RETC Heads to Boston

Boston skyline

The biennial Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference (RETC), the largest gathering of tunneling professionals in North America, heads to historic Boston June 11-14, 2023. The event will be held at the Sheraton Boston Hotel in the city’s Back Bay area.

RETC is renowned for its technical presentations, which span all aspects of tunneling, along with the its large exhibition, featuring about 200 leading companies in the worldwide tunneling arena.

Boston was last host to a national tunnel conference back in 2000 when it hosted the North American Tunneling Conference. At the time, the Big Dig was still in full swing, as well as various water and sewer projects, making it the epicenter of tunneling the U.S.

As a conference-goer, Boston offers a wealth of attractions during off-hours. The conference venue is located near historic Fenway Park, which will play host to the Red Sox and Rays June 12-14. Downtown Boston’s walkable Freedom Trail passes many famous landmarks and historic sites including Boston Common, the Massachusetts State House, the Old State House, Fanieul Hall, the Paul Revere House, Old North Church, the Bunker Hill Monument and the USS Constitution (“Old Ironsides”).

RETC is hosted by the Underground Construction Association of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, in alternate years with the North American Tunneling Conference. They comprise the largest gathering of tunneling professionals in North America each year.

For more information on the conference or to register, visit retc.org.

RETC Technical Presentations Outline

Monday, June 12 | 8:30 AM

  • Design Build Projects
  • Difficult Ground
  • Geotechnical Considerations
  • Hard Rock TBMs and Tunnels

Monday, June 12 | 1:30 PM

  • Design
  • Ground Control Approaches and Methods
  • Microtunneling and Trenchless Tunneling
  • Owners Forum Panel
  • Shafts, Caverns, and Mining

Tuesday, June 13 | 8:30 am

  • Ground Support and Final Lining
  • International Projects
  • Tunnel Rehabilitation
  • New and Innovative Technologies I

Tuesday, June 13 | 1:30 PM

  • Future Projects
  • New and Innovative Technologies II
  • Pressurized Face Tunneling
  • SEM Applications and Projects

Wednesday, June 14 | 8:30 AM

  • Contract Practices
  • Health and Safety & Sustainability
  • Risk Management
  • Project Planning

RETC exhibit hall in 2021

Exhibition Hall Schedule

Monday, June 12

Exhibit Hall Opening Reception 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Tuesday, June 13

Exhibit Hall Open 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Lunch 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Reception 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Wednesday, June 14

Exhibit Hall Open 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Exhibitors (As of April 6)

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[column size=”1/2″]ABC Industries, Inc
ABC Ventilation Systems
Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc.
Ackcio
Advanced Concrete Technologies, Inc
Advanced Infrastructure Design
AECOM
Aerix Industries
AGRU America, Inc
Algaher S.A.
Alpine Equipment
Amalgamated Mining & Tunneling
Amberg Technologies Ltd
AMIX Systems Ltd
AMR PEMCO, Inc
Antraquip Corp
Arup
ASI Marine
Avanti International
BabEng, LLC
Ballard Marine Construction
BarChip Inc
Bauer Foundation Corporation
Bekaert
Bessac
Brokk Inc
Brookville Equipment Corp
CAB
Carroll Technologies Group
CBE GROUP
CDM Smith
ChemGrout, Inc
Chengdu Foresight
CJGeo
Colorado School of Mines
Comtrol International
CREG TBM Germany GmbH
Crux Subsurface, Inc
Daigh Company, Inc
David R. Klug & Associates, Inc
Delve Underground
Derrick Corporation
Dibit Measuring Technique USA, Inc.
Dr. Sauer & Partners Corp
DSI Tunneling LLC
E-BERK
EC Applications – Tunnel Lining
Ecoquipment Rentals
ENVECO ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, LLC
Epiroc
Equipment Corporation of America
Everest Equipment Co
FAMA Srl
Fiori Group S.p.A
FPT Infrastructure
Fugro
Gall Zeidler Consultants
GCP Applied Technologies
Geo-Instruments
Geocomp Corp/GeoTesting Express, Inc
GEOKON
Geosense Ltd
GeoSonics/Vibra-Tech
Gomez International, Inc
Grydale USA
GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc
H+E Logistics USA, Inc
Hager-Richter Geoscience, Inc
Hatch
Herrenknecht Tunnelling Systems USA, Inc
HNTB Corp
HOBAS Pipe USA
HYTORC
ILF Consultants, Inc.
Inflatable Packers Internaional LLC
Innovative Wireless Technologies
IoT Automation
J.H. Fletcher & Co
JADCO Manufacturing Inc
JCK Underground, Inc
JENNMAR Civil
Kayden Environmental Services
Keller
Kiewit Infrastructure Co
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[column size=”2/2″]Malcolm Drilling Co Inc
MAPEI Corp
Master Builders Solutions
Matrix Design Group
McDowell Equipment Ltd
Messinger Bearings
Michels Corp
MILLER
Miller Sales and Engineering
MineARC Systems
Mining Equipment Ltd
Minova
MixOnSite USA, Inc
Moldequipo Internacional
Mott MacDonald
MSP Structures Inc
Naylor Pipe Co
Nexans AmerCable
Nicholson Construction Co
North American Drillers LLC, a Shaft Drillers International Company
Northwest Laborers-Employers Training Trust
Palmieri S.p.A.
Parsons
Pini Group USA Inc.
Poltinger Precision Systems GmbH
Promat International NV
PSC Crane and Rigging
Putzmeister America, Inc
QSP Packers, LLC
Renesco Inc
Richard Goettle, Inc
Richway Industries
Robbins
ROBODRILL S.A.
Rocscience, Inc
Rocvent Inc
Roxard Industries
Ruen Drilling, Inc
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions
Schauenburg Flexadux Corp
Schauenburg Maschinen- und Anlagen-Bau GmbH
Schnabel Engineering
SEALABLE Solutions GmbH (formerly Datwyler Sealing Technology)
Seequent
Senceive Corp
Sentinel Solutions LLC
Shannon & Wilson, Inc
Shotcrete Technologies, Inc
Sigicom Inc
Sika Corporation
Simem Underground Solutions, Inc
SIXENSE
SoilFreeze Inc
Southern Nevada Water Authority
Spendrup Fan Co/CFT
Stage 3 Separation
Stantec
Strata Worldwide | Tunneling
STV Inc
TBM Supply
Technical Tunnelling Components LTD (TTC)
Terra Insights
Terratec / Kelley Engineered Equipment
TLT-Turbo
TNL18
Towill, Inc.
TPH & GEOFORM North America
TRE ALTAMIRA Inc
Treviicos
Trimble Inc
Tsurumi Pump
Tunnel Business Magazine (TBM)
Tunnel Radio of America, Inc
Tunnel24 GmbH
Tunneling Journal
Tunnels & Tunnelling
TunnelTalk
VMT USA
VROD
Watson Bowman Acme
Williams Form Engineering Corp
Worldsensing SL
WSP
x-Glo North America Inc
Yamamoto Rock Splitter
Zitron USA[/column]
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