Expotunnel, making its debut in Bologna, Italy 17-20^th October, 2013, will provide a new showcase for the tunnelling industry. The Italian Tunnelling Society SIG is supporting Expotunnel, organizing an international congress “Tunnelling and Underground Space in Europe Development” during the event. Abstracts of papers are still being accepted for adjudication by the scientific committee led by Prof Ing Sebastiano Pelizza. The conference committee is headed by engineering professors Pietro Lunardi and Adolfo Colombo. Some big names such as Mapei, BASF and Caterpillar are helping promote Expotunnel, while tunnelbuilder is engaged as web partner. Valentina Paparella is managing the exhibition, tel +39 051 42983-11, fax –12, e-mail v.paparella@expotunnel.it. For more information, visit www.expotunnel.it. 49/12.