World Tunnel Congress 2013

Dear reader,

The World Tunnel Congress is coming up soon.

The main themes on Tuesday, 4th of July will be:

• The Open Session with the main focus on Global Perspectives
•  The ITAtech Innovation Session with reports on the Activity Groups about tunnel boring machines, lining, waterproofing and monitoring
• The Swiss session with the topic "Choice of Tunnelling Method"
• The technical sessions with the attention on construction technology developments and case histories
• The ITA COSUF with safety challenges and solutions

The main themes on Wednesday, 5th of July will be:

• The Swiss session with the main topic "Gotthard Base Tunnel" - planning, challenges, innovations and contract management
• The young Swiss tunnellers with reports about squeezing conditions and face stability issues
• The technical sessions with focus on project planning, design and analysis methods, more construction technology developments and case histories

For further information: world tunnel congress 2013

If you are interested in special themes of the World Tunnel Congress 2013, or who I should see, visit or talk to, please let me know in the comments.

I hope you have fun exploring the underground like I do.