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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Special Dinner Seminar: Seismic Resilience of Buildings: Where to next? (30 Jul 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://eeribc.ca/resources/Event%20Photos/EERI_BC_Special_Dinner_Seminar_Flyer.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;a href="https://eeribc.ca/event-6719432" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://eeribc.ca/resources/Event%20Photos/EERI-BC_Special_Dinner_Seminar.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="556" height="720"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="https://eeribc.ca/resources/Pictures/2024-02-20%20-%202023%20Distinguished%20Lecture%20Poster%20V2.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;We are excited to invite you to an engaging and thought-provoking evening dinner seminar, featuring Professor Rajesh Dhakal, a globally recognized leader in earthquake engineering and seismic resilience.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;While modern seismic design codes have been remarkably successful in protecting lives during major earthquakes, recent events around the world have revealed a growing challenge: the significant economic losses caused by damage to buildings that remain structurally safe. Much of this damage stems not from the primary structural system, but from non-structural elements such as ceilings, partitions, building services, and architectural components.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;This lecture offers a unique opportunity to gain insights into one of the most important emerging topics in earthquake engineering while connecting with fellow professionals, researchers, students, and industry leaders.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;The evening will include a networking reception and complimentary buffet dinner, providing attendees with an excellent opportunity to meet and engage with colleagues from across British Columbia's earthquake engineering community.&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Please follow the link below for the keynote abstract and the presenter biography.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#A82F2B" style="font-size: 25px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://eeribc.ca/resources/Event%20Photos/Rajesh%20Dhakal_Talk%20Abstract%20_%20Bio.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;Download abstract and bio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0D0D0D" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#0D0D0D" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt; Thursday, July 30, 2026&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#0D0D0D" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Location:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Royal Vancouver Yacht Club | 3811 Point Grey Rd, Vancouver, BC&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0D0D0D" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please mark your calendars and save the date for what promises to be an enriching and thought-provoking event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0D0D0D" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;We look forward to your participation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Not an EERI-BC member? Click to &lt;a href="https://eeribc.ca/membership" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to become a member.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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