AFTES Congress2017 in Paris

Phillippe Millard, president of the Congress Committee, during the opening of the AFTES Congress in Paris Quelle/credit: Roland Herr
Phillippe Millard, president of the Congress Committee, during the opening of the AFTES Congress in Paris
Quelle/credit: Roland Herr
ITA president Tarcisio Celestino (row 2, on the right), AFTES president Yann Leblais (row 1, on the right) and many prominent tunnellers at the opening of the Congress on November 13, 2017 Quelle/credit: Roland Herr
ITA president Tarcisio Celestino (row 2, on the right), AFTES president Yann Leblais (row 1, on the right) and many prominent tunnellers at the opening of the Congress on November 13, 2017
Quelle/credit: Roland Herr
The exhibition was only quiet when the lectures were being delivered Quelle/credit: Roland Herr
The exhibition was only quiet when the lectures were being delivered
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Paper being presented in a hall during the AFTES Congress Quelle/credit: Roland Herr
Paper being presented in a hall during the AFTES Congress
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Well-attended seminar staged by ITA COSUF in Paris Quelle/credit: Roland Herr
Well-attended seminar staged by ITA COSUF in Paris
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ITA COSUF round-table on safe operation of underground facilities Quelle/credit: Roland Herr
ITA COSUF round-table on safe operation of underground facilities
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Dr.-Ing. Roland Leucker, chairman of ITA COSUF from 2013 till late 2017/April 2018, when his successor is officially confirmed Quelle/credit: Roland Herr
Dr.-Ing. Roland Leucker, chairman of ITA COSUF from 2013 till late 2017/April 2018, when his successor is officially confirmed
Quelle/credit: Roland Herr
Maximilian Wietek was chosen as the new ITA COSUF chairman by the General Assembly in November 2017 Quelle/credit: Roland Herr
Maximilian Wietek was chosen as the new ITA COSUF chairman by the General Assembly in November 2017
Quelle/credit: Roland Herr

The French Tunnelling and Underground Space Association AFTES (L’Association Français des Tunnels et de l’Espace Souterrain) held its international congress from November 13 to 16, 2017 in the Palais des Congrés close to the Arc de Triomphe in the centre of Paris. Staged every three years in conjunction with the ITA, it bore the motto: “The Underground Space, our Wealth”.

“We’re delighted to be able to welcome more than 4000 visitors to the French Tunnelling and Underground Space Association’s 15th International Congress” is how Phillippe Millard, the chairman of the Organising Committee (Fig. 1), put it when opening the Congress accompanied by an Exhibition at the Palais de Congrés. The participants included a not inconsiderable proportion of leading lights on the international tunnelling scene represented by 511 delegates and visitors from 56 countries including ITA president Tarcisio Celestino (Fig. 2).

Extensive Programme

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