21-10-16
Student Poster Awards – registration date extended!
- Sally Hargraves
Due to the late notification of the award this year, registrations will now be accepted up to Monday 31st October. Completed registration forms should be submitted to ygp@nzgs.org. Further details and the registration form can be found here. The d...
17-10-16
Module 1 – estimating ground motion parameters
- Sally Hargraves
For those of you who missed its launch back in March, this is just a reminder that Module 1 of the `Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Practice’ series is out there for use. We’d also welcome any feedback to modulefeedback@nzgs.org as this...
12-10-16
Calling for applications for the 2016 NZGS Scholarship
- Sally Hargraves
NZGS are now calling for applications for the 2016 NZGS Scholarship Award. This year we’ve decided to increase the potential pool available for awards to $20,000. More details about the process and eligibility criteria can be found here. Ap...
11-10-16
Applications for Student Poster Awards – Closing Soon
- Sally Hargraves
If you’re a student, currently enrolled in a geotechnical discipline and a NZ tertiary institution, you could be eligible to enter a poster in the NZGS Student Poster Awards and could win up to $1,000! You don’t have to submit your poster...
11-10-16
MBIE Launch of Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Programme
- Sally Hargraves
As most of you will be aware, MIBIE are working with IPENZ and the NZGS to bring you up-to-date learning opportunities. As part of this programme, we are producing educational resources and events to share understanding of the latest geotechnical lea...
27-05-16
Release of Joint MBIE/NZGS Geotechnical Guidance Module 3: Liquefaction Assessment, and Appendices 3, 4 & 5 for Module 5A: Ground Improvement Specification
- Ross Roberts
Joint MBIE/NZGS geotechnical engineering guidance, Module 3: Identification, Assessment and Mitigation of Liquefaction Hazards of the `Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Practice’ series, has now been published as Building Act s 175 guidance. Th...
25-05-16
Auckland Council LinkedIn group
- Ross Roberts
Auckland Council have set up a LinkedIn group to provide a discussion forum for geotechnical and land development professionals working in Auckland principally to provide a communication channel between industry and council. The goals of this are: ...
21-04-16
16th U.S.-Japan-New Zealand Workshop on the Improvement of Structural Engineering and Resiliency
- Ross Roberts
This year QuakeCoRE and NZSEE join with Applied Technology Council (ATC) and the Japan Structural Consultants Association (JSCA) to organise this tri-national workshop on Improvement of Structural Engineering and Resiliency in Nara, Japan on June 2...
15-03-16
Release of Joint MBIE/NZGS Geotechnical Guidance Module 1: Overview of the Guidelines
- Ross Roberts
Joint MBIE/NZGS geotechnical engineering guidance, Module 1: “Overview of the Guidelines” of the `Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Practice’ series, has now been published as Building Act s 175 guidance; refer to http://www.nzgs.org/resource...
03-11-15
Inappropriate use of Geotechnical Reports
- Ross Roberts
Following relatively energetic debate on the NZGS LinkedIn page earlier this year (under the title Limitations in Geotechnical Reports), the NZGS has drafted a letter to MBIE expressing the Society’s concerns around the misuse of geotechnical repor...
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