Two tsunami meetings held on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, Washington from 7–9 August 2001, constituted ITS 2001. The first meeting on 7 August was a review of the U.S. Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program, and the second meeting on 8 and 9 August was the exchange of science and information between tsunami scientists, engineers, and specialists from around the world. Over 100 tsunami scientists, engineers, and specialists from 16 countries met to exchange science, best practices, and information on the tsunami hazard.
The first review of the U.S. Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program, sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), included scientists/engineers/specialists who presented progress on the program's accomplishments since 1997 and identified future plans. The Twentieth International Tsunami Symposium, sponsored by the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) Tsunami Commission, was a gathering of experts from around the world to present and exchange tsunami research findings. This was the twentieth time international tsunami experts have met over the past 40 years. Over 119 abstracts were submitted for both events. This proceedings volume includes all the abstracts submitted and 76 papers written in advance of meetings. Due to time limitations, there were 51 oral and 68 poster presentations on tsunami hazard activities. The review of the U.S. Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program on 7 August had 11 oral presentations followed by 14 poster presentations and was organized into tsunami inundation mapping, tsunami warning systems upgrades, and tsunami mitigation activities. ITS 2001 had 40 oral and 53 poster presentations and was organized into tsunami risk assessment, recent tsunamis, tsunami geology and paleotsunamis, Atlantic and Mediterranean tsunamis, tsunami measurements and data analysis, landslides and other sources, and advances in modeling applications. A select group of papers will be chosen from this proceedings volume for inclusion in a book that will be published in the future. The book will represent the sixth volume documenting the findings presented in the past six international tsunami symposia.
Overall, ITS 2001 was a great success due to the Herculean efforts of many people. I sincerely thank the following people who made ITS 2001 possible.
Science Committee
Frank González (chair), NOAA
Brian Atwater, USGS
Jody Bourgeois, University of Washington
Marie Eble, NOAA
Viacheslav Gusiakov, Russian Academy of Sciences
Fumihiko Imamura, Tohoku University
Sin-Iti Iwasaki, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster
Prevention
Aurelio Mercado, University of Puerto Rico
Andrew Moore, Tohoku University
Emile Okal, Northwestern University
Catherine Petroff, University of Washington
George Priest, Oregon Department of Geology and Minerals Industries
Kenji Satake, Geological Survey of Japan
Costas Synolakis, University of Southern California
Stefano Tinti, University of Bologna
Vasily Titov, NOAA
Harry Yeh, University of Washington
The Local Organizing Committee
Ann Thomason (chair), NOAA
Brian Atwater, USGS
Robert Goodwin, University of Washington
William Steele, University of Washington
Craig Weaver, USGS
Connie Manson, Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources
Louie Echols, University of Washington
Sue Raub, University of Washington
Proceedings Committee
Ryan Layne Whitney (chair), NOAA
Michael Dunlap, NOAA
Karen Ventenbergs, NOAA
Field Trip Coordinator and Ocean Shores Public Forum
Brian Atwater, USGS
Karin-Frinell Hanrahan, Grays Harbor County Washington Emergency Management
Public Affairs and Media Support
Jana Goldman (chair), NOAA
Kristen Chung, NOAA
Virtual Reality Demonstrations/Videos
Christopher Moore, NOAA
James Anderson, NOAA
7 August 2001 — Eddie Bernard, ITS 2001 Convenor