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The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) is a leading technical society in dissemination of earthquake risk and earthquake engineering research both in the U.S. and globally. EERI members include researchers, geologists, geotechnical engineers, educators, government officials, and building code regulators. Their mission, as stated in their 5-year plan published in 2006, has three points: "Advancing the science and practice of earthquake engineering; Improving understanding of the impact of earthquakes on the physical, social, economic, political, and cultural environment; and Advocating comprehensive and realistic measures for reducing the harmful effects of earthquakes".〔(EERI, ''Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Strategic Plan 2006-2010'', 2006. )〕 ==Goals== In the 2006 5-year plan, the EERI has identified four main goals towards fulfilling their mission and planned strategies to carry them out.〔 #"Enhance and expand educational materials and technical programs." They will hold two seminars per year on topics intended to interest a wide audience. They will also post many of their publications online, such as their journal ''Earthquake Spectra''. # "Outreach and Advocacy" They will continue to release their findings on earthquake risks, including the costs of potential disasters. They hope to influence policymakers to increase funds for preventing these risks. They hope also to include earthquake safety into the "green" building design movement. #"Maintain a strong program of international activities." They serve as an inflow point in the U.S. for earthquake research from other countries. They also serve as an outflow, translating their research into languages other than English. #"Expand and broaden financial resource base." They wish to raise $1 million in donations by 2010, and increase worldwide membership to 3,000. They wish to expand their programs and partnerships with other organizations with more workshops and seminars. In February, 2010, the EERI entered a partnership with the Geo-Institute of American Society of Civil Engineers, increasing their collaboration to reduce earthquake hazards.〔(Geo-Institute of ASCE and Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Partnering Agreement, 2010. )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Earthquake Engineering Research Institute」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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