ITA-AITES
2023
EXPANDING UNDERGROUND
Knowledge & Passion to Make a Positive Impact on the World
WTC2023 proceedings
will be published by
CRC Press / Balkema
WTC2023 proceedings
will be published by
CRC Press / Balkema
Early bird registration is available until 31 January 2023, whereas for all other relevant information use the link below
Numerous alternatives are available that have been tailored to offer a variety of promotion opportunities.
A set of remarkable social events are being planned by the Organizing Committee for the Conference participants.
Seize the opportunity participating in the Technical Visits on the tunneling and underground excavations projects be in progress in Attica.
Leading Media Partners, in the field of construction and tunneling, strongly support WTC. For more information follow the link below.
As Athens is a highly visited city, there is a great variety of hotels and hostels centrally located, with a range of costs to accommodate any visitor's needs.
The Megaron Athens International Conference Centre is one of the finest and most technologically advanced conference venues in Europe.
Athens, the capital of Greece is a lively, and cosmopolitan city harmoniously reconciling the past and the present.
Guided tours on historical and modern sights in Athens and its surroundings are especially organized for Conference delegates
Expanding Underground Knowledge & Passion to Make a Positive Impact on the World
Rapid urbanization, natural hazards, climate change and extreme weather phenomena, sustainable energy geo-resources, people’s mobility and transportation of goods are first-priority demanding challenges that the globe is facing.
Cities, infrastructure and logistics expansion towards underground provide safe, sustainable and green solutions facilitating the transformation of millions of people’s lives into a more resilient lifestyle.
A comprehensive understanding, rethinking and reshaping of the underground spaces has become even more vital and crucial in the urban transformation of future cities, where overground space will be more and more valuable. For the latter to be attained, a holistic approach is required not only in terms of spatial organization or overcoming engineering challenges, but also with regard to the establishments of policies, regulations and consideration of social factors.
WTC 2023 in Athens will highlight the multiple advantages and solutions that underground space can provide, at the prospect of a whole new era of smart technology where sophisticated “digital tools” change investigation, design, construction and operation methods and strategies rapidly. WTC 2023 will additionally provide an ideal opportunity to showcase recent innovations and the perspective of technology to further efficiently upgrade underground infrastructure assets, transforming the industry and the societies it serves.
We strongly believe that WTC2023 held in Athens (Greece) will provide a valuable opportunity and a fertile soil for the international underground society to make a literally positive impact on the world.”
Why Attend WTC 2023
WTC is the leading conference for international collaboration and growth, uniquely tailored for a tunnelling audience. The international nature of the conference and its plethora of exhibitors classified it as the top performing conference in the industry. For individuals and organisations alike, here are some of the top reasons why WTC 2023 cannot be missed:
Help ensure the future growth and success of your career and organization by attending the premier annual tunnelling event.
Take some time to break away from the daily routine and surround yourself with thought provoking speakers and technical sessions that will have you thinking outside the box. Immediately put to use all of the fresh ideas and strategies you’ve learned — and positively affect your bottom line.
Immerse yourself in six unique days of numerous Technical Sessions and ITA bespoke courses on the latest tunnelling topics. Chosen for their contribution to the tunnelling industry, insight and ability to connect with the audience, our speakers will broaden your horizons and provide latest trends and knowledge that you can use in your day-to-day operations.
More is better — this is the preferred international tunnelling event that offers a hands-on experience on the latest products and most advanced solutions in the global market, all the while our A-list speakers are poised to show how you and your company can advance in the tunnelling and underground construction industry. This WTC is the place to deep dive into advanced subjects by attending technical sessions led by the brightest minds in the tunnelling industry.
There is no better place than the WTC to network with thousands of attendees from all around the world. Nowhere else can you connect with such a diverse audience of underground construction professionals in such an enjoyable way. Engage with the other attendees at our opening night reception, lunches, networking events and refreshment breaks, while admiring the luxurious Congress venue “Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall”. Do not forget your business cards!
Engage in discussions on real-life project performance. By keeping the conference focused, we bring together greater developmental opportunities and keep your conference learning experience dedicated only to the issues that matter most. Share your newfound knowledge with your co-workers, management team and recruits, and watch your company soar!
Be promoted in an international environment, reach – as a sponsor or an exhibitor – thousands of potential customers and interact with highly focused, on the activities of your business, delegates.
Being in Athens and walking around the city is like visiting an open-air museum, with some of the most impressive ancient monuments appearing at every turn. “The Acropolis”, “The Temple of Olympian Zeus”, “The Panathenaic Stadium”, “The Herod Atticus Odeon”, “The Academy of Athens” and so on.
So don’t forget your comfy pair of shoes and let’s set out to discover all those must-see Athens landmarks – and when you get hungry there will be countless ways to enjoy the famous Greek cuisine at restaurants or at waterfront traditional tavernas serving just-out-of-the-net seafood.
After tolerating while within a pandemic, the necessary social distancing, the lockdowns and the long-lasting travel restrictions, here is the time to get together again. Hence, feel free to recommence travelling and consider combining your professional activities during the pleasant late spring season with leisure by either offering yourself some time to relax while swimming into the deep blue sea or by exploring some out of the numerous Greek cultural heritage sites.
Dear Colleagues and Friends of the Tunnelling and Underground Space family,
It is with great pleasure on behalf of the Greek Tunneling Society (GTS) to invite you to the World Tunnel Congress 2023 that will be held in Athens – Greece, from the 12th to the 18th May 2023.
Athens, the city of myths, monuments, gods and ancient glory could offer unique experiences for the distinguished delegates of the ITA family. Contributions from all parties of the supply chain of the underground industry i.e. consultants, contractors, software producers, machine / equipment manufacturers, investors as well as operators and clients are welcome to attend since they will be able to exchange knowledge, promote their expertise / knowhow and define future needs.
