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  Register here for both the in person seminar or the online link. Resilience, Innovation, and Implementation: A Chilean perspective on challenges and opportunities implementing seismic protection systems At the time of the Mw8.8 2010 Chile earthquake, 13 structures of the close to 9000 buildings exposed to strong ground shaking were designed with seismic protection … Read moreNZSEE 2022 WEBINAR SERIES | 1 – Professor Juan Carlos de la Llera

Please find linked below the latest updates from  the two more detailed reports from the societal expectations research. Focus Group Report final Interviews Report FINAL

New Zealand seismic invention is “game changer” in global construction  New Zealand is on the verge of becoming a world leader in low-cost and low-damage seismic engineering, says the winner of the 2022 Ivan Skinner Award, Dr Shahab Ramhormozian. Over the past years, Dr Ramhormozian has significantly improved and finetuned the revolutionary sliding hinge joint … Read moreShahab Ramhormozian wins Ivan Skinner Award for 2022

Vol. 55 No.1 (2022) of the NZSEE Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering has now been published. Please find a link to current issue here.

The 2022 NZSEE AGM will be held on Thursday 28rd April 2022 between 5-6pm You can join the meeting online: Conference and Events to provide details on how to join next Wednesday Notice of AGM  The Notice of meeting and Agenda for the AGM  2021 AGM Minutes The Unconfirmed minutes of the 2021 AGM 2020-2021 … Read moreAnnouncement of the 2022 NZSEE AGM

NZSEE conference update   After a lot of discussion, reaching out to speakers, delegates, and society members, NZSEE has decided we will hold the conference on the original dates 27 – 29 April 2022 but we will move the conference to an online format. We considered delaying the conference with the hope of an in-person … Read moreUpdate on the NZSEE Conference 2022

How it works The purpose of the Built Heritage Incentive Fund is to assist owners of heritage buildings to undertake conservation and seismic strengthening work where successful outcomes would be unlikely without assistance. 15% of the fund is reserved for conservation-specific work, whilst 85% is intended for work related to earthquake strengthening. Earthquake strengthening work … Read moreBuilt Heritage Incentive Fund

Obituary – Mick Pender Professor Michael John Pender BE(Hons) PhD FENZ FNZGS FNZSEE MASCE Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, University of Auckland 1977-2021 19 June 1943 – 15 December 2021 Professor Michael (Mick) Pender’s life was dedicated to achieving strong foundations for structures – buildings and bridges. He taught Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Auckland … Read moreObituary of Professor Michael John Pender

The Management Committee may elect as a Fellow of the Society any person, whether resident in New Zealand or otherwise who, in the Committee’s estimation, fulfils all the following requirements: a) the nominee must have been a member of the Society for at least five years immediately prior to nomination; and b) the nominee must be highly … Read moreCall for Nomination of NZSEE Members: Consideration for Election to a fellow of the society

Nominations for the 2022-23 NZSEE Management Committee are now open. The Society members annually elect nine of their members to the Management Committee. All current members of the Management Committee are eligible to be re-elected if they wish to have their nomination put forward. Nominations shall be on a form supplied by the Executive Officer, … Read moreCall for NZSEE Management Committee Members