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Third geoengineering congress—Rock excavation: The future and beyond
MEETINGS D e c e m b e r 1-2, 1992 Torino, Italy
For free listings, material for the "Meetings" section should be submitted to the editor six months to three years prior to the event. We will do our best to publish all submissions.
N o v e m b e r 23-25, 1992 Basle, S w i t z e r l a n d
Safety in Road and Rail 'I~m-els
This firstinternational conference is organized and sponsored by Independent Technical Conferences Ltd., University of I)undee, and co-sponsored by A S H R A E . The conference will provide a forum for the latestresearch and developments in vehicle and t.~innelsafety technology and communications. It will embrace all aspects of safety during routine operation as well as response to incidents. Particular attention will be paid to the integration of safety procedures and to development of effectiveinterfacesbetween all parties involved in responding to incidents. The overall aim ofthe conference isto promote protectionby design, prevention by monitoring and control, and response by plan. The conference will be of particular interest to owners and operators; consulting engineers; emergency services, tunnel, vehicle and equipment designers and manufacturers; transport researchers; fire safety engineers, control and instrumentation engineers; risk assessment managers; legislators and regulators. Papers will be presented in the following areas: Road and rail vehicles; Tunnel equipment; Operation and emergency response; and Training and research. The language of the conference will be English. For more information: Mrs. Judy Whitham, Safety in Road and Rail ~mnels, Independent Technical Conferences Ltd., P.O. Box 452 Kempston, Bedford MK43 9PL, U.I~ Tel. 44/ 234-854756. Fax 44/234-841375. N o v e m b e r 3 0 - D e c e m ber 2, 1992 N o r t h Sea Trondheim, Norway Oil and Gas Reservoirs Hosted by the Division of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics of the Norwegian Institute of Technology, this third internationalconference on North Sea Oil and Gas Reservoirs will comprise four mAiu elements: 1. Detailed reviews ofreservoir performance of selected North Sea fields, presented by specialists from the operating companies; 2. Keynote addresses concerning topicsofspecialimportance to the development ofNorth Sea reservoirs; 3. Research presentations concerning advances in North Sea reservoir science; 4. Exhibition ofpetreleum activities in the Trondheim area. Themes of the conferencewill be: Improved seismic methods for detailed reservoir description; Geological reservoir heterogeneity; Reservoir simulation; Characterization of the near-well environment; and Reservoir fundamentals and improved oil recovery. Particular emphasis will be placed on the interdependence of reservoir geoscientists and technologists engaged in reservoir development and innovative approaches to reservoirresearch and developmentprogrAmines aimed at North Sea conditions. For more information: North Sea Oil and Gas Reservoirs, Attn.: Vibeke Halaas, The Foundation for Contin-ln g Education at The Norwegian Institute of Technology (SEVU), N-7034 Trondheim, Norway. Tel. (47) 7-595-267. Fax (47) 7-7-517-226.