Ioannis
Fikiris
Chair of the Organizing Committee
ITA – AITES World Tunnel Congress 2023 / Athens
The theme of WTC2023 “EXPANDING UNDERGROUND”, will focus on the Knowledge and Passion that our industry offers to Make a Positive Impact on the World.
During the last 5 – 6 years Greece experiences an explosive recommencement of the construction sector including large scale infrastructure projects, along with numerous tunnel and underground projects within the complex geological environment of the country. Such coincidence offers various opportunities for exciting technical tours during the congress.
The Venue of the Congress ”Megaron Athens International Conference Centre” is located in the city centre offering a unique opportunity for the delegates to explore, in parallel of the congress, the unparalleled beauty of the rich inheritance of ancient monuments and artifacts. Moreover, mid-May is an ideal season to visit Greece which is located in a blessed natural environment and surrounded by the “deep blue” Mediterranean Sea.
While GTS is getting prepared for an in-person WTC2023 participation, as we all vigorously anticipate restoring our lives to normality, there will also be an option for a virtual participation. Hence, WTC2023 will be carried out in hybrid mode.
GTS is committed to organize a successful and memorable ITA-AITES World Tunnel Congress 2023 and offer what has been known as a traditional Greek hospitality.
We are looking forward to welcoming you in Athens.
Ioannis Fikiris
Chair of the Organizing Committee
ITA – AITES World Tunnel Congress 2023 / Athens
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Professor Emeritus, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
Vice-President of the European Association of Earthquake Engineering
(www.eaee.org)
Professor Kyriazis Pitilakis has more than forty years of intensive academic, research and professional experience in civil, earthquake and geotechnical engineering. Vice-President of the European Association of Earthquake Engineering (EAEE) (www.eaee.org), ex- Chairman of the Technical Committee “Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering andAssociated Problems” (TC203) of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), and past President of the Greek Society of Earthquake Engineering. He is presently Professor Emeritus in Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece and since 2019 visiting Professor in Tongji University, International Laboratory of earthquake Engineering (ILEE), Shanghai, China.
Coordinator and scientific responsible of numerous European research projects, namely EUROSEISTEST (euroseisdb.civil.auth.gr) and SYNER-G (www.syner-g.eu), he has a long experience in European research activities in earthquake engineering, geotechnical engineering, vulnerability and risk assessment of civil engineering structures, infrastructures and lifelines. According to the recent Stanford classification he is among the top 10 leading researchers in Civil Engineering in Greece, and among the top 10 leading international researchers in specific topics like Soil Dynamics, Engineering Seismology and Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering.
Chairman of several international conferences including the 16th European Conference of Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki 2018 and invited keynote lecturer in many International Conferences. Author of more than 650 scientific papers (h-factor 57) published in peer review scientific journals, and conference proceedings, author and co-author in several books, editor of four books published in Springer Editions, all in relevant subjects of earthquake engineering, seismic risk and geotechnical earthquake engineering. Professor Kyriazis Pitilakis is founder and coordinator of EUROSEISTEST, a large scale experimental facility in earthquake engineering, soil dynamics and engineering seismology that is unique in Europe and worldwide. He supervised more that 30 PhD thesis and numerous of his students hold academic positions in Greece and worldwide.
Professor Kyriazis Pitilakis is strongly involved in the ongoing revision of EC8 (Part 1-Seismic Actions and Part 5-Seismic design of foundations, retaining structures, soilstructure interaction, liquefaction, slope stability and underground structures), while he has been international expert for the revision of other seismic codes worldwide.
He is member of the editorial advisory board in Springer editions (Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering), member of the editorial board and reviewer of numerous scientific journals and member of many international societies in earthquake and geotechnical engineering.
Honors: Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Academiques, French Republic.
Thessaloniki 06.06.2022
The 12th Muir Wood lecture will be delivered by Professor Marc Panet during the WTC2023 in Athens. His nomination being a Muir Wood lecturer was proposed by the French Tunnelling & Underground Space Association (AFTES) as per ITA’s Statues and By-laws.
Marc Panet graduated in Civil Engineering at the École des Mines de Paris and obtained a Master degree at the University of California at Berkeley. He started his career in 1965 at the Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées, in Paris, where he was a Research Engineer, Head of the Geotechnical Department and Technical Director. In 1982 he joined the SHP Group, in Paris, as Scientific Director. From 1984 to 1996 he was the President and CEO of SIMECSOL; and from 1996 to 2000 President and CEO of FC International SA. Since then he has been working as a consultant. He taught at the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, at the École des Mines and at the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, in Paris.
Marc has been in charge of numerous studies in geotechnical engineering for underground works, highways, bridges, and natural hazards. Among the main projects are: the Mont Blanc Tunnel (11.6km), the Frejus Road Tunnel (12.9 km), the Large Electron–Positron Collider (CERN in Geneva), the Channel Tunnel (from 1967 to the end of the construction), the Millau Bridge, the Loetschberg Base Tunnel (43 km), subways in Paris, Rennes, Caracas, Athens and Algiers, the slides of the city of Constantine (Algeria), the project of the suspended bridge on the Straits of Messina (Italy) and the project of the cable-stayed bridge on the Golden Horn (Turkey). He is presently involved in a large number of geotechnical projects.
He is the author of a large number of publications in professional journals and international conferences and of the well-known book “Calculation of tunnels using the convergence-confinement method”.
Marc Panet is a Honorary Member of the French Academy of Technology, Knight of the National Order of Merit and Knight of the Order of Academic Palms.