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1 Adapting the AfricaArray Model – Building Capacity Around the World Organized by Andy Nyblade, Pennsylvania State University Art Lerner-Lam, Columbia University Ray Willemann, IRIS Consortium

2 Adapting the AfricaArray Model – Building Capacity Around the World Special thanks to Libby Lyons, NSF Office of International Sci. & Engr. Jim Whitcomb, NSF Earth Sciences Division Lindsay Wood, IRIS Consortium

3 Workshop Goals Enumerate leading regional science objectives that require long time series of high-fidelity seismological waveform records, Identify broader regional social benefits from improved seismological capacity and sophisticated data products, Suggest mechanisms for assessment of technical capacities and performance of new and existing regional and national networks, Introduce development experts and aid providers to the need for integrated network solutions.

4 Science Needs External Information to Address Large Goals Origin of the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) Monsanto wanted to recruit an African scientist to decide which root or tuber, and which virus the project should focus on. Said [Rob] Horsch, “We figured an African expert would be better qualified to know what was most needed in Africa, rather than making that choice in St. Louis.” Fedoroff, 2004, p290

5 Why Mess with Success? “Poverty in Africa has been rising for the last quarter- century while it has been falling in the rest of the developing world. Africa's distinctive problem is that its economies have not been growing. … The reasons lie not in African peculiarities but rather in geographic features which globally cause problems but which are disproportionately pronounced in Africa.”

6 Each Case Has Numerous Unique Circumstances Existing capacities Societal needs Trust mechanisms Scientific traditions International collaborations Public/Private partnerships

7 “Stay Rates” Are more and more foreign-born graduate students really heading home after receiving their U.S. doctoral degrees? In reality, “stay rates” for this large and desirable pool of talent are rising despite the global expansion of the scientific work force. … Those with temporary visas are increasingly likely to remain in the United States 5 years after earning their S&E Ph.D.s … “Science Statistics – NSF’s Indicators Has (Most of) the Answers”, Science, 319, 398 (2008)

8 Sunday Building Capacity with Linked Observing Systems: Seismological Perspectives Roger BilhamEarthquake Risk in Developing Countries Paul DirksBuilding Capacity for Africa’s Natural resources sector Gerardo SuarezThe FDSN and Sustainable Regional Seismic Networks Agenda

9 Monday Morning Introduction and Workshop Goals 8:45Ray WillemannWelcome 9:00Art Lerner-LamLong-term instruments loans – Linking capacity building with geophysical monitoring 9:30G ö ran Ekstr ö mTraining workshops – Successes and an outlook for improvements 10:00Break Lessons from AfricaArray 10:30Andy NybladeEnvisioning AfricaArray 11:00Paul DirksBuilding an academic program on a geophysical observing network 11:30Gerhard GrahamGaining societal and governmental “ buy-in ” to sustain a program 12:00Discussion Agenda

10 Monday Afternoon Identifying Existing Infrastructure and Needs in … 13:30Gerardo SuarezMexico, Caribbean and Central America 14:00Sergio BarrientosSouth America 14:30FauziSoutheast Asia 15:00Break Agenda Breakout Sessions, 15:30 – 18:00 RoomChairpeopleRegion SturbridgeMarino ProttiMexico, Caribbean, Karen Fischerand Central America PlymouthEdmundo NorabuenaSouth America Susan Beck MarlboroughHumayun AkhterSoutheast Asia Steve Roecker

11 Tuesday Morning Some of the Successful First Steps 9:00Marino ProttiQuality Monitoring and science in a developing country: Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica, and the success of effective strategic alliances 9:30Jerry CarterGlobal capacity building by the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization 10:00Susan BeckMutual benefits from graduate education at US universities 10:30Break … and Some More of the Successful First Steps 11:00Humayun AkhterLeveraging temporary deployments to advance permanent networks 11:30Richard AllenEarthquake early warning: Adding societal value to regional networks and station clusters 12:00Discussion Agenda

12 Tuesday Afternoon Concluding Remarks and Discussion 17:00Rick AsterNext steps Agenda Reports from Breakout Sessions: Outlining a Way Forward – Each interval includes a 20-minute presentation and a 40-minute discussion. RapporteursRegion 13:30Rod StewartMexico, Caribbean Jay Pulliamand Central America 14:30Daniel HuacoSouth America Gary Pavlis 15:30Break 16:00FauziSoutheast Asia Nano Seeber

13 IRIS Workshop Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, WA June 4 – 6, Wednesday – Friday Scientific Program Committee Suzan van der LeeJohn Vidale Plenary Sessions Integrating Active & Passive Seismology and Mineralogy USArray Transformative Science, Technology & Culture Polar Activity – Seismology and the IPY Breaking the Earthquake Mold – Episodic Tremor & Slip Synergy in Seismic Event Monitoring and Research Other Activities Open Poster Sessions Special Interest Groups Pre-Workshop Symposia Seismological Music Field Trip:Landslides & Viticulture

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