8th Kenji Ishihara Colloquium Series on Earthquake Engineering | Days 1 & 2
Honoring the Lifetime Achievements and Contributions of Professor Kenji Ishihara
September 10th & 11th, 2026
University of California, San Diego
Franklin Antonio Hall 1301
Please save the date for the 8th Kenji Ishihara Colloquium Series on Earthquake Engineering, hosted by the EERI UCSD Student and San Diego Regional Chapters. This year’s colloquium will consist of a one-day short course on September 9th about Advanced Tools for Site Response Analysis featuring Professor Ellen Rathje, Dr. Albert Kottke, and Professor Adrian Rodriguez-Marek, followed by a lineup of notable speakers on September 10th & 11th covering topics in tribute to the late Professor Kenji Ishihara.
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PROGRAM
The complete program for the colloquium will be published very soon. Please check back around 7/13/2026!
VENUE
University of California, San Diego
Franklin Antonio Hall 1301
3180 Voigt Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
REGISTRATION
Coming soon! Once open, early bird registration will be available through 8/10/2026.
LODGING
Click here for a list of hotels near UCSD.
PARKING
For $8 per day, conference parking permits are available in advance through UCSD’s Parking Portal website, which you can access by clicking here. In order to purchase a parking permit, you will need to create an account. When you click on the aforementioned link, it should show a “Guest User Registration” form. Otherwise, click on “SIGNUP” in the upper right corner of the webpage. Once you fill out the form and create an account, follow the prompts to purchase your conference parking permit for the days you will be attending the colloquium.
You can also pay for parking through the ParkMobile app or website the day(s)-of the colloquium series. More information can be found here.
There are two structures available for parking near Franklin Antonio Hall: Hopkins and Pangea. The closest parking structure to the venue is Hopkins Parking Structure (view here or here), located on Voigt Dr. off of Hopkins Dr. If Hopkins is full, please go to Pangea Parking Structure (view here or here), located on Pangea Dr. off of N. Torrey Pines Rd. You may only park in B-spaces with your pre-purchased conference parking permit.
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SPEAKERS AND ABSTRACTS
Coming soon!
