Keynote Lectures (Energy-Transport, Risk-Safety, Technology)
		
		Date: Monday, 25 May
		Time: 10:50–12:30
		Venue: BCWTC, Pátria Hall – Plenary Lecture Hall (level –1)
		
		Chairs: Martin Knights and Pál Kocsonya
		
		
			
			KAZATSAY, Zoltán (EU Deputy Director-General for Transport): 
			European Transport, Tendencies, Developments
			
			KNIGHTS, Martin (ITA–AITES President): Contemporary issues related to tunnelling
			
			WITTKE, Walter (General Manager of WBI Eng Co.): Conventional 
			Tunnelling Methods in Soft Ground in Urban Areas – Risks and Chances
		
		
		Open Session
		
		"Planning of Modern Tunnel Projects with Emphasis on Urban Areas"
		Date: Tuesday, 26 May
				Time: 8:30–12:30
		Venue: BCWTC, Pátria Hall – Plenary Lecture Hall (level –1)
		
		Chairs: Martin Knights and Pál Kocsonya
		
		Coordinators:
				GRASSO, Piergiorgio, 
		GRřV, 
		Eivind
ITA Secretariat
		
		First a general and generic approach followed by specific examples 
		that are outlining the importance of actively utilising and planning the 
		underground for the best of the public.
		
		Presentation of the works of the WG 5 “Health and Safety in Works “ 
		by Mr. Donald Lamont, Animateur
		Presentation of the works of the WG 19 “Conventional Tunnelling” by 
		Mr. Heinz Ehrbar, Animateur
		
		
			1. GRASSO, Piergiorgio: Introduction
			2. ELIOFF, Amanda: ITA WG 20 – Modern Tunnel planning, a US perspective
			3. KLADOS, Gusztav: The SMART project in Malaysia
			4. ARNÁIZ RONDA, Manuel: Madrid Metro and M30 
			Project
			5. Master plan for the utilisation of the underground:
			
				  a) 
		
				
				Vähäaho, Ilkka HKI/Kv: Underground (UG) – Master 
				Plan of Helsinki
  b) GU, Xin: Master plan of Shenzhen (China)
			
			6.TSANG, Keith: Deep Sewage Tunnels in Hong Kong
			7. PARKER, Harvey: A new tunnel in 
			Seattle to replace the aging and earthquake-damaged viaduct along 
			the waterfront
			8.Discussion and conclusions