The letter from ITA President Yan Jinxiu
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of ITA, I would like to extend our deepest concern and heartiest wishes to all our friends and colleagues affected by the new coronavirus in our member organizations during these difficult and challenging times.
Facing such a serious health issue across the world, ITA stands in solidarity with ITA member nations and fully supports your determined efforts to counter the spread of the new coronavirus. I firmly believe that we will manage this situation together and countries affected will quickly overcome and recover from this epidemic.
I wish you and all the people in your country good health and a swift end to the new coronavirus outbreak. We stand by you.
All the best,
Yan Jinxiu
Original letter see here.: letter ITA family_ COVID 19
ITA 45th General Assembly & WTC 2019 Video and Photos
Last 3-9 May took place in Naples, Italy, the World Tunnel Congress and 45th ITA-AITES General Assembly. You will find in the dedicated area of our web site the photos taken during the event. https://about.ita-aites.org/press-room/ita-photos
Enjoy the video summarizing this event!
During its 45th General Assembly in Naples (Italy), ITA elected Mrs Jinxiu (Jenny) Yan from China as President for the term 2019-2022.The new Executive Council for the period 2019-2022 includes: Abidemi Agwor, Nigeria, Mr. Hamdi Aydin, Turkey, Mr. Choi Hangseok, Korea, Mr. Jeyatharan Kumarasamy, Singapore, Mr. Andres Marulanda, Colombia, Mr. Jamal Rostami, Iran, Mr. Gérard Seingre, Treasurer, Switzerland, Dr. Teik Aun Ooi, Malaysia, Corresponding member WTC 2020, Mr. Soren Eskesen, Denmark, Corresponding…
2019 GENERAL ASSEMBLY – NAPLES
The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association held its forty-fifth General Assembly in Naples, Italy, from 3 to 9 May 2019, in conjunction with the World Tunnel Congress 2019 ” Tunnels and Underground Cities: Engineering and Innovation meet Archaeology, Architecture and Art” organized by ITA and the Società Italiana Gallerie (SIG).
More than 2500 delegates participated in the Congress. 62 of the 78 Member Nations participated or were represented in the General Assembly.
During the 45th General Assembly in Naples, the ITA approved the creation of a new working group called Shaft Design and Construction. 16 individuals from 8 countries participated in the first Working Group 23 meeting, facilitated by Siamak Hashemi and Joe Lux, Animateur and Vice-Animateur, respectively. For this first year, the objectives of the new WG will be to: Establish the correct terminology and nomenclature for shaft design and construction by providing suitable definitions for…
Latest ITA Working Groups and Committees’ publications
First part of the Open Session held on Tuesday 7 May 2019 in Naples during the WTC, was dedicated to the presentation by their authors of the ITA publications below.
They are available on ITA website. Click on the following links: WG2 – Guidelines for the Design of Segmental Tunnel Linings WG5 – Guide to ITA/BTS CAWG Report 10 for Clients and others not familiar with high pressure compressed air work WG14 / 15 – Handling, Treatment and Disposal of Tunnel Spoil…
ITA Tunnelling Awards: 71 valid entries collected
On November 18th 2019, the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association is organizing in Miami (Fl), the 5th edition of its ITA Tunnelling Awards, an international competition seeking to recognize and reward the most ground-breaking achievements and innovations in underground infrastructures worldwide. Following quite a rich harvest in 2018, once more, the score is very positive this year: the ITA has received 71 entries from all around the world, competing for the Oscars of Tunnels…
1st ITA-CET meeting for European tunnelling professors and PhD students
The ITA-CET university network currently comprises 28 higher education establishments from 20 different countries around the world. This network was set up in 2009 in order to act as an exchange platform for universities offering Master’s degrees in tunnelling and underground space. Its main aims are to enable professors to: share ideas on teaching methods and the content of Master’s develop collaborations on specific research activities organise exchanges between lecturers and students envisage…
Three champions of Underground Space rock at international planning conference
ITACUS co-chair Antonia Cornaro, together with Activity Group 2 leader Chrysothemis Paraskevopoulou and UCL Bartlett School of Planning student Asimina Paraskevopoulou, jointly presented their contribution on “Urban Underground Space and Sustainability: an Integrated Approach on the City of the Future” to a distinguished international audience of planners, architects and built environment professionals at the “Changing Cities” International conference in Chania, Greece. The paper was co-authored…
It is with deep sadness that the Robbins Company announces the passing of Richard James Robbins, President and CEO from 1958 to 1993. Dick passed away surrounded by family on Thursday May 30, 2019 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He is survived by his wife Bonnie, son Jim and daughter Jennifer. Dick Robbins was widely regarded as a titan of the tunneling industry and built The Robbins Company into an industry leader, from the first Double Shield machine to modern-day disc cutters for hard rock, to…
Welcome to the 5th edition of Breakthrough, the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association’s Young Members group’s (ITAYM) initiative to promote opportunities for
the next generation of tunnellers.
The Committee is pleased to present its new logo!
The Committee is pleased to present its brand new logo, which has been designed with two objectives in mind: clarifying the ITA-CET acronym and highlighting the fact that the Committee focuses on training and education for both white and blue collar workers.
Many thanks to all those who contributed towards the new design!
