Agreement number: ECHO/SUB/2014/695550Sibyl • July 1st, 2016
Agreement number: ECHO/SUB/2014/695550Sibyl • June 20th, 2017
The final meeting for the SIBYL project was held at the GFZ Potsdam German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam, Germany, on the 7th December, 2016. All partners were present, as well as representatives of the German Civil Protection community (BBK, THW) and the project’s officer from EC-ECHO in Brussels. Each partner summarised their results, while valuable input was provided by the Civil Protection representatives. The project’s officer made a number of comments, especially with regards to what would be required for the scientific and financial reporting, while showing general satisfaction with the project’s outcomes, quality work, and management. Overall, the consortium believes that the project has been a success.
Agreement number: ECHO/SUB/2014/695550Sibyl • November 16th, 2015
Developing a comprehensive and effective dissemination plan is an essential requirement to ensure the lasting legacy of the SIBYL project. Such activities form part of the Task F, the intention being to increase the impact and efficiency of the entire project. A sound dissemination strategy is especially important for practice-oriented projects such as SIBYL, which aim to develop practical operational tools for Civil Protection authorities, who in turn will employ them as part of their activities to safeguard the broader community in earthquake prone areas.
Agreement number: ECHO/SUB/2014/695550Sibyl • October 23rd, 2015
The occurrence of seismic swarms or foreshocks may require Civil Protection (CP) authorities to promptly assess a threatened area’s vulnerability. This is especially true for regions where there is a dearth of up-to- date and reliable information. Similarly, methods are also required for assessing an area’s vulnerability prior to a seismic (or any) hazardous event for risk estimation and response planning. The aim of SIBYL is therefore to develop an operational framework for CP authorities to rapidly and cost-effectively appraise the seismic vulnerability of the built environment, and to efficiently use the acquired information prior to, or given the occurrence of a damaging event, to optimize the management of the subsequent emergency situations. Such a framework will advise decision makers as to the most appropriate preventative actions to take and will consider when there is a need for short-notice vulnerability assessments in a pre-event situation, as well as monitoring the built e
Agreement number: ECHO/SUB/2014/695550Sibyl • April 8th, 2016
The mid-term meeting for the SIBYL project was held in Thessaloniki, Greece, hosted by AUTH, from the 15th to 16th of February 2016. Representatives of all partners attended, as well as members of the Greek Civil Protection, the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace, the Institute of Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering and the Technological Educational Institute of Central Macedonia, Serres. The first day involved presenting the results of the work that had been carried out during the past year, while the second day was concerned with demonstrating some of the tools and methods developed for the project, including a visit to the instrumented administration building of AUTH.
