Site Operations Committee (SOC)

The Site Operations Committee is charged with:
  1. Develop and maintain the NEES Facilities Users Guide, the basic document adopted by the Board of Directors governing the shared use of NEES Equipment Sites

  2. Develop guidelines, through a consensus process, on how shared use should be defined and implemented for the different sites

  3. Oversee the staff's development and coordination of the assessment of the shared use of the NEES Equipment Sites, and report to the Board of Directors the level of shared use at each Equipment Site

  4. Develop guidelines, through a consensus process, on maintenance and operation issues that should be addressed at the Equipment Sites

  5. Review the annual Equipment Site maintenance and operation budget in conjunction with Consortium staff and make recommendations to the Finance Committee regarding this budget

  6. Recommend to the Board of Directors any rewards or disincentives that should be put in place to encourage improved operations, maintenance and shared use at a particular Equipment Site

  7. Assist the Consortium staff with coordination of projects at Equipment Sites by providing information to prospective users on the anticipated level of use in the future

  8. Assist the Consortium staff with scheduling of projects at Equipment Sites when conflicts arise. Decisions will be based on an analysis of the risks of delays, potential payoffs, and technical priorities for individual projects

  9. Oversee the staff's monitoring of the progress of all research at NEES Equipment Sites to insure that schedules are maintained and to help plan ahead in case of expected delays

  10. Develop mediation procedures and arbitration guidelines to address specific problems arising between NEES Equipment Sites and those who are funded by the National Science Foundation to benefit from shared usage of one or more Equipment Sites

  11. Develop policies and procedures for extending shared use to experimental facilities other than the original 15 NEES Equipment Sites that may wish to participate in or collaborate with NEES

  12. Provide input to the Education, Outreach, and Training Committee for the maintenance of information to be provided electronically via the Web with specific information on functionality and access tips for each Equipment Site, including Frequently Asked Questions and case histories

  13. Interface with other Standing Committees as required or needed.
Marc Eberhard
University of Washington

ITSC Chair
Prior SOC Member
Glenn Rix
Georgia Institute of Technology

SOC Chair-Elect
Facility User Representative
Roberto Leon
Georgia Institute of Technology

Board Liaison
Greg Deierlein
Stanford

Facility User Representative
Retired Board Member
Jim Wight
University of Michigan

Facility User Representative
Retired Board Member
Tarek Abdoun
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Equipment Site Representative
Prior SOC Member
Ross Boulanger
University of California, Davis

Equipment Site Representative
Prior SOC Member
Dan Kuchma
University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign

Equipment Site Representative
David Sanders
University of Nevada, Reno

Equipment Site Representative
Prior SOC Member
Benson Shing
University of California, San Diego

Equipment Site Representative
Solomon Yim
Oregon State University

Equipment Site Representative
Retired Board Member
Ian Aiken
Seismic Isolation Engineering, Inc.

EQ-Risk Stakeholder Representative
Dave Simpson
IRIS Consortium

EQ-Risk Stakeholder Representative
Jay Berger
NEESinc Headquarters

HQ Staff Liaison