Diary Dates

2010, March 15 - 17

Event:
TRENCHLESS MIDDLE EAST Abu Dhabi 2010
Location:
Officers Club and Hotel
The sixth event in this popular series is to be held in Abu Dhabi. The conference and exhibition will be held on Monday and Tuesday, 15-16 March and the site visits will be on Wednesday 17 March. The event is supported by Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company (ADSSC), the International Society for Trenchless Technology (ISTT) and the UAE Contractors' Association.
www.trenchlessmiddleeast.com/

2010, March 17

Event:
BTS - British Tunnelling Society Meeting
Location:
London: Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street, Westminster
Note: Wednesday not Thursday and starts at 6:30pm: Gotthard Base Tunnel Project: Switzerland, Transco Sedrun - Michael Gutzeit and Hans-Juergen Bartschat, Project Managers, Bilfinger Berger Ingenieurbau GmbH. Tea at 5.30pm; ICE's licensed bar open after the meeting. All are welcome.
www.britishtunnelling.org.uk/meetings.php

2010, March 17 - 19

Event:
ISTSS 2010
Location:
Germany, Frankfurt
The 4th International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security. The event will include discussions on risk and security, human behaviour, passive fire protection and construction, active fire protection and fire fighting, ventilation and fire dynamics. Each day will be opened by invited keynote speakers, leaders in their field.
www.sp.se/en/Sidor/default.aspx

2010, March 17 - 19

Event:
INTERtunnel RUSSIA 2010
Location:
Moscow, Expocentr
An opportunity for suppliers of products and services to the tunnelling sector to showcase their capabilities and exchange ideas and experiences.
www.intertunnelrussia.com/

2010, March 18 - 19

Event:
4th China Tunnel Summit
Location:
Shanghai
A summit that will focus on world and Chinese tunnelling development trends; hard rock TBM issues and solutions in urban subway tunnelling; subsea tunnelling and speeding the advance of tunnel construction.
merisis-asia.com/tunnel2010/index.html

2010, March 18 - 19

Event:
China Tunnel Congress (CTC 2010)
Location:
China, Beijing
A good review and promotion of exchange of experiences of very important significance. This summit organized by BSM to gather valuable information and meet the demand of tunnel market. The summit will bring together the people in every aspect of the tunnelling
www.chinatunnelcongress.com/

2010, March 23 - 26

Event:
Seminario de Tuneles y applicaciones ITS
Location:
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Topics for discussion include traffic safety in road tunnels; construction methods of tunnels; data integration and exchange at control centers; project evaluation of ITS systems; ITS systems standardization and certification.
www.seminariodetuneles.com/

2010, April 15

Event:
BTS - British Tunnelling Society Meeting
Location:
London: Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street, Westminster
Harding Lecture: Risk vs Innovation - Alistair Biggart: Tea at 5.30pm; Meeting starts 6.00pm; finishes 7.30pm; ICE's licensed bar open after the meeting. All are welcome.
www.britishtunnelling.org.uk/meetings.php

2010, April 19 - 25

Event:
BAUMA 2010
Location:
Munich, Germany
The 29th staging of the world's largest international trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment. The 2010 event will be spread across more than a half million square meters (5,382,131 sq ft) of exhibition space, making it by far the largest and certainly the most impressive BAUMA ever. No other fair features a wider range of products and services. No other exhibition is more international. This is where the market’s leading manufacturers and key players are represented. Visit the website to start planning your trip to Munich in April.
www.bauma.de/en/Home

2010, May 2 - 7

Event:
North American Society for Trenchless Technology No-Dig 2010
Location:
Chicago, the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center
The birthplace where it all began, Chicago, is the location for the 20th anniversary of this event. Many special events planned including a historical timeline and exhibit to showcase the founding members. The conference theme is Rebuilding North America's Underground Infrastructure using Trenchless Technology.
www.nodigshow.com

2010, May 6

Event:
Tunnelbau Symposium
Location:
Germany, Munich
A symposium to focus on international projects; construction, operation and upgrading of tunnels; innovative solutions in tunnel; and experiences and new developments in mechanical tunneling.
www.fvki.de/

2010, May 14 - 20

Event:
36th ITA General Assembly and World Tunnel Congress 2010
Location:
Vancouver Conference and Exhibition Centre, Vancouver, Canada
2010 will be the first return of the ITA to North America since 1996 and will showcase projects in Canada the USA. Organized by the Tunnelling Association of Canada (TAC) and the National Research Council Canada (NRC), the conference will feature sessions to discuss tunnelling under high stress conditions; new advances and innovation in mechanized tunnelling; tunnelling under sensitive structures; geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring; new advances in rehabilitation and repair; risk assessments; financing, insurance, and innovation and research for tunnelling.
www.wtc2010.org

