Getting the most out of the International Tunnelling Association

June 15, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm AEST

From current President Arnold Dix to the Working Groups that produce guidance to the industry, Australian engineers are helping shape global tunnelling through their involvement in the International Tunnelling Association. Find out what they’ve been doing, what it means for you, and how you can get involved in this one-hour presentation.

Arnold will provide an overview of the ITA’s purpose and structure and an update from the most recent World Tunnel Congress, followed by short updates from some of our Working Group leaders and contributors.

In this hybrid event – that will be live in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney, there will be working group representatives in each location to help answer questions – whether just to understand what’s going on or to explore the possibility of getting involved yourself.

Event program in person (Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Sydney) 

• 5.30pm: Registrations

• 6.00pm: Event welcome

• 6.05pm: Speaker presentation

• 6.40pm: Audience Q&A

• 7.00pm: Networking

• 7.30pm: Event concludes

Event program online 

• 6.00pm: Event welcome

• 6.05pm: Speaker presentation

• 6.40pm: Audience Q&A

• 7.00pm: Event concludes

Ticket inclusions in person (Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Sydney) 

• Light refreshments

Venues

• Melbourne: Leadership Hub Upper, Engineers Australia, Level 31, 600 Bourke St

• Brisbane:  Engineers Australia, Level 9, 340 Adelaide Street.

• Perth:  Little Shoe, 1st Floor, Yagan Square, Perth

• Sydney: AECOM, Level 21, 420 George Street

Speaker

Arnold Dix, President, International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association

Biography
Professor Arnold Dix is a lawyer and scientist (geologist) specialising in the underground. He is an Underground Disaster investigator. He is an internationally recognised subject matter expert in fire and life safety and collapses of the underground, holding a distinguished service award from the United States for his contribution to the fire and life safety of road and rail tunnels (NFPA130 and NFPA502).
He is a member of the British Institute of Investigators. Arnold has served on the committees and working groups of the ITA, FIDIC, PIARC and NFPA for decades. He is active on all continents, a member of the specialist Underground Works Chambers, a member of the Victorian Bar and is a visiting Professor of Engineering (tunnels) Tokyo City University.
Arnold Dix loves tunnels and the underground space. He is convinced that the underground offers a range of adaptive and resilient solutions to most of the perils facing humanity today. Combining his formal qualifications in Science, Law and Engineering he advocates for all things underground in UN SDG and ESG contexts with a smile on his face and an eye to all matters ethical. He is a disaster and fire life safety subject matter expert as well as having special law, insurance and finance interests. He happens to be the president of ITA too.

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