Host Society

Host Society

The Greek Tunnelling Society

The Greek Tunnelling Society (GTS), founded in 1995, is the established and official representative of Greece in the International Tunnelling Association (ITA-IATES). GTS is a nonprofit body and aims to promote the key advantages of tunnels and underground structures from technical, environmental, social and economic point of view. The steering board of the GTS consists of 7 members, while the body of the GTS has more than 200 members.

Board of the Greek Tunnelling Society

Principal Geotechnical and Tunnel Engineering Consultant

Nikolaos Roussos

President

Civil Engineer ATTIKO METRO S.A. / Vice President of GTS

Dimitrios Alifragis

Vice President

Assistant Professor University of Leeds / ITACUS / ITA-CET / ITAy

Prof. Chrysothemis Paraskevopoulou

Secretary

Civil Engineer ATTIKO METRO S.A. / Treasurer of GTS

Evangelos Pergantis

Treasurer

Professor NTUA, School of Mining & Metallurgical Eng / Board Member GTS

Prof. Andreas Benardos

Editor

Civil Engineer, Tunnel Design Project Manager at Omikron Kappa Consulting S.A.

Marilia Balasi

Member

Principal Design Manager at EDAFOS Engineering Consultants S.A. / ex-President of GTS

Ioannis Fikiris

Member

The main objectives

To inform the Greek engineering community (individuals, companies, public sectors etc.) for the key advantages of the underground structures and underground development.

To develop methods and/or update the existing ones for a more efficient design, construction, supervision and maintenance of underground structures.

To record and communicate technical information, knowledge and experience about Tunnelling and underground structures.

To disseminate information related to the development and implementation of new technologies, methods and innovations of underground projects.

Work with the responsible state authorities for drawing up regulations, specifications, recommendations etc.

To organise visits to relevant construction sites in Greece and abroad.

Underground tunnels and mining sites in Greece

For more information, please visit the official GTS website: https://www.eesye.gr

Board of the Greek Tunnelling Society

The main objectives

Underground tunnels and mining sites in Greece

See also:

#WTC2023