2010, May 19 - 21

Event:
2010 China International Tunnelling and Underground Engineering Exhibition
Location:
China: Shanghai, New International Expo Center (SNIEC)
TunnelChina has been growing steadily in the last years and has established itself as one of the leading trade shows in the Chinese tunneling and underground engineering industry. The last event included Metro China and covered 18,000sqm. Tunnel China Expo is acclaimed as one of excellent trade shows by Shanghai Convention & Exhibition Industries Association and has obtained support not only from authoritative associations such as ITA and China Civil Engineering Society, but also from most urban rail operators across China.
www.tunnel-china.org

2010, May 20

Event:
BTS - British Tunnelling Society Meeting
Location:
London: Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street, Westminster
West Ham Flood Alleviation Scheme - Andrew Morgan, Costain: Tea at 5.30pm; Meeting starts 6.00pm; finishes 7.30pm; ICE's licensed bar open after the meeting. All are welcome.
www.britishtunnelling.org.uk/meetings.php

2010, May 25 - 28

Event:
16th IRF World Road Meeting
Location:
Portugal: Lisbon Congress Centre
Attended by major international players from the road sector, the meeting will discuss roads and their users, the role of roads in trade and life, roads and their impact on society as issues needing answers, both now and in the future. The aim is to provide a forum for debates, discussions and proposals leading to tomorrow’s solutions.
www.irf2010.com

2010, May 26 - 28

Event:
Geotechnical Challenges in Urban Regeneration
Location:
UK: London, ExCel
This DFI and EFFC three day international conference will bring together consultants, contractors, geotechnical engineers, regeneration experts and key manufacturers and suppliers in the global foundations business. Do not miss the international forum for both networking and information exchange! The conference will build upon the experience gained from the very successful 10th International Conference held in Amsterdam in 2006.
www.geotechnicalconference.com/brochure

2010, June 7 - 10

Event:
3rd Transport Research Arena Conference
Location:
Belgium: Brussels
The TRA programme is built around six topics that cover the different aspects of road transport and research: European Road Research Needs and Agendas; Transport, Mobility and Infrastructure; Safety and Security; Energy, Environment and Resources; Design and Production – Automotive and Infrastructure; Social Importance of Road Transport.
www.traconference.eu

2010, June 8 - 10

Event:
InterTunnel2010
Location:
Italy: Lingotto Fiere (Turin) - Halls 1 and 2
The ninth edition in the series featuring the latest innovations in tunnel technology and offering an excellent networking environment. Aimed at suppliers targeting this challenging and dynamic market, this event will provide an ideal opportunity to present new technologies and capabilities - and not least meet possible customers in Italy.
www.intertunnel.com

2010, June 9 - 11

Event:
Swiss Tunnel Congress
Location:
Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre
Concrete technology and presentations about challenging construction projects in Switzerland, in neighbouring countries and further afield are included within this event on the 9th and 10th June and with an excursion to visit tunnelling porjects departing and returning to Lucerne on the 11th.
swisstunnel.ch

2010, June 14 - 16

Event:
11th International Conference 'Underground Constructions Prague 2010'
Location:
Prague, Capital of the Czech Republic
Co-organised by the Slovak ITA-AITES Tunnelling Association, the conference will reflect the increase in the number of new tunnel projects in the Czech and Slovak Republics, including a 24km long rail tunnel linking Beroun with Prague; new stages of the Prague Metro system; tunnels for the Prague main road system and several long motorway tunnels on networks through Slovakia.
www.ita-aites.cz

2010, June 15 - 18

Event:
European Rock Mechanics Symposium (EUROCK 2010)
Location:
Switzerland, Lausanne
EUROCK 2010 is an ISRM regional symposium for Europe covering all aspects of rock mechanics and rock engineering.
lmrwww.epfl.ch/Eurock/Eurock2010/index.htm

2010, June 17

Event:
BTS - British Tunnelling Society Meeting
Location:
London: Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street, Westminster
Atlantic Sea Tunnels in Norway - Professor Eivind Grøv, Vice President, ITA; President, Norwegian Tunnelling Society: Road tunnels and bridges being built along Norway’s western sea coast. Tea at 5.30pm; Meeting starts 6.00pm; finishes 7.30pm; ICE's licensed bar open after the meeting. All are welcome.
www.britishtunnelling.org.uk/meetings.php

2010, June 17 - 18

Event:
STUVA
Location:
Germany: Dusseldorf
Celebrating 50 years of STUVA having been founded in 1960.
www.stuva.de

2010, June 19 - 23

Event:
NAT - North American Tunneling Conference
Location:
Portland, Oregon, USA: Marriot Portland Downtown Waterfront
Conference and exhibition organized by the UCA of the SME focusing on the design and strategies for procuring tunnel and underground space projects. The event will include short courses, a technical program, a proceedings, exhibits, field trips and many social networking events.
www.uca.smenet.org

