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Call for Abstracts Submission Deadline – Friday 16 October 2020.  Please CLICK HERE for more information. We’d like to reminder you that the abstract submission deadline is this Friday 16 October. On behalf of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE) we warmly invite you to join us at the NZSEE Annual Technical Conference to be held at the … Read moreCall for Abstracts Submission Deadline – Friday 16 October 2020

NZSEE 2020 Bridge Webinars NZSEE 2020 Non-structural Seismic Performance Webinars Wednesday 21 October 2020, 12 – 1.30pm NZSEE 2020 Bridge Webinars | 1: Bridge Superstructures – Contemporary Approaches Register Here  Thursday 29 October 2020, 12 – 1.30pm NZSEE 2020 Non-structural Seismic Performance Webinars | 1: New Zealand’s State of Practice – Consultant and Contractor Perspectives … Read moreSave the Dates – NZSEE Webinars

Registration is now open for the first of two bridging webinars being brought to you by NZSEE and EQC NZSEE 2020 Bridge Series | 1 Bridge Superstructures: Contemporary Approaches NZSEE is pleased to invite you to the first of two bridging webinars co-chaired by Professor Alessandro Palermo (University of Canterbury) and Geoff Brown (Beca Ltd). … Read more2020 NZSEE Bridge Series – Registrations Open

It is with great sadness that we let you know that Dr John Berrill (Life Member and winner of the 2011 President’s Award) has passed away. For more information visit https://deaths.press.co.nz/obituaries/the-press-nz/obituary.aspx?n=john-berrill&pid=196931914

We are currently gauging interest in adding a Seismic Design Competition to the 2021 NZSEE Conference. Within the competition, teams of undergraduates, postgraduates, and early career practitioners would design and build a small-scale earthquake resistant building that would be tested on a shake table during the conference. Requirements for participants would include (1) creating or … Read more2021 Seismic Design Competition

NZSEE 2020 Webinar Series | 6 NZSEE are pleased to invite you to their 6th Webinar in the NZSEE 2020 Webinar series, on Earthquake Insurance: Lessons for Engineers. The presentation is being held on Thursday July 9th from 12 noon to 1:30pm. We would like to acknowledge and thank our series partner EQC, and our … Read moreNZSEE 2020 Webinar Series | 6

NZSEE 2020 Webinar Series | 5 NZSEE are pleased to invite you to their 5th Webinar in the NZSEE 2020 Webinar series, on Low-Damage Seismic Design. The presentation is being held on Thursday June 25th from 12 noon to 1:30pm. We would like to acknowledge and thank our series partner EQC, and our sponsors who … Read moreNZSEE 2020 Webinar Series | 5

The 2020 NZSEE AGM will be held at 3pm on Thursday 23rd April 2020   You can join the meeting at:  https://ipenz.adobeconnect.com/nzseeagm/   Notice of AGM  Notice of AGM and Agenda   2019 AGM Minutes 2019 NZSEE AGM Minutes & President’s Report   2018-2019 Performance Report  NZSEE Performance Report Independent Auditor’s Report   Proxy Voting … Read more2020 AGM and Documents

There is still time to submit your abstract for the upcoming Bulletin Special Issue on Resilience of Infrastructure Networks! Infrastructure networks are essential for the functioning of modern societies. Given our seismicity, geology and terrain, our infrastructure is particularly vulnerable to earthquakes and other natural hazards. The ability of our infrastructure to withstand earthquakes and … Read moreCall for Papers – Bulletin Special Issue on Resilience of Infrastructure Networks

In November 2019 the NZSEE Management Committee voted to remove the embargo on online access to Bulletin papers, which currently limits the most recent two years of papers to members only. It is felt that this embargo has been putting people off submitting articles to the Bulletin as there is limited opportunity for them to … Read moreRemoval of Embargo on Bulletin Papers