ITA | INSIGHT
STRONGER FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS
To help deliver on the ambitious agenda that got him elected barely 12 months ago, ITA President Arnold Dix has had a whirlwind year of near non-stop global travel. As promised to the organisation’s gathering on the occasion of the World Tunnel Congress (WTC), in September 2022, in Copenhagen, Dix planned to act fast and relentlessly in pursuit of the mission that got him elected, unopposed. Since then, he has built momentum for speedy delivery, barely stopping on the way. Here, he outlines for T&T readers what has been achieved so far and what is coming next
The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA) is consolidating itself as the world’s leading voice of all things underground. The new Executive Council (ExCo), elected last
year (September 2022), has accelerated its mission of change to embrace the challenges of this point in human history – such as the climate emergency, intensive urbanisation, environmental problems, economic efficiencies, equity, inclusion, and the challenges of delivering a better world for all of our peoples. Prior to my election I distributed a Policy Statement to
the Member Nations that outlined my policy positions for ITA and the various initiatives I proposed to implement, if elected. In only 12 months since that election, myself in combination with a newly elected Executive Council, have made significant progress.
OUTREACH AND CONNECTION My Presidency comes at a critical point in the history of both ITA and the peoples we serve across the world. Following my election, I did not return home for
four months – immediately focusing on re-establishing trusted friendly relations between ITA and other organisations and entities post the disruptions caused by the Covid pandemic and lockdowns. In addition, I knocked on many new doors, reaching
out to our associates in banking, finance, law, roads, water, sewerage, energy, waste – looking for opportunities to make more relevant the ITA and accelerate our various co-operations. After a brief break, for an Australian Christmas, I again hit the road for another seven months of door knocking and advocacy of the ITA.
Above: ITA President Arnold Dix speaking at WTC 2023 in Athens, Greece September 2023 | 19
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