Third Geoengineering C o n g r e s s - - R o c k Excavation: The Future and B e y o n d
This congress will deal with rock excavation technology, focusing on the following subjects:(1) Novel theoreticaland conceptual insights in rock excavation; (2) Drilling and Blasting: improvement and innovations in explosives and in drilling machines, with regard to their operation and the design ofexcavation works; (3)Mechanicalrock excavationimprovements and innovations in machinery and tools,for surface and underground works, and for dlmension stone separation cutting;(4)Innovations in automation, monitoring, controls, CAD. Languages ofthe Congress willbe Italianand English. For more information: Associazione Mineraria Subalpina, c/ o Dipartimento di Georisorse e Territorio del Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 - 10129 Torino, Italy. Tel.: 11/564-7681. Fax 11/564-7689. F e b r u a r y 15-18, 1993 Reno, Nevada
AnnualMeetlngofthe SMME
The 1993 annual meeting of the Society for MinlnZ, Metallurgy, and Exploration. For more information contact:Meetings Department, SME, P.O. Box 625002, Littieton, C O 80162, U.S-A~ Tel. 303/973-3461. April 26-30, 1993 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
Int ernat i onal High.Level Radioactive Waste MAnngement Conference
The conference will cover the following topics: Underground mechanical excavation techniques; Materials handling and haulage of excavated rock; Ground support systems; Underground ventilation; Dry drJlllnZ and coring techniques; and Geological mapping of underground excavations. For more information: Dr. P. Mousset-Jones, Department of Mining Engineering, Mackay School of Mines, Reno, NV 89557, U.S-~. Tel. 702/784-6959. Fax: 702/784-1766. April 18-22, 1993 19th G e n e r a l Assembly Amsterdam, The N e t h e r l a n d s of the ITA The congress "Options for ~mnelling" is being orgAni~.edby the Tunnelling and Underground Works Division of the Royal Institution of Engineers in The Netherlands. The 74 papers selected for presentation will cover the following themes: Choice of construction method; Sott ground t--nelling; Rock t,m-els; Immersed and submerged floating tunnels; Research and development; and General topics. The emphasis will be on the choice of construction method--a choice that is influenced by the environment, ground and groundwater conditions, construction costs, and timing. Other topics, such as cost optJmiRation of the total t~mnel project and private financing oft-nnel projects, will also be addressed. The language of the conference will be English. An exhibition, "Options for Tunnelling 1993", will be held in conjunction with the congress. For more information contact: OFT 1993, c/o Congress Office KIvI, P.O. Box 30424, 2500 GK The Hague, The Netherlands. Tel. (31) 70/3919890. Fax (31) 70/391-9840. May 2-5, 1993 San Jose, California, U.S.A.
NO-DIG '93
The theme of the conference is "Improve 'l~m-eling Vision." The main themes will be: New materials processes, methods and equipment; Rehabilitation of existing systems; Guidance, inspection, sensing and computers; Economics, lifecycle and environmental considerations; Specifications of
Tunnelling and UndergrouTulSpace Technology, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 463--466, 1992. Printed in (-;reat Britain.
0886-7798/92 $5.00 + .00 Pergamon Press Ltd
463
For free listings, material for the "Meetings" section should be submitted to the editor six months to three years prior to the event. We will do our best to publish all submissions.
N o v e m b e r 23-25, 1992 Basle, S w i t z e r l a n d
Safety in Road and Rail 'I~m-els
This firstinternational conference is organized and sponsored by Independent Technical Conferences Ltd., University of I)undee, and co-sponsored by A S H R A E . The conference will provide a forum for the latestresearch and developments in vehicle and t.~innelsafety technology and communications. It will embrace all aspects of safety during routine operation as well as response to incidents. Particular attention will be paid to the integration of safety procedures and to development of effectiveinterfacesbetween all parties involved in responding to incidents. The overall aim ofthe conference isto promote protectionby design, prevention by monitoring and control, and response by plan. The conference will be of particular interest to owners and operators; consulting engineers; emergency services, tunnel, vehicle and equipment designers and manufacturers; transport researchers; fire safety engineers, control and instrumentation engineers; risk assessment managers; legislators and regulators. Papers will be presented in the following areas: Road and rail vehicles; Tunnel equipment; Operation and emergency response; and Training and research. The language of the conference will be English. For more information: Mrs. Judy Whitham, Safety in Road and Rail ~mnels, Independent Technical Conferences Ltd., P.O. Box 452 Kempston, Bedford MK43 9PL, U.I~ Tel. 44/ 234-854756. Fax 44/234-841375. N o v e m b e r 3 0 - D e c e m ber 2, 1992 N o r t h Sea Trondheim, Norway Oil and Gas Reservoirs Hosted by the Division of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics of the Norwegian Institute of Technology, this third internationalconference on North Sea Oil and Gas Reservoirs will comprise four mAiu elements: 1. Detailed reviews ofreservoir performance of selected North Sea fields, presented by specialists from the operating companies; 2. Keynote addresses concerning topicsofspecialimportance to the development ofNorth Sea reservoirs; 3. Research presentations concerning advances in North Sea reservoir science; 4. Exhibition ofpetreleum activities in the Trondheim area. Themes of the conferencewill be: Improved seismic methods for detailed reservoir description; Geological reservoir heterogeneity; Reservoir simulation; Characterization of the near-well environment; and Reservoir fundamentals and improved oil recovery. Particular emphasis will be placed on the interdependence of reservoir geoscientists and technologists engaged in reservoir development and innovative approaches to reservoirresearch and developmentprogrAmines aimed at North Sea conditions. For more information: North Sea Oil and Gas Reservoirs, Attn.: Vibeke Halaas, The Foundation for Contin-ln g Education at The Norwegian Institute of Technology (SEVU), N-7034 Trondheim, Norway. Tel. (47) 7-595-267. Fax (47) 7-7-517-226.
