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March 24, 2016

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Worldwide Tunneling Event of the Year

Tunnelers will gather in San Francisco, CA, April 22-28 for the much anticipated 2016 World Tunnel Congress, hosted by UCA of SME. Technical programs will exam the most innovative practices and products currently in use, and will be highlighting new, novel and unique innovations and projects.

Featured sessions include:

Environmental and Urban Planning
Large Bore TBMs
Microtunneling
Safety Seismic
Uncharted Territories
High Stress Tunneling
and many more...

For more information and to register, go to www.wtc2016.us/.

WTC Tours & Field Trips

While in San Francisco, companions and accompanying persons will enjoy tours that feature the best attractions and sights of San Francisco including:

Tour the City in Cable Cars
Escape from Alcatraz!
California Redwoods and Sausalito
Unique & Eclectic Shopping!

To register for one or more of these fun and exciting tours, please visit the WTC Tour Programs page.

Book It! WTC Book Bundle Giveaway

Register for WTC 2016 on or before 15 April 2016 and you will automatically receive one entry in the UCA of SME Book Bundle Giveaway. Winners will choose from a hand-picked bundle of industry related books with a retail value of $350. Winners will be announced daily during the conference. For more information, please visit the WTC website.

Don’t miss this FREE Webinar!

Join the UCA Young Members as they host:

Active Risk Management
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 9:00 am MT

Robert Goodfellow, Senior Vice President, Aldea Services, LLC will present a special webinar on Active Risk Management. This presentation reviews the state of the practice in risk management and risk analysis. Mr. Goodfellow covers the format and use of risk registers, as well as how these tools can be used to the advantage of projects during design and construction. Case histories from real projects will be used to illustrate how the processes help generate positive results.

Sign up today by visiting https://smenet.webex.com.

UCA webinars are funded by the UCA Division of SME and are provided at no cost to all participants.

Short Course at the Colorado School of Mines

“Tunneling Fundamentals, Practice, and Innovations” will be held on the CSM campus June 20-23, 2016. The short course offers 2.3 Continuing Education Credits (CEUs), and is intended for industry professionals involved in the design, planning, and construction of tunnels of all types in all geological conditions. Presentations by the tunneling industry's top practicing experts, combined with hands-on labs and demonstrations, this 3½ day course provides a sound understanding of the fundamentals of tunneling worldwide.

For more information and to register, please visit http://csmspace.com/events/tunneling/

Download free GIRM Report

The Guidelines for Improved Risk Management (GIRM) on tunnel and underground construction projects in the United States is available as a free download from the UCA of SME website. This report reflects the consensus of a wide variety of industry experts and other professionals involved in the tunnel and underground construction industry in the USA. The authors describe best practices to generally manage and reduce risk in USA tunnel and underground construction projects. For more information and to download your copy, please visit the UCA website.

ITA Tunneling Awards 2016
The second annual international ITA Tunneling Awards competition is accepting entries until May 30, 2016. This event will take place in Singapore on November 10-11, 2016. Categories include Tunnelling Project of the Year, Outstanding Project, Safety Initiative, Technical Innovation, Young Tunneler of the Year, and more. For more information, please visit https://awards.ita-aites.org/.

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