assessments.
• Promote earthquake preparedness, mitigation, and planning for response and recovery.

Short-term objectives are outlined below. Many of these objectives present opportunities for members of the SCEC community to become involved in CEO activities, which are for the most part coordinated by CEO staff. These objectives set the programmatic milestones for the Center's internal assessments, guide the development of research results needed for effective education and outreach, and identify priorities for information technology and other resources.

Management Objectives

M1.	Develop CEO five-year strategic plan
M2.	Establish additional collaborations with partner organizations and pursue funding opportunities
M3.	Represent the SCEC Community in partner organizations, science, engineering and education conferences, etc.

CEO Focus Area Objectives

SCEC Community Development and Resources:

SC1.	Increase diversity of SCEC leadership, scientists, and students
SC2.	Facilitate communication within the SCEC Community
SC3.	Increase utilization of products from individual research projects

Education:

E1.	Develop innovative earth-science education resources
E2.	Interest, involve and retain students in earthquake science
E3.	Offer effective professional development for K-12 educators

Public Outreach:

P1.	Provide useful general earthquake information
P2.	Develop information for the Spanish-speaking community
P3.	Facilitate effective media relations
P4.	Promote SCEC activities

Knowledge Transfer:

I1.	Communicate SCEC results to the broader scientific community
I2.	Develop useful products and activities for practicing professionals
I3.	Support improved hazard and risk assessment by local government and industry
I4.	Promote effective mitigation techniques and seismic policies