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ITACET Training Course

ITACET Training course

Dates: 12-13 May 2023
Theme: Risk management and sustainable underground solutions
Venue: Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Akadimias 7, Athina 106 71

It is a great pleasure to invite you to WTC2023 Training course which is going to take place from Friday 12 May 2023 to Saturday 13 May 2023.

The course, titled “Risk management and sustainable underground solutions”, will be held in Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry at Akadimias 7, Athens. Is only a 6-minute walk from Syntagma metro station which you can reach by taking line 3 from Megaron Mousikis station outside the conference venue

Following our congress theme on using the underground space to make a positive impact in the world the ITACET training course theme is two-fold: firstly, it is about risk management and how we can utilise our existing knowledge and tools to reduce uncertainty, manage and quantify the risk aiming at design optimisation and secondly, it is about how underground space and engineering can contribute towards sustainable and resilient solutions. Both sub-themes are crucial in today’s tunnelling practices and cannot be neglected in the design and operation of underground projects. So, register and buckle up for this 2-day journey where acclaimed professionals from industry and academia will share their expertise and knowledge.

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ITACET Training Course | WTC 2023 | 12-13 May 2023

Risk Management in Tunnelling and Underground Sustainable Solutions

The theme of the 2-day course is chosen to cover two of the most representative challenges underground space believers need to address these days. Risks in tunnelling and underground space constructions often lead to disputes and claims. Hence clear recognition of the uncertainties, fair responsibilities allocation and sound on-site recognition procedures could not be more timely. Sustainability on the other hand, needs to be part of underground space development and be taken into consideration throughout the planning, design, construction and operation stages. Our speakers are underground space engineering experts from around the globe, so you have no choice but to join us in our 2-day ITACET course journey.

Day 1: Risk Management in Tunnelling | Session 1: Risk management principles

09:10 – 09:50 | How to handle risk in Subsurface Engineering

Uni. Prof. Robert Galler, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria ITACET Committee Chair

09:50 – 10:30 | Geological uncertainty, geotechnical investigations, and observational design within the context of risk management

Uni. Prof. Mark Diederichs, Queen’s University, Canada

10:45 – 11:25 | Main risks associated with deep tunnelling

Gerard Seingre, Civil Engineer, BG Consulting Engineers Ltd.

11:25 – 12:05 | Risks in planning, design, construction of large diameter tunnels

Dr Sotirios Vardakos, Technical Director for Tunnels in HNTB’s National Tunnel Practice

Day 1: Risk Management in Tunnelling | Session 2: Tendering & Implementation during construction

13:30 – 14:10 | Monitoring for avoiding hazard situation during construction

Klaus Rabensteiner, Mining Engineer, Managing Director Geodata Survey & Monitoring

14:10 – 14:50 | Contractual Practices and Geotechnical Baseline Reports

Matthias Neuenschwander Managing Director Neuernschwander Consult Eng., ITA WG3

15:05 – 15:45 | Conventional tunnelling cost assessment and benchmarking

Uni. Prof. Chrysothemis Paraskevopoulou, University of Leeds, UK ITACET Committee Member, General Secretariat GTS

15:45 – 16:25 | Examples of Risk management in mechanized tunnelling

Dr Karin Bäppler, Head of Business Development and Geotechnics & Consulting, Traffic Tunnelling Group, Herrenknecht AG, Germany

ITACET Training Course | WTC 2023 | 12-13 May 2023

Risk Management in Tunnelling and Underground Sustainable Solutions

Day 2: Underground Sustainable Solutions | Session 3: Sustainability Issues

09:10 – 09:50 | Introduction to Sustainability Issues in Tunnelling – A look underground in delivering a sustainable future for our people and planet

Prof. Arnold Dix, ITA-AITES President, Barrister, Australia
Antonia Cornaro, ITACUS Co-Chair, Urban Planner Amberg Engineering, CH

09:50 – 10:30 | Sustainability issues
in tunnelling

Dr Giovanny Alvarado, Senior Project Delivery Leader for Ground Engineering and Tunnelling, AECOM, Australia

10:45 – 11:25 | Sustainability issues – Digital engineering approach in tunnelling construction

Max Labecki, Digital Engineering Manager – Western Harbour Tunnel, ACCIONA Construction Australia

11:25 – 12:05 | Life cycle assessment and sustainability

Uni. Prof. Panagiotis (Panos) Spyridis, University of Rostock, GermanyITA WG21

Day 2: Underground Sustainable Solutions | Session 4: Implementation during design, construction, and operation

13:30 – 14:10 | Digitalization and numerical methods contributions towards sustainability

Uni. Prof. Mike Mooney, Colorado School of Mines, USA ITACET Committee Member

14:10 – 14:50| Holistic Management of emergencies handling on Road Tunnels: The experience from safety drills

Uni. Prof. Konstantinos Kirytopoulos, NTUA, Greece

15:05 – 15:45 | Example in CO2 reduction in tunnel construction from a material technology point of view

Dr Wolfgang Aldrian Principle Expert Tunneling and Mining & Head New Business, MBT, Austria

15:45 – 16:25 | Examples of resilient tunnel evacuation

Uni. Prof. Andreas Benardos, NTUA, Greece GTS Committee Member

Day 2: Round Table Discussion | 16:35 – 17:25 | Future of Tunnelling – underground experts from Greece

Uni. Prof. (Em.) Sergios Lambropoulos, NTUA, Greece
President of Hellenic Construction Industry Council (HCIC)

Dr. Ioannis LEFAS
Chief Technical Officer (CTO), AKTOR CONCESSIONS S.A.

