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NZSEE are very pleased and excited to announce together with the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) the 30th volume of Connections: The EERI Oral History Series, featuring the late Professor Nigel Priestley—a significant figure in the field of earthquake engineering here in New Zealand, the United States, and globally. NZSEE is delighted that a third … Read moreThe EERI Oral History Series – Nigel Priestley

The 2021 NZSEE AGM will be held at 5:30pm on Wednesday 14th April 2021 Venue: C Block, University of Canterbury, Christchurch   Notice of AGM Notice of AGM and Agenda   2020 AGM Minutes & President’s Report 2020 NZSEE AGM Minutes and President’s Report   2019-2020 Audited Financial Statement NZSEE Audit Report 2020   2021 … Read more2021 AGM and Documents

Workshops will run on Tuesday 13 April 2021. Sign up to the workshops here. Workshop #1: NZSEE – QuakeCoRE Scenario Workshop for Early Career Professionals and Researchers Contact person: Claire Pascua Proposed time: 5pm – 8pm Number of spaces: limited to first 50 participants Description: NZSEE and QuakeCoRE are hosting a pre-conference workshop with the aim to bring together … Read morePre-Conference Workshops

Christchurch Cathedral Site Visit As part of the 2021 Technical Conference, a site visit to Christchurch Cathedral will be held on Tuesday 13 April from 3.30pm to 5.00pm. Attendees will get an overview of the complex project that is underway to restore this Christchurch landmark to its former glory and protect it for future generations. … Read morePre-Conference Tours

The IABSE Virtual Conference is being held online 3-5 February, and registration can be completed here. The conference will be held in Central European Time zone, but all the paper presentations (over 150) have been pre-recorded and are now available to registrants. For more information visit https://iabse.org/christchurch2020  

Nominations for the 2021-22 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 moreManagement Committee Nominations – Now Open

Applications are now open for the Annual NZSEE Awards. This year we have made some minor changes to the awards criteria. Full details can be found on our website. Applications for all Awards close 5pm Friday 5th March 2021. Awards should be submitted directly to the Executive Officer at exec@nzsee.org.nz Awards include: NZSEE Seismic Resilience … Read moreCall for Award Applications

Early bird registration is now open for the 2021 NZSEE Annual Technical Conference Register Now For more information visit the conference website

Call for Nomination of NZSEE Members: Consideration for Election to a Fellow of the Society The Management Committee is calling for nomination of those members who have provided a particular contribution to earthquake engineering, and fulfil the requirements of section 4.7 of the CONSTITUTION & RULES OF THE NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING INCORPORATED, … Read moreCall for Nominations for Fellows

Registration is now open for the second of two non-structural seismic performance webinars. NZSEE Non-Structural Webinars | 2 Summary of Recent Research and Development, and a Client Perspective NZSEE is pleased to invite you to the second of two webinars on non-structural seismic performance co-chaired by Helen Ferner (NZSEE President) and Tim Sullivan (University of … Read more2020 NZSEE Non-Structural Seismic Performance Webinar 2 – Registration Open