NEESinc Governance

The Goal of NEES Consortium, Inc.
NEES is a national, networked, simulation resource that includes geographically distributed, shared-use, next-generation experimental research Equipment Sites built and operated to advance earthquake engineering research and education through collaborative and integrated experimentation, theory, data archiving, and model-based simulation.

The goal of NEES is to accelerate progress in earthquake engineering research and to improve the seismic design and performance of civil and mechanical infrastructure systems through the integration of people, ideas, and tools in a collaboratory environment.

Open access to and use of NEES research facilities and data by all elements of the earthquake engineering community, including researchers, educators, students, practitioners, and information technology experts, is a key element of this goal.

To accomplish these goals NEES is governed by a Board of Directors that includes a total of 15 representatives that include Institutional, Equipment Site, and at-large Members. The NEES Board of Directors is vested with full power to establish policies, govern the affairs, and make rules or regulations for the management of NEESinc, and thus serves as its ultimate decisionmaking authority on matters of strategic importance.

NEES also has several Standing Committees that report to the Board of Directors. They advise the Board and help set policies and procedures for Consortium staff, NEES service providers, and NEES users. Click here to read minutes of the committee meetings.

The George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) is a supported program of the National Science Foundation under Award Number CMS-0402490. As part of this program NEES issues serveral reports and strategic plans.