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The theme of the University of Calgary Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) funded project is: Addressing misconceptions around magnitude and intensity to inform earthquake early warning (EEW) alerting strategiesLast year, the Earthquake Early Warning Education (E3) socio cultural research project began. The E3 project has a dual purpose: to promote debate on the issues shaping Canadian earthquake risk management; and, to reflect on the biases in the media that reports on earthquakes. As seismic science - societal risk educators, we represent scholarship from across the spectrum (natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities). The E3 socio cultural project allows us to look ahead. We consider the contemporary and historical processes that shape how Canada will do E3 once the NRCan EEW is implemented in 2024. This presentation provides a preliminary report on the Pan Canadian bilingual E3 Survey results. Survey participants responses were needed to reveal the challenges this project faces. As a result, we have been provided with insights into the Canadian seismic science-society interface; and, the challenges this project faces. The E3 survey results will continue to make an impact both in Canadian E3 and in the training of future disaster risk management (DRM) practitioners. The E3 socio cultural project is an opportunity to talk about how Canada might use existing tools, perspectives, social media, and DRM training sessions to effectively support the NRCan EEW in 2024 and beyond.