Nikos Koronakis,
President & CEO, Omikron Kappa Consulting S.A., Greece

Ilias Michalis
Senior Tunnel Engineer & Consultant, SALFO Associates & AVAX S.A., Greece

*click on mugshot for speakers’ brief bio

At the end of each session, there will be a 10 min slot for Q&A.

On both days, coffee and lunch will be provided during the following timeslots:

Morning Coffee Break: 10:30-10:45

Lunch Break: 12:15-13:30

Afternoon Coffee Break: 14:50-15:05

Detailed Program of Training Course on Risk Management in Tunnelling and Sustainable Underground Solutions		Time slot	Speakers
12 May 2023 – Risk Management in Tunnelling
	Session 1: Risk management principles
	Registration	08:30 - 09:00
	Opening - Short - Introduction	09:00 - 09:10	Uni. Prof. Chrysothemis Paraskevopoulou
1	How to handle risk in Subsurface Engineering	09:10 - 09:50	Uni. Prof. Robert Galler
2	Geological Uncertainty, geotechnical investigations, and observational design within the context of risk management	09:50 - 10:30	Uni. Prof. Mark Diederichs
	Coffee Break	10:30 - 10:45
3	Main risks associated to deep tunnels	10:45 - 11:25	Gerard Seingre
4	Risks in Planning, Design & Construction of Large Diameter Tunnels	11:25 - 12:05	Dr. Sotirios Vardakos
	Q&A	12:05 - 12:15
	Lunch	12:15 - 13:30
	Session 2: Tendering & Implementation during construction
5	Monitoring for avoiding hazard situation during construction	13:30 - 14:10	Klaus Rabensteiner
6	Contractual Practices and Geotechnical Baseline Reports	14:10 - 14:50	Matthias Neuenschwander
	Coffee Break	14:50 - 15:05
7	Conventional tunnelling cost assessment and benchmarking	15:05 - 15:45	Uni. Prof. Chrysothemis Paraskevopoulou
8	Examples of Risk management in mechanized tunnelling	15:45 - 16:25	Dr. Karin Bäppler
	Q&A	16:25 - 16:35
13 May 2023 – Sustainable Underground Solutions
	Session 3: Sustainability issues
9	Introduction to sustainability issues in tunnelling	09:10 - 09:50	Prof. Arnold Dix & Antonia Cornaro
10	Sustainability issues in tunnelling	09:50 - 10:30	Dr. Giovanny Alvarado
	Coffee Break	10:30 - 10:45
11	Workshop with ITACUS team	10:45 - 11:25	Uni. Prof. Marilu Melo
12	Life Cycle Assessment and sustainability	11:25 - 12:05	Uni. Prof. Panagiotis (Panos) Spyridis
	Q&A	12:05 - 12:15
	Lunch	12:15 - 13:30
	Session 4: Implementation during design, construction, and operation
13	Digitalization and numerical methods contributions towards sustainability	13:30 - 14:10	Uni. Prof . Mike Mooney
14	Holistic Management of emergencies handling on Road Tunnels: The experience from safety drills	14:10 - 14:50	Uni. Prof. Konstantinos Kirytopoulos
	Coffee Break	14:50 - 15:05
15	Example in CO2 reduction in tunnel construction from a material technology point of view	15:05 - 15:45	Dr. Wolfgang Aldrian
16	Examples οf resilient tunnel evacuation	15:45 - 16:25	Uni. Prof. Andreas Benardos
	Q&A	16:25 - 16:35
17	Panel Discussion on the Future of Tunnellig (Round Table from Underground Experts from Greece)	16:35 - 17:25	Uni. Prof. Sergios Lampropoulos, Ioannis Lefas, Nick Koronakis, Ilias Michalis
	Closing Remarks	17:25 - 17:30

Registration Information

Discounts to ITA YM and Students!

Bookings are on a first come first served basis.

Early fee applies till 5 May, 2023. After that date prices will be increased € 50 per type .

ITACET training course pre-registration will close on 10 May, 2023.

	Early	Late
	till 5 May, 2023	From 6 May to 13 May, 2023
Standard registration	200.00 €	250.00 €
Young Member registration <35 years old	150.00 €	200.00 €
Student registration	100.00 €	150.00 €

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Day 1: Risk Management in Tunnelling | Session 1: Risk management principles

Day 1: Risk Management in Tunnelling | Session 2: Tendering & Implementation during construction

Day 2: Underground Sustainable Solutions | Session 3: Sustainability Issues

Day 2: Underground Sustainable Solutions | Session 4: Implementation during design, construction, and operation

Day 2: Round Table Discussion | 16:35 – 17:25 | Future of Tunnelling – underground experts from Greece

See also:

#WTC2023