14th International Workshop on Seismic Microzoning and Risk Reduction
"Towards an earthquake safer and resilient society". October 23-24, 2025
Invitation
The Organizing Committee of the 14th International Workshop on Seismic Microzoning and Risk Reduction (14th IWSMRR) is happy to invite you to participate in the workshop activities, which will be held at the Engineering Tower of UNAM’s main campus in Mexico City from October 23 to 24, 2025. This Workshop focuses on the discussion of methodologies and results in Earthquake Engineering, Seismology, Seismic Hazard Assessment, and Seismic Risk. It also covers topics such as Earthquake Disaster Mitigation and Management, the use of Seismic Ambient Noise for monitoring, and other related subjects applicable to urban areas.
About
This workshop continues the efforts initiated in 1992 at the first joint Workshop by Japanese and Spanish researchers on seismic microzoning in Granada, Spain. Since then, five meetings have been held in Spain and six more in Japan. In 2010, the workshop took place for the first time in Mexico and the American continent. Mexico will host the workshop again, the 14th edition, and will be glad to gather international scientists working in these areas of Microzonation and Risk Mitigation.
Welcome
Scientists, engineers, disaster mitigation planners, decision-makers, and private sector representatives are invited to participate in and contribute to the scientific sessions, discussions, and other social events scheduled for the 14th IWSMRR.
Special dedication
This year’s edition is dedicated to Professor Emeritus Luis Esteva, celebrating his 90th birthday, for his pioneering and outstanding contributions to Earthquake Engineering.
Preliminary Keynote speakers
| Speaker |
Topic |
| BARD, Pierre-Yves (Institut des Sciences de la Terre, Univ. Grenoble, France) | Can site amplification change with time in urban areas? A case study in the Kanto area, Japan, with a discussion of various potential mechanisms |
| SEMBLAT, Jean-François (ENSTA-Paris) | Surface waves: identification, modeling, impact |
| PAOLUCCI, Roberto (Politecnico di Milano, Italy) | Towards physically and mechanically based seismic ground motion and damage scenarios in urban areas |
| HAYASHI, Koichi (Kyoto University, Japan) | Spatial interpolation of S-wave velocity profiles based on deep neural network |
| MATSUSHIMA, Shinichi (Kyoto University, Japan) | The variation of uncertainty of estimated ground motions related to the basin characteristics |
| ASKAN, Aysegul (METU, Ankara, Turkey) | Use of Simulated Ground Motions for Enhancing Urban Seismic Resilience in Turkey |
| BAISE, Laurie G (Tufts University, USA) | Lessons learned from high-resolution site characterization in Boston, Massachusetts |
| MOLINA, Sergio (Alicante University, Spain) | Advances in earthquake forecasting and rapid impact for the municipality of Orihuela (Alicante, Spain) |
| ORDAZ, Mario (UNAM, Mexico) | GMM models and the PSHA. Trends and Impact |
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Topics
| Category | Topics |
| Seismic Hazard Assessment and Site Characterization | Seismic Site Effects, Microzoning, Strong Ground Motion Modeling, Earthquake and Tsunami Scenarios, Use of emerging technologies for Seismic Hazard Assessment |
| Risk Reduction and Disaster Prevention | Risk Scenarios, Risk Management, Disaster Prevention, Use of emerging technologies for Risk Reduction and Disaster Prevention |
| Miscellaneous related issues | Velocity Structure and Local Seismic Hazard Characterization, Innovation in Ambient Vibration Surveys and their Applications, Near-Fault Ground Motion Factors, Vulnerability Evaluation of Buildings and Historical Heritage, Seismogenic Processes of Seismic Sources, Landslide Risk Assessment |
Program day 1
Day 1
Program day 2
Day 2
Registration Fees
VenueUNAM's Engineering Tower: José Luis Sánchez Bribiesca Auditorium
The UNAM’s Engineering Tower is a strategic space to drive technological development in Mexico. It acts as a bridge between academia, the productive sector, and society, facilitating collaboration on innovative engineering projects and high-level technical training. Its mission is to strengthen UNAM’s capacity to solve key technological problems, and its vision is to consolidate itself as a benchmark center where academics, professionals, companies, and students converge to generate efficient solutions and train the engineers of the future. Two floors of the building are occupied by the Institute of Engineering, which is a leading Mexican research organization in engineering. The Sánchez Bribiesca Auditorium is at the Engineering Tower, located inside the UNAM’s main campus. It has various conference rooms which may be configured to suit different needs.
Location
Expo
The event has allocated an area for companies to have a space to showcase their products.
AccommodationHotel Reccommended with special rates for the group
Radisson Paraiso Hotel
Single Room, no meals
90 USD VAT included
Double Room, no meals
90 USD VAT included
To obtain the Hotel special rate for the group, when contacting the Hotel give the next Group Code: «SMIS CDMX».
LocationCúspide 53, Parques del Pedregal, 14020 Mexico City
Committees
Organizing Committee
Francisco J Sánchez-Sesma (UNAM), Mexico (Chair)
Jorge Aguirre González (UNAM), Mexico (Vice-Chair)
Program Committee
Miguel Angel Mánica Malcom (SMIG), Mexico, (Chair)
Luis Pinto (SMIS), Mexico, (Chair)
Leonardo Ramirez Guzmán (UNAM)
Eduardo Reinoso Angulo (UNAM)
Scientific Committee
Takahisa Enomoto (TU), Japan
Mercedes Feriche (Granada Univ), Spain
Koichi Hayashi (DPRI, Kyoto Univ), Japan
Manuel Navarro (Almería Univ), Spain
Luciano Roberto Fernández Sola (UAM),Mexico
Sergio Molina (Alicante Univ), Spain
Mario Ordaz Schroeder (UNAM), Mexico
Efrain Ovando Shelley (UNAM), Mexico