Third Geoengineering C o n g r e s s - - R o c k Excavation: The Future and B e y o n d
This congress will deal with rock excavation technology, focusing on the following subjects:(1) Novel theoreticaland conceptual insights in rock excavation; (2) Drilling and Blasting: improvement and innovations in explosives and in drilling machines, with regard to their operation and the design ofexcavation works; (3)Mechanicalrock excavationimprovements and innovations in machinery and tools,for surface and underground works, and for dlmension stone separation cutting;(4)Innovations in automation, monitoring, controls, CAD. Languages ofthe Congress willbe Italianand English. For more information: Associazione Mineraria Subalpina, c/ o Dipartimento di Georisorse e Territorio del Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 - 10129 Torino, Italy. Tel.: 11/564-7681. Fax 11/564-7689. F e b r u a r y 15-18, 1993 Reno, Nevada
AnnualMeetlngofthe SMME
The 1993 annual meeting of the Society for MinlnZ, Metallurgy, and Exploration. For more information contact:Meetings Department, SME, P.O. Box 625002, Littieton, C O 80162, U.S-A~ Tel. 303/973-3461. April 26-30, 1993 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
Int ernat i onal High.Level Radioactive Waste MAnngement Conference
The conference will cover the following topics: Underground mechanical excavation techniques; Materials handling and haulage of excavated rock; Ground support systems; Underground ventilation; Dry drJlllnZ and coring techniques; and Geological mapping of underground excavations. For more information: Dr. P. Mousset-Jones, Department of Mining Engineering, Mackay School of Mines, Reno, NV 89557, U.S-~. Tel. 702/784-6959. Fax: 702/784-1766. April 18-22, 1993 19th G e n e r a l Assembly Amsterdam, The N e t h e r l a n d s of the ITA The congress "Options for ~mnelling" is being orgAni~.edby the Tunnelling and Underground Works Division of the Royal Institution of Engineers in The Netherlands. The 74 papers selected for presentation will cover the following themes: Choice of construction method; Sott ground t--nelling; Rock t,m-els; Immersed and submerged floating tunnels; Research and development; and General topics. The emphasis will be on the choice of construction method--a choice that is influenced by the environment, ground and groundwater conditions, construction costs, and timing. Other topics, such as cost optJmiRation of the total t~mnel project and private financing oft-nnel projects, will also be addressed. The language of the conference will be English. An exhibition, "Options for Tunnelling 1993", will be held in conjunction with the congress. For more information contact: OFT 1993, c/o Congress Office KIvI, P.O. Box 30424, 2500 GK The Hague, The Netherlands. Tel. (31) 70/3919890. Fax (31) 70/391-9840. May 2-5, 1993 San Jose, California, U.S.A.
NO-DIG '93
The theme of the conference is "Improve 'l~m-eling Vision." The main themes will be: New materials processes, methods and equipment; Rehabilitation of existing systems; Guidance, inspection, sensing and computers; Economics, lifecycle and environmental considerations; Specifications of
Tunnelling and UndergrouTulSpace Technology, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 463--466, 1992. Printed in (-;reat Britain.
0886-7798/92 $5.00 + .00 Pergamon Press Ltd
463