Annual Meeting Session Videos

Thank you to everyone that attended the 2020 Annual Meeting and helped make it a success. We look forward to seeing everyone in Whakatū Nelson next year.

If you missed a session or would like to re-watch a specific one, each session was recorded and can be found in the links below.

Wednesday

• Day 1 Introduction
• 2020 State of QuakeCoRE
  Brendon Bradley, David Johnston
• Distinguished Lecture: Just Reconnaissance: A Framework for Ethical, Rigorous, and Coordinated Quick Response Disaster Research
  Lori Peek (  National Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder)
• Plenary Session: Research Under Adversity: Research in the Aftermath of the Christchurch Earthquake
  Chairs: Ken Elwood and Charlotte Brown
  • Earthquake Science Through the 2010-2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence: What Did We Learn and was it Impactful?
    Mark Quigley (University of Melbourne)
  • Research in the Aftermath of the Christchurch Earthquakes: Drivers and Expectations  
    Des Bull (Holmes Consulting LP)
  • Poetry in a Time of Calamity: A Humanities Response to the Canterbury Earthquakes
    Paul Millar (University of Canterbury)
  • Q&A
• Plenary Session: How Will We Respond to Future Earthquakes? New and Emerging Technology
  Chair: Jason Ingham
  • How Should the Engineering and Science Community Support the Response to the Next Big Earthquake, and How Ready Are We?
    Dave Brunsdon (Kestrel Group)
  • Science Advice for Decision-making in a Response to a Natural Hazards Event – Some Lessons Learned
    Gill Jolly (GNS Science)
  • New Methods for Post-Earthquake Reconnaissance
    Lucas Hogan (University of Auckland)
  • Q&A

Thursday

• Day 2 Introduction
• Capability Development Session
  Chair: Chris McGann
  • Te Apārangi o Hiranga Rū
    Tā Mark Solomon (Te Apārangi o Hiranga Rū)
  • Mātauranga Māori Research  
    Lucy Kaiser & Kristie-Lee Thomas (Massey University & GNS Science), Faye Mendes-Underwood, Maia Wati-Cooper, Ngarui Manukau (University of Auckland)
  • Communications Programme / Education Alliance
    Brandy Alger (QuakeCoRE)
  • QERC Lightning Talks
    Vishvendra Bhanu (University of Canterbury), Eleanor Mestal (Victoria University of Wellington), Catalina Miranda (University of Auckland), Claire Pascua (University of Auckland), Samuel Roeslin (University of Auckland), Sriparna Saha (University of Canterbury), Saima Shaikh (Victoria University of Wellington), Srijana Gurung Shrestha (University of Canterbury), Yasir Imtiaz Syed (Victoria University of Wellington)
• Plenary Session: Recoveries from Elsewhere
  Chair: Ilan Noy
  • Places Recover  
    Arthur Grimes (Victoria University of Wellington)
  • The Experience of People in Recovery
    Maureen Mooney (Massey University)
  • Galuega toe Fuata-™ina: From Tsunami to Measles – Recovery or Revival?
    Siautu Alefaio (University of Auckland)
  • Q&A
• Plenary Session: Capturing the Opportunities in Recovery
  Chair: Erica Seville
  • The Climate Change Commission Discusses Their 6 Principles to Economic Recovery  
    Rod Carr (Climate Change Commission)
  • Moea Te Poi, Moea Te Taiaha Be vigilant, be prepared  
    Shane Graham & Rebecca Mason (Ngāti Rārua & Meihana Consulting)
  • Capturing the Opportunities in Recovery: Future Building Performance
    John Hare (Holmes Group Limited)
  • Q&A
• Directors’ Closing Remarks
  Brendon Bradley and David Johnston