• Workshop Series on Seismic Geotechnical Engineering

    Virtual Workshop

    Overview: A series of five virtual workshops on Seismic Geotechnical Engineering with both state-of-the-art theories and practical applications The Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division (SMFD) of the CGS is mandated to promote the practice and research in classic geotechnical engineering and to provide professional development opportunities to members and colleagues. The SMFD executive committee is […]

  • 2nd Annual VGS Legacy Lecture – A Foundational Force in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering: The Legacy of a True Pioneer

    Executive Hotel, Lougheed Highway 4201 Lougheed Highway, Burnaby, BC, Canada

    The VGS’s annual legacy lecture series is designed to honor the legacy of local geotechnical leaders. This year, the VGS is pleased to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Liam Finn. Dr. Liam Finn, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC W. D. Liam Finn is a world authority in geotechnical earthquake engineering. He graduated […]

  • Overview of NRC’s Newly Released Seismic Upgrading Guidelines (SUG) for Existing Buildings in Canada

    Zoom Webinar

    Abstract Earthquakes are among the most destructive natural disasters, capable of causing severe casualties and significant economic losses. For building owners, assessing and mitigating seismic risks in existing buildings poses both technical and economic challenges. In Canada, there has long been a need for nationwide technical guidelines for seismic evaluation and upgrading. The National Research […]

  • Toward Resilience: Preparing for the Big One Cascadia Megathrust Earthquake

    UBC Robson Square, Room C400 800 Robson St., Vancouver, BC, Canada

    The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute – BC Chapter (EERI-BC) is pleased to invite you to the 3rd Annual One-Day Symposium, taking place on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at UBC Robson Square in downtown Vancouver, BC. Our inaugural symposium in 2023 and the second annual symposium in 2024 were great successes, well attended and well received. […]

  • Application of NRC’s Tier 1 and Tier 2 Seismic Evaluation & Deficiency-Based Upgrading Procedures to an Existing Canadian Building

    Zoom Webinar

    Abstract Earthquakes are among the most destructive natural disasters, capable of causing severe casualties and significant economic losses. For building owners, assessing and mitigating seismic risks in existing buildings poses both technical and economic challenges. In Canada, there has long been a need for nationwide technical guidelines for seismic evaluation and upgrading. The National Research […]

  • Use of NRC’s Newly Released Seismic Evaluation and Upgrading Guidelines

    UBC Robson Square, Room C400 800 Robson St., Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Workshop Overview Earthquakes are among the most destructive natural disasters, capable of causing severe casualties and significant economic losses. For building owners, assessing and mitigating seismic risks in existing buildings poses both technical and economic challenges. In Canada, there has long been a need for nationwide technical guidelines for seismic evaluation and upgrading. The National […]

  • Utilisation des nouvelles lignes directrices du CNRC pour l’évaluation et le renforcement sismiques

    Polytechnique Montréal, pavillons Lassonde, salle M-1010, campus de l’Université de Montréal

    L’ACGPS-CAEES, en collaboration avec le Conseil national de recherches du Canada (CNRC), organise un atelier de formation en présentiel de deux jours à Montréal (QC). Titre : Utilisation des nouvelles lignes directrices du CNRC pour l’évaluation et le renforcement sismiques Quand : 5 et 6 mars 2026 Où : Polytechnique Montréal, pavillons Lassonde, salle M-1010, campus de l’Université […]

  • Risk-informed, performance-based design of seismic isolation systems for nuclear energy facilities

    UBC Ceme 1204 – 6250 Applied Science Lane, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    This webinar is a hybrid presentation. Online attendees should pre-register to receive the Zoom Webinar Link. In-person attendees are welcome to attend at UBC CEME 1204 without registration. Venue:    Online attendees: Zoom Webinar In-person attendees: UBC CEME 1204 – 6250 Applied Science Lane, Vancouver BC.  V6T 1Z4 Cost:    Online attendees: Free for members, $30 […]

  • 15 years on: How the Christchurch Earthquake Shaped our Industry’s Approach to Retrofitting URM Structures

    Theatre C300 at UBC Robson Square 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    The 2010–2011 Canterbury earthquake sequence caused widespread damage and collapse of unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings across Christchurch, resulting in significant loss of life and fundamentally reshaping the engineering profession’s approach to assessing and retrofitting these structures. Fifteen years on, the industry has accumulated extensive knowledge through research, testing, and the implementation of retrofit solutions across […]

  • Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Conference 2026

    The GEM Conference 2026 event is almost here, and we’d like to share GEM’s press release ahead of the Day 1 public release on 23 June in Zagreb, Croatia. At the conference, GEM will unveil a new generation of global seismic hazard and risk products, marking a major step forward from its first global release […]

  • 2026 CAEES-ACGPS AGM

    Zoom

    Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Canadian Association of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology / L’Association Canadienne du Génie Parasismique et de la Sismologie for 2026.

  • 13th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (13NCEE)

      The 13th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (13NCEE) is on July 13 to 17.  Join EERI in Portland to connect with other experts and learn from their vast technical program. At the 13NCEE you will: Learn from cutting-edge presentations. Extensive sessions on structural engineering and geotechnical engineering are supplemented by synergistic sessions on […]