INVITATION TO THE CONFERENCE
The ITA-AITES Czech Tunnelling Association cordially invites you to 12th International Conference entitled "Underground Construction Prague 2013", which will be held in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, from 22 to 24April 2013. This is the largest Czech tunnelling conference, which is held regularly every three years. The ITA-AITES Slovak Tunnelling Association and world's leading experts as members of the Scientific Council are also involved in its preparation. The conference programme aims to reflect experience with preparation and implementation of all types of underground structures using both conventional and mechanized methods of excavation.
Despite worsened global economic conditions, the Czech Republic is implementing and preparing significant underground structures, some are extraordinary in their scope and means of implementing. The largest tunnel construction – the Blanka tunnel complex at the Prague city ring with a length of 5.5 km is currently being completed. In full construction is an extension of the Prague metro route V.A, where earth pressure balance shields with diameter of 6 m are deployed, which sets out the sum over 8 km of railway tunnels.
Construction of railway tunnels on IIIrd and IVth railway corridor is intensively prepared, out of which the most important tunnels are Chotýčany (4810 m long) and Ejpovice (4150 m long). Construction of the last named tunnel should be initiated in 2012. Extraordinary prospective structures are the Prague metro line D, the new gas tank and the underground storage of radioactive waste. Better times for tunneling are coming to the Slovak Republic, with ongoing competitions for tunnels on the D1 highway (Višňové - 7.5 km long; Šibenik - 0.6 km long; Čebrať - 2 km long).
We believe that this conference will be as successful as in 2010, will bring a lot of interesting knowledge and enable participants to gain new contacts. The Czech Republic and in particular its capital city of Prague with its individual charm and many interesting sights is an ideal place for the conference as well as relaxation.
See you in Prague in April 2013!
Ivan Hrdina
Chairman of the Czech Tunnelling Association
Member of ITA-AITES Executive
Dr. Alexandr Butovič
Chairman of the Preparatory Committee
Dr. Matouš Hilar
Chairman of the Scientific Council