{"id":13835,"date":"2023-11-19T08:28:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T08:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/?p=13835"},"modified":"2023-11-19T08:28:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T08:28:38","slug":"world-tunnel-congress-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/?p=13835","title":{"rendered":"World Tunnel Congress 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Save the date for the World Tunnel Congress 2024 (WTC2024), planned to take place from April 19th to 25th, 2024, at the Shenzhen World Exhibition &#038; Convention Center in China.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA-AITES) is hosting the WTC2024, which stands as a prime event in the industry&#8217;s landscape, and the China Civil Engineering Society (CCES) is organizing it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">WTC2024 is celebrating the 50th anniversary of ITA&#8217;s establishment and is poised to welcome more than 3000 honorable representatives from 79 member countries. The theme, &#8220;Tunnelling For a Better Life,&#8221; underscores a profound focus on sustainable development, energy conservation, and implementing low-carbon and intelligent construction technologies within tunnel engineering.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This congress edition is meticulously designed, boasting 89 conference sessions, all encapsulating the theme of &#8220;Tunnelling for a Better Life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These sessions comprise an array of crucial issues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Planning<\/li>\n<li>Surveying<\/li>\n<li>Design<\/li>\n<li>Ground Stability<\/li>\n<li>Support and Lining<\/li>\n<li>Conventional Tunnelling<\/li>\n<li>Mechanized Tunneling (TBM, shield)<\/li>\n<li>Waterproofing and Drainage<\/li>\n<li>Geological Prediction and Geophysical Prospecting<\/li>\n<li>Instrumentation and Monitoring\/Testing and Inspection<\/li>\n<li>Ventilation and Aerodynamics<\/li>\n<li>Maintenance and Repair<\/li>\n<li>Operational Safety<\/li>\n<li>Tunnel Renovation and Upgrading<\/li>\n<li>Occupational Health and Safety<\/li>\n<li>New Materials<\/li>\n<li>Digital and Information Technology<\/li>\n<li>Immersed\/Floating Tunnels<\/li>\n<li>Shafts<\/li>\n<li>Underground Caverns\/Underground Space Use<\/li>\n<li>Contractual Practices and Risk Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event spans seven days, which includes an opening ceremony, seven technical visits, six themed gala dinners, a substantial industrial exhibition, and a global paper submission showcase.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Remarkably, over a thousand authors have presented their papers, which are currently under review. The involvement of almost 200 leading global experts from 40+ countries underscores the concerted efforts in organizing, executing, and fostering academic exchange within the World Tunnel Congress (WTC).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The onsite exhibition promises to cover the total tunneling and underground engineering spectrum, boasting a sprawling 20,000 \u33a1 exhibition area, celebrating a historic high. The affair has approved the participation of more than 100 global firms by October 2023, setting the stage for unparalleled networking and industry-wide collaboration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Exhibitor registration is now in its final phase! Secure your participation by <a href=\"https:\/\/wtc2024.cn\/Sponsorship.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">registering here<\/a>. Moreover, registration for congress participants is now open, inviting enthusiasts and experts to join this prestigious gathering.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides, registration of congress participants is now available! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtc2024.cn\/zhuce.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>, register now, and enjoy a 30% off early-bird discount!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For further information, contact email <a href=\"mailto:yqli@wtc2024.cn\">yqli@wtc2024.cn<\/a> and visit <a href=\"https:\/\/wtc2024.cn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save the date for the World Tunnel Congress 2024 (WTC2024), planned to take place from April 19th to 25th, 2024, at the Shenzhen World Exhibition &#038; Convention Center in China. The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA-AITES) is hosting the WTC2024, which stands as a prime event in the industry&#8217;s landscape, and the China Civil Engineering Society (CCES) is organizing it. WTC2024 is celebrating the 50th anniversary of ITA&#8217;s establishment and is poised to welcome more than 3000 honorable representatives from 79 member countries. The theme, &#8220;Tunnelling For a Better Life,&#8221; underscores a profound focus on sustainable development, energy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,40,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-features","category-news","post--single"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13835\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}