A productive meeting for the ITA-CET Committee in Naples
The ITA’s Committee on Education and Training met in Naples on 7th May within the scope of the 2019 World Tunnel Congress. The 21 attendees from 9 different countries included official Committee members and regional correspondents from Member Nations with whom ITA-CET regularly works to develop course programmes. It was good to see that there were also several new faces, from universities or Member Nation representative bodies, interested to learn more about the Committee’s work and to develop collaboration…
Malaysia to plays host to prestigious World Tunnel Congress 2020
With the recent handing over of the ITA-AITES Flag to Malaysia, the annual World Tunnel Congress (WTC), a foremost global gathering of the greatest tunnelling minds and expertise, will next convene on our home grounds for the year 2020.
Read more : http://www.wtc2020.my
TERRATEC joins the ITA as a Prime Sponsor
The ITA would like to welcome new sponsor Terratec and take this opportunity to thank all our Prime Sponsors! Incorporated in 1990, TERRATEC is the world-renowned Australian designer and manufacturer of Tunnel Boring Machines, Raise Boring Machines and other custom-made products for tunnelling and mining applications. TERRATEC’s success is based on the experience and excellence of its engineering team. The team includes engineers with over 40 years experience in the design and manufacture…
AMITOS: First Photography Contest
The Mexican Association of Tunnel Engineering and Underground Construction, AMITOS, and ICA Foundation invite the general public to participate in their first photography contest. An important item for the association’s project that it developed for the XVI Board of Directors includes the task of collecting, documenting and cataloging its collection of underground works, to which photographic materials form is a fundamental part of. Because of this, the association has decided to invite…
55th ISOCARP World Planning Congress – Beyond the Metropolis in Jakarta, Indonesia
27,28 сентября 2018г. в г. Минске прошел научно-технический форум “Тенденции, проблемы и перспективы развития подземного строительства”
Место проведения: г. Минск (Республика Беларусь), «Ренессанс Минск»
Организаторы: ОАО «Минскметропроект», УП «Минскметрострой», Тоннельная ассоциация Республики Беларусь и Тоннельная ассоциация России
Оператор мероприятия: Компания «Тренд Экспо».
ПРОГРАММА НАУЧНО – ТЕХНИЧЕСКОГО ФОРУМА (27 сентября 2018г.)
После конференции состоялось награждение победителей конкурса “На лучшее применение передовых технологий при строительстве тоннелей и подземных сооружений”.
Лауреатами конкурса стали: АО “Мосинжпроект”, ОАО “Метрострой СПб”, ОАО “Минскметропроект”, ОАО “Ленметрогипротранс”, АО “Мосметрострой”.
28 сентября 2018г. была проведена техническая экскурсия на строящиеся объекты 3 линии Минского метрополитена.
Участники форума посетили: станцию “Жуковского”, тупики за станцией “Жуковского”, станцию “Юбилейная”. О ходе строительства рассказывали:
Арутюнян А.В. – главный инженер УП “Минскметрострой”, Чеканов В.В. – ОАО “Минскметропроект”.
В работе форума приняли участие 55 человек, представители организаций:
– Тоннельная ассоциация Республики Беларусь;
-Тоннельная ассоциация России;
-АО “Мосметрострой”, г. Москва;
– ОАО “Метрострой СПб”, г. Санкт-Петербург;
– УП “Минскметрострой”, г. Минск;
– УП “Мосгосэкспертиза”, г. Москва;
– ОАО “Минскметропроект”, г. Минск;
-АО “Мосинжпроект”, г. Москва;
– ОАО “Ленметрогипротранс”, г. Санкт-Петербург;
– ООО “Институт Мосинжпроект”, г. Москва;
-НИТУ МИСиС, г. Москва;
-МКП “Управление по строительству Красноярского метрополитена”, г. Красноярск;
– ООО “НИЦ ТА”, г. Москва;
– ООО “Спецстройсервис”, г. Москва;
– ООО “Херренкнехт тоннельсервис”, г. Москва;
– ООО “БАСФ. Строительные системы”, г. Москва;
– ЗАО “Эмаком”, г. Минск;
– ООО “ММС Интернэшнл”, г. Москва;
– ООО “Нано ЭкоПром”, г. Санкт-Петербург;
– ООО “Баутрейд”, г. Москва;
-ИООО “Сечиль Каучук”, Турция;
-ИООО “Голдай Каучук “, г. Могилев;
-Оружейная фабрика “Златоуст”, г. Златоуст;
-ООО “Тоннельдорстрой”, г. Минск.
We would like to remind you that the abstract submission deadline for the 14th International Conference entitled “Underground Construction Prague 2019” is on September 30, 2018.
Guidelines for the submission and the link to the online abstract submission form is available on the Conference website.
Czech Tunnelling Association ITA-AITES Dr. Markéta Prušková, Dělnická 12, 170 00 Prague 7, Czech Republic Phone: +420 702 062 610, e-mail: pruskova@ita-aites.cz, website: www.ita-aites.cz
Secretariat of the Preparatory Committee SATRA, spol. s r. o., Sokolská 32, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic Phone: +420 296 337 181, fax: +420 296 337 189
Organising agency GUARANT International spol. s r. o., Na Pankráci 17, 140 21 Prague 4, Czech Republic Phone: +420 284 001 444, fax: +420 284 001 448, e-mail: ps2019@guarant.cz, website: www.guarant.cz
Scientific and technical forum “Tendencies, problems and prospects for the development of underground construction” will be held in the conference hall of the Renaissance Minsk from September 27 to September 28, 2018.