New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Inc

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New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Inc

The inaugural meeting of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering under the chairmanship of Latham Andrews and following activity by an interim committee of Wilf Edwards, Doug Mackenzie and Robin Shepherd, was held in NZIE rooms at 8 p.m. on 8 April 1968. It attracted an audience of 40, most of whom were prominent in the science of earthquake engineering even then. Several were later to become Presidents of the Society - Andrews, Butcher, Glogau, Mackenzie and Shepherd - and others who now feature in Life Membership and Fellowship lists also assisted in the fledgling Society's considerations. They adopted Rules and, elected a management committee; at its first meeting held immediately afterwards, Wilf Edwards was elected the first Chairman.
 
Those early days set the pattern for the future Society: gradually increasing membership; a quarterly magazine with a deserved worldwide reputation put together by a succession of dedicated and able editors; continuing support from IPENZ and the E & WD Commission in financial and other fields; one or two further financial crises which hopefully are now a thing of the past; a hard working and innovative Management Committee, prepared to donate time and energy to the Society, and conveners and other members of study and related groups, giving the same; a number of successful international conferences; and, providing leadership and guidance, a series of top class Presidents.
 
Publicaciones
 
Assessment and Improvement of the Structural Performance of Buildings in Earthquake: Final with Corrigendum 1 now available.
 
NZSEE Annual Technical Conference and AGM: 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 7PCEE 2002 2001