2010, September 5 - 10

Event:
IAEG Congress 2010
Location:
New Zealand: SkyCity Convention Centre, Auckland
Convened to address the role of engineering geologists and geo-practitioners in geologically active terrain. Keynote speakers and papers will be invited to present a commentary on state-of-the-art in areas that highlight the changing and developing roles of the geo-practitioner.
www.iaeg2010.com

2010, September 16

Event:
BTS - British Tunnelling Society Meeting
Location:
London: Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street, Westminster
Tunnelling in Seattle; Past, Present and Future - Anthony Pooly, Jacobs, Project Manager for the Brightwater Water Conveyance Project: How tunnels have been used in Seattle and why they are now starting to push the envelope in American tunneling. The talk will look in detail at recent projects, particularly Brightwater, and at the planned 58ft-diameter bore for the Alaskan Way viaduct replacement tunnel. The $2 billion Brightwater wastewater treatment system includes 14 miles of soft-ground bored tunnel using two EPB and two slurry TBMs boring long drives under high mining pressures. Tea at 5.30pm; Meeting starts 6.00pm; finishes 7.30pm; ICE's licensed bar open after the meeting. All are welcome.
www.britishtunnelling.org.uk/meetings.php

2010, September 21 - 24

Event:
InnoTrans 2010
Location:
Germany: Berlin Messe
World-leading trade fair focussing on railway technology, infrastructure, tunnel construction, public transport, and interiors, with nearly 2,000 exhibitors from 41 countries registered and an anticipated 86,000 trade visitors from more than 100 countries expected. The machinery, parts and accessories, safety technologies, communications equipment, repair and maintenance specialities, and consulting services needed specifically for the construction of tunnels and the operation of underground railways are concentrated in Hall 5.2 of the vast Messe complex. Accompanying the tunnel construction segment, STUVA, Germany's Incorporated Association for Underground Transport Systems, will lead round-table discussions titled 'International Tunnel Forum' at InnoTrans 2010. All are invited!
www.innotrans.com

2010, October 6 - 8

Event:
5th International Seminar on Deep and High Stress Mining
Location:
Chile: Santiago
The programme will include time for oral presentation and discussion, technical visits to deep underground and open pit mines, short courses, and tourist activities for accompanying persons.
web.ing.puc.cl/~deepmining2010/

2010, October 17 - 20

Event:
First International Symposium on Archimedes Bridge (ISAB-2010)
Location:
China: Qiandao Lake
The location of the symposium is the site of the first Archimedes Bridge (AB) Prototype, which is designed to be built in Qiandao Lake. The aim of ISAB-2010 is to provide a global forum for scientists, engineers and technicians around the world who are involved or interested in researches and developments on the innovative technologies of AB, to share their research progresses and conceptual design advances, and to discuss and improve the challenging issues of AB and submerged floating tunnels.
www.ISAB2010.com

2010, October 21

Event:
BTS - British Tunnelling Society Meeting
Location:
London: Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street, Westminster
Sir Alan Muir Wood Symposium - a full day programme. Presentations and speakers to be announced.
www.britishtunnelling.org.uk/index.php

2010, October 23 - 27

Event:
ISRM International Symposium 2010
Location:
India, New Delhi, India Habitat Centre (Convention Centre), Lodi Road
Themes within this event are related to the advances in rock engineering.
arms2010.org

2010, October 25 - 27

Event:
CODATU XIV
Location:
Argentina: Buenos Aires
Under the theme Sustainable Transport and the Quality of Life in the City, the sub-themes are: Policy of Urban Transport; The Offer of Services of the Sustainable Transportation; The Individual Motorized Transport; Agent of the Sustainable Urban Mobility; and How to Improve the Quality of Public Transport?
www.codatu.org/english/services/news.htm

2011, March 1 - 3

Event:
International Conference on Tunnelling and Trenchless Technology
Location:
Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur
To be organized by the Tunnelling and Underground Space Division of the IEM.
www.iem.org.my/wapi/mctweb.dll/getObject?MID=IEMWEB-MAIN2&objID=1

2011, September 12 - 15

Event:
Sixth International Symposium on Sprayed Concrete
Location:
Norway, Tromsø
Focusing on wet mix fibre reinforced sprayed concrete for underground support with four main sessions consisting of invited and submitted papers, followed by discussions.
sprayedconcrete.no

2011, October 17 - 19

Event:
CONGRES INTERNATIONAL AFTES
Location:
France: Lyon
The 2011 Congress of AFTES is organized jointly with Associations of neighboring countries: Belgium, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Switzerland. We all want to be an encounter not only of engineers tournésvers construction and operation, but also of architects and planners anxious to encourage greater use of the underground. Subterranean structures can and should contribute to meeting the environmental challenge.
www.aftes.asso.fr