The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides leadership and support to reduce losses from all types of hazards through a program of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. FEMA’s activities under the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (NEHRP) contribute to the Program mission: “To develop, disseminate, and promote knowledge, tools, and practices for earthquake risk reduction — through coordinated multidisciplinary interagency partnerships among the NEHRP agencies and their stakeholders — that improve the nation’s earthquake resilience in public safety, economic strength, and national security. FEMA is a sponsor of 11NCEE. www.fema.gov

Computers and Structures, Inc. (CSI) is recognized globally as the pioneering leader in the development of software tools for structural and earthquake engineering. CSI software is used by thousands of engineering firms in over 160 countries for the design of major projects, including the One World Trade Center in New York, the Burj-e-Khalifa in Dubai, the Olympic “Bird’s Nest” Stadium in Beijing and the Centenario Bridge over the Panama Canal.  CSI products are also recognized as the standard tools for research and education worldwide, and CSI has subsidized and donated software to thousands of university teaching programs.  Through these donations, CSI has helped to ensure that the technology necessary to produce seismically-sound structures reaches everyone. www.csiamerica.com

Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are transforming a broad range of industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation and logistics. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.

Optimum Seismic, Inc. is Southern California’s leading retrofit company for earthquake retrofit engineering and construction, specializing in multifamily and commercial buildings. Since 1984, the team at Optimum Seismic has completed more than 2,500 retrofits throughout the state of California. For information, visit www.optimumseismic.com.

WSP USA, formerly WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, is the U.S. operating company of one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms—WSP. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment sectors. With more than 7,000 people in 100 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper. www.wsp.com

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is responsible for managing and protecting California's water resources. DWR works with other agencies to benefit the State's people and to protect, restore and enhance the natural and human environments. www.water.ca.gov

RMS is the world’s leading provider of products, services, and expertise for the quantification and management of catastrophe risk. More than 400 leading insurers, reinsurers, trading companies, and other financial institutions rely on RMS models to quantify, manage, and transfer risk. As an established provider of risk modeling to companies across all market segments, RMS provides solutions that can be trusted as reliable benchmarks for strategic pricing, risk management, and risk transfer decisions. www.rms.com

CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX) is a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider. The company's combined data from public, contributory and proprietary sources includes over 4.5 billion records spanning more than 50 years, providing detailed coverage of property, mortgages and other encumbrances, consumer credit, tenancy, location, hazard risk and related performance information. The markets CoreLogic serves include real estate and mortgage finance, insurance, capital markets, and the public sector. CoreLogic delivers value to clients through unique data, analytics, workflow technology, advisory and managed services. Clients rely on CoreLogic to help identify and manage growth opportunities, improve performance and mitigate risk. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., CoreLogic operates in North America, Western Europe and Asia Pacific.  www.corelogic.com

Quaketek strives to makes seismic technologies more accessible to everyone. Founded by Joaquim Frazao with his expertise in manufacturing and friction dampers, Quaketek was created to improve the quality of earthquake protection technologies, all while bringing down their cost. Cost effective, reliable and tested seismic technologies offer the world a better way to protect buildings against earthquakes and our vision is to bring these technologies to the mainstream.  http://quaketek.com

Established in 1934, Lindapter is the world’s innovator of steelwork clamping systems, eliminating the requirement to drill or weld steel. In comparison to traditional connection methods, Lindapter solutions allow rapid installation, significantly reduced costs while preserving the integrity of the steelwork. www.lindapter.com

FM Global is a leading property insurer of the world's largest businesses, providing more than one-third of FORTUNE 1000-size companies with engineering-based risk management and property insurance solutions. FM Global helps clients maintain continuity in their business operations by drawing upon state-of-the-art loss-prevention engineering and research; risk management skills and support services; tailored risk transfer capabilities; and superior financial strength. To do so, we rely on a dynamic, culturally diverse group of employees, working in more than 100 countries, in a variety of challenging roles.  http://www.fmglobal.com/

The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) is a not-for-profit, privately funded, publicly managed organization that provides residential earthquake insurance and encourages Californians to reduce their risk of earthquake loss. Learn more at EarthquakeAuthority.com.

Founded in 1940, Degenkolb Engineers’ practice reflects more than seven decades of commitment to technical expertise, exceptional client service through close collaboration, and life-long learning. Our award-winning structural designs have saved clients hundreds of millions of dollars and are delivered by taking full advantage of our expertise and experience. www.degenkolb.com

Bentley Systems is a global leader dedicated to providing engineers, architects, geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure. Founded in 1984, Bentley has more than 3,500 colleagues in over 50 countries, and is on track to surpass an annual revenue run rate of $700 million during 2018. Since 2012, Bentley has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions. www.bentley.com 

Since 1969 Kinemetrics is committed to excellence in delivering the most trusted earthquake monitoring products, solutions and services in the world today. Through innovations that matter, Kinemetrics is the premier partner for those who seek actionable solutions that take seismic research and resilience further, faster. With our industry–leading solutions backed by exceptional service and support, our team of earthquake engineers, geoscientists, and information technologists are an essential part of moving visions forward to deliver innovative, standard-setting Technologies, Products and Solutions. www.kinemetrics.com

Wood is a global leader in the delivery of project, engineering and technical services to energy and industrial markets. We operate in more than 60 countries, employing around 55,000 people, with revenues of around $10 billion. We provide performance-driven solutions throughout the asset life cycle, from concept to decommissioning across a broad range of industrial markets, including the upstream, midstream and downstream oil & gas, power & process, environment and infrastructure, clean energy, mining, nuclear, and general industrial sectors. We strive to be the best technical services company to work with, work for and invest in. www.woodplc.com 

The Los Angeles Tall Buildings Structural Design Council, formed in 1988, is a nonprofit organization whose members are those individuals who have demonstrated exceptional professional accomplishments in the structural design of tall buildings. www.tallbuildings.org

The Charles Pankow Foundation was established to provide the AEC Industry with a better way to design and build. Established in 2002 by Charles Pankow, founder of Charles Pankow Builders, Ltd., a leading U.S. design-build constructor, the Foundation continues to advance his legacy of innovation. It was Charles Pankow's lifelong passion to lead and inspire new and better ways to build. He intended that this Foundation drive market-driven innovations in the building industry. www.pankowfoundation.org

KPFF is a multi-office, multi-discipline engineering firm. We're driven by a commitment to our core values of Excellence, Trust, Relationships, Stability, and Passion; defining our professional practice, how we are organized and our commitment to our clients and employees. www.kpff.com

Arup is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists, working across every aspect of today’s built environment. Together we help our clients solve their most complex challenges – turning exciting ideas into tangible reality as we strive to find a better way and shape a better world. www.arup.com