PREVIEW | CONFERENCES
CONFERENCES UPCOMING An autumn feast of conferences is being prepared for the tunnelling industry across Europe, North America and Asia
The large number of upcoming tunnelling conferences in Europe, North America and Asia this autumn presents engineers from far and wide with plenty of opportunities for consultants, contractors, manufacturers, suppliers and owners to discuss technical and business developments on projects large and small, in ground hard or soft. Both September and October and packed out with key
gatherings.
Events in September include: ● BTSYM Conference, in London, on 13 Sep;, ● India will host ISRM’s International Symposium and 13th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium, in New Delhi, 22-27 Sep; and,
● InnoTrans is in Berlin, 24-27 Sep.
In October, the list of events includes: ● BTS Conference, in London, 8-9 Oct; ● Canada’s TAC 2024 Conference, in Montreal, 6-8 Oct; ● Austria’s Tunnel Day and Geomechanics Colloquium, in Salzburg, 9-11 Oct;
● Again in Canada, No-Dig North 2024, at Niagara Falls, ON, 28-30 Oct; and,
● ISRM’s 1st International Mass Classification Conference, in Oslo, 30-31 Oct.
There is more than enough to say on the different events, each having their particular focus and some with regional interests, and core audiences - but interesting information is available to all along with openness to deep discussions on lessons from projects, designs, construction, research, and challenges faced and overcome. Perhaps some still being addressed, or anticipated may come. With so much to say and so little space, we offer a
spotlight glimpse to the events. And, would highlight - again from the lists above, across September and October - the BTS events (conferences by BTSYM and BTS) to be held in London. Then there are more events before the year is out, in
Norway and also the ITA Tunnelling Awards. Not too early, either, for tunnellers to start planning
for the international big one - the World Tunnel Congress (WTC) next year, in Stockholm. Not so long to go, as it’ll no doubt turn out, as the WTC 2025 host city - the Venice of the North - will be enjoying long summer days by then. Something to look forward to, as the northern hemisphere slips into shorter days of autumn and indoors. Just as well there are so many events offered.
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