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06 August 2012 [18:27] - Today.Az
The first ever Tunnelling and Underground Infrastructure in
Urban Areas International Congress and Exhibition will take place from
10 to 11 September 2012 in the JW Marriott Absheron Hotel in Baku. The
event was devised by the Azerbaijan Tunnelling Association, a member of
the World Tunnelling Association since 2011 and the only organisation of
its type in the region.
The ever-growing demand for efficient use of urban space lies at the
heart of the event's relevance. Effective subsurface construction of
underground roads, car parks, tunnels, metro networks, and shops is
attracting considerable interest from designers, architects, builders,
city authorities, tunnel builders, municipal services, and
representatives from many other areas. Intelligent and modern use of
underground space is a necessity in cities of all sizes.
The development of the underground communications and utilities
industry needs more investment. Creating and expanding underground
infrastructure will be one of the main development areas for cities
around the world, which means there is a strong base for attracting
foreign investment. In Azerbaijan, as in many other countries, the issue
of using underground space is particularly acute. Rising living
standards and a growing economy have heightened the demand for public
and private transport, which in turn has led to a need for more tunnels.
This is why the Baku International and Exhibition Congress Tunnelling
and Underground Infrastructure in Urban Areas is being held - an event
which will give world leading companies an excellent opportunity to
present their experience, technology, resources, and solutions for
underground construction to senior figures of the industry.
The upcoming event in Baku was presented at the World Tunnel Congress and the 38th
ITA General Assembly in Bangkok from 20 to 23 May 2012 by K. Muradova,
International Coordinator of the Azerbaijan Tunnelling Association.
In-Mo Lee, the President of the World Tunnelling Association, supported
the event in Baku, noting the ever more significant role of Azerbaijan
in the region and the many infrastructure projects underway in the
capital. He then proceeded to invite the WTC delegates to come to Baku
and take part in the International Congress Tunnelling and Underground
Infrastructure in Urban Areas.
There has already been major international interest in the event,
with professionals, organisations, and companies from countries such as
Azerbaijan, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, the USA,
Canada, and South Korea already having announced their participation.
150 delegates have signed up for the conference, including high-ranking
officials from Government bodies, senior figures from international
organisations and CEOs of companies from numerous countries.
The topics discussed at the congress reflect the latest research and ideas in the industry, including:
- Presentation of infrastructure projects: extension of metro,
tunnel, highway and railways in Azerbaijan and Russia, Ukraine etc.
- Underground Infrastructure as a solution for modern urbanization
- Urban tunnelling
- Construction of underground infrastructures in complex geological conditions
- Latest technical innovations in tunnelling
- Urban tunnels driving: methods and risk control
- Security and safety in tunnels and in underground structures.
An exhibition will take place alongside the conference in the JW
Marriott Absheron Baku Hotel, with leading companies presenting the
latest equipment, projects and technologies related to tunnel
construction.
The event is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the
Republic of Azerbaijan, the Executive Power of Baku City, Azerbaijan
Construction and Architecture Institute, the French Tunnelling
Association, the World Tunnelling Association, and the Azerbaijan
Tunnelling Association. The event is organised by Iteca Caspian, and the
sponsors include "AzertunelMetroTikinti SC", "Herrenknecht", "Vinci
Construction", "Bouygues TP", "Tikilen Baki Metropoliteni",
"KorpiBinaTikinti", "Azerkorpu", and "Akkord".
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