The 18th Australasian Tunnelling will be hosted by the NZTS in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand between the 5th and 8th November 2023. With an overarching focus on Trends and Transitions in Tunnelling, the main themes of the conference include:-
Resilience: wellbeing, infrastructure, economics; Relationships: industry, stakeholders and future generations;
Guardianship: sustainability and legacy. Re-purposing and enhancing existing infrastructure, decarbonisation;
Future (s): what kind of infrastructure is needed.
The conference committee are specifically looking for abstracts on the following topics, but all abstracts relevant to tunnelling are welcomed:
- Transition engineering, sustainability and economic growth
- Metros and mass transit
- Digital engineering, instrumentation and monitoring
- Hydropower and utility tunnels
- Mechanised tunnelling
- Conventional tunnelling/SEM/caverns
- Tunnel operations, asset anagement, repurposing and rehabilitation
- Tunnel systems, ventilation and fire life safety
- Human factors: users, resourcing, training, competency education and diversity
- Safety and occupational safety
- Underground architecture and space development
- Grouting, ground modifications and hydrogeology
- Sprayed concrete and tunnel linings
- Automation and technological advances
- Shafts
- Tunnels and tunnelling for mines
- Geotechnical characterisation, seismicity and difficult ground
- Risk management, collaboration and contracting
Timelines
Abstracts Due – 31st March 2023
Acceptance of Abstract and Notifications – 31st May 2023
Papers Due – 31 August 2023
Paper Moderations and final papers – 30 September 2023
For more information, please visit https://www.ats.org.au and https://atc2023.com/. 06/23.
