Program Overview
November 4–6, 2026 · Explore the schedule by day.
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DAY 1 Wednesday, November 4
Opening Session
Keynote 1
Ross W. Boulanger
Keynote 2
Pedro Arduino
Coffee (30 min)
Theme A
Kemal Onder Cetin
Theme B
Brendon Bradley
Theme C
Susumu Iai
Theme D
Shideh Dashti
Session L1
Liquefaction Triggering, Susceptibility and Hazard Assessment
(8 papers)
Session C2
Case Histories: Site Effects, Slopes and Dams
(8 papers)
Session N1
Site Response and Ground-Motion Simulation
(8 papers)
Session U3
Underground Structures, Tunnels, Pipelines and Retaining Systems
(7 papers)
Lunch (80 min)
Keynote 3
Ellen M. Rathje
Keynote 4
Kaustav Chatterjee
Coffee (20 min)
Session M1
Seismic Slope Stability and Earth Retaining Structures
(8 papers)
Session C1
Case Histories of Liquefaction and Earthquake Damage
(8 papers)
Session N6
Foundations, Piles and Port Structures
(8 papers)
Session U1
Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction of Buildings and Structures
(8 papers)
Transfer to plenary room (15 min)
Closing Keynote
Ramón Verdugo
Reception (cocktail) – until 19:00
DAY 2 Thursday, November 5
Keynote 1
Misko Cubrinovski
Keynote 2
Lidija Zdravkovic
Coffee (30 min)
Theme A
Yoshimichi Tsukamoto
Theme B
Jorge Meneses
Theme C
Miguel Ángel Manica
Theme D
Jorge Macedo
Session L2
Liquefaction Effects, Surface Manifestation and Soil Instabilities
(8 papers)
Session C3
Site Investigation and Field/Laboratory Testing for PBD
(8 papers)
Session N2
Soil-Structure Interaction and Building Response
(8 papers)
Session M2
Probabilistic Frameworks, Fragility and Ground-Motion Selection
(8 papers)
Lunch (80 min)
Keynote 3
Paolo Zimmaro
Keynote 4
Adda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos
Coffee
TC203 Committee Meeting
50 min · Plenary room · Coffee in the room
Departure to Frutillar – Gala Cocktail
DAY 3 Friday, November 6
Keynote 1
Jonathan Bray
Keynote 2
Sebastiano Foti
Coffee (30 min)
Theme A
Katerina Ziotopoulou
Theme B
Jonathan P. Stewart
Theme C
Reiko Kuwano
Theme D
Kyle M. Rollins
Session L3
Liquefaction Mitigation, Constitutive and Numerical Modelling
(8 papers)
Session C6
Dynamic Soil Properties and Site Effects
(8 papers)
Session N3
Retaining Structures, Excavations and Ground Improvement
(8 papers)
Session U2
Pile and Shallow Foundations
(8 papers)
Lunch (80 min)
Keynote 3
Ikuo Towhata
Keynote 4
Christian Ledezma
Coffee (20 min)
Session M4
PBD Methodologies, System Performance and Code Developments
(7 papers)
Session C5
Dynamic Characterization of Soils and Tailings
(7 papers)
Session N4
Dams and Tailings Storage Facilities
(7 papers)
Session N7
Slopes, Landslides and Flow Failures
(7 papers)
Transfer to plenary room (15 min)
Closing Keynote
Lanmin Wang
Closing Ceremony
Schedule version 8 · October 6, 2026. Parallel paper presentations: 10 minutes per paper. All times are local to Puerto Varas, Chile.