World Tunnel Congress 2016 Call for Papers

By TBM News April 1, 2015

The world will come to San Francisco, April 22-28, 2016, for the World Tunnel Congress (WTC). WTC will fold in 2016 NAT. The program/scientific committee for the 2016 WTC has issued a call for papers. Abstracts for consideration are due June 15, 2015.

Prospective authors are asked to submit a 150-word abstract. Detailed guidelines for submitting a successful abstract are provided on the submission website (www.wtc2016.us). Following the abstract review, accepted authors will be invited to submit a paper. Initial manuscripts for review will be due Sept. 30, 2015. Final manuscripts are due Jan. 5, 2016.

Each year, International Tunnelling Association (ITA) holds its General Assembly meeting and, at the same time, holds the World Tunnel Congress (WTC) in a different member nation around the world. WTC is the foremost international conference on tunneling and underground space where participants gather and share information to improve their industry.