Engagement and Training Events

2024

  • Professional Practice Guidelines: Use and Development of Seismic Microzonation Maps in BC, September 26, 2024, The webinar recording is available for viewing HERE.
  • Media coverage of the Metro Vancouver seismic microzonation mapping project for Phase 1 (western Metro Vancouver), July 2024:
Western researchers map seismic activity in metro Vancouver
How much will the ground shake? Scientists creating first detailed maps of Metro Vancouver’s earthquake hazards
Metro Vancouver Seismic Microzonation Project
When ‘The Big One’ hits, what happens under Vancouver?
Metro Vancouver seismic hazard mapping

2023

2022

  • EGBC Technical Peer Review Committee Meeting, University of Western Ontario (in person), London, ON, June 28-29 2022

2021

  • EGBC Technical Peer Review Committee Meeting, Nov. 8 2021 (virtual)
  • Invited Talk, Importance of stakeholder engagement related to regional seismic hazard mapping, Understanding Risk British Columbia (URBC) symposium, Virtual meeting, Oct. 7 2021
  • EGBC Technical Peer Review Committee Meeting, Jun. 22 2021 (virtual)
  • EGBC Technical Peer Review Committee Meeting, May 4 2021 (virtual)
  • Invited Guest Lecture, Seismic microzonation mapping and the Metro Vancouver seismic microzonation mapping project, Simon Fraser University, April 6 2021
  • EGBC Technical Peer Review Committee Meeting, Mar. 2 2021 (virtual)
  • EGBC Technical Peer Review Committee Meeting, Jan. 19 2021 (virtual)

2020

  • Virtual roundtable, The critical role of multi-stakeholder engagement for earthquake hazard mapping of Metro Vancouver, Canadian Risk & Hazards Network (CRHNet) virtual symposium, Oct. 22 2020.
  • MVSMMP hosted online survey, Seismic Microzonation Mapping in Canada, January – June 2020

2019

  • Microzontion Mapping – Update and Engagement Workshop, Project hosted half-day workshop, Vancouver, BC, Dec. 2 2019
  • Invited Talk, Seismic site characterization of Metro Vancouver, Site Characterization in the Cascadia Region Workshop, Sidney, BC, Oct. 1 2019
  • Invited Talk, Probabilistic Seismic Slope Stability Assessment, BC Hydro “Lunch and Learn” Lecture Series, Burnaby, BC, July 26 2019
  • Microzonation Mapping Project, Project hosted inter-disciplinary two-day workshop, Univ. Western Ontario, London, ON, April 3-4 2019

2018

  • Invited Talk, Passive seismic methods for site classification and assessment in BC, Vancouver Island Geotechnical Group, Nov. 9 2018
  • Invited Talk, Passive seismic methods for site assessment and microzonation mapping in Greater Vancouver, Vancouver Geotechnical Society, Annual General Meeting Lecture, Nov. 8 2018
  • Project Update Event, Vancouver, BC, Nov. 7 2018

2017

  • Project Launch Event, Vancouver, BC, Nov. 17 2017