The
International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association launches the 3rd
edition of the ITA Tunnelling Awards!
Lausanne,
23rd February, 2017.- As the saying goes, “all good things come in threes” and
that is particularly apt knowing the upcoming edition of the ITA Awards will be
the 3rd to be launched since the ITA decided to create the event in 2015 and,
for this edition, to create 3 new categories! In 2017, the event will take
place in Paris, on 15th November, during the AFTES (French Association of
Tunnelling and Underground Space) congress.
A
world-class Tunnelling event:
After
two successful editions in Switzerland and Singapore, the ITA Tunnelling Awards
is becoming an international standard for the tunnelling world. The two first editions of the ITA Tunnelling
Awards received more than 200 entries and 64 nominations, rewarded 21 projects
and personalities and gathered more than 450 attendees.
The
2017 edition:
The
application process is now open and candidacies can be registered until May
30th, in the ITA Tunnelling Awards website: https://awards.ita-aites.org/
This
year, entries can be submitted in 9 categories, 6 permanent and 3 new
categories:
Nominations
for the following categories must contain projects for which the major civil
engineering work was completed between 1st January 2015 and 1st April 2017.
The
Young Tunneller of the Year rewards an individual born on/after the 1st July
1982 and who has brought an outstanding contribution to tunnelling.
• Major Project of the Year - over 500€
million
• Project of the Year - between €50 million and €500 million
• Project of the Year - (up to €50
million)
• Technical Project Innovation of the
Year
• Technical Product or Equipment
innovation of the Year
• Sustainability initiative of the Year
• Safety Initiative of the Year
• Innovative Use of Underground Space
• Young Tunneller of the Year
• Life Time Achievement Award
(application not required)
A
third edition with 3 new categories:
For
the third edition, ITA adds three new categories for nominations:
• The Technical Project Innovation of
the Year:
Candidates
can register their entries if the project both advances the current best
practices or new product or equipment specifications, and also improves and
increases the application of equipment and materials.
• The Technical Product or Equipment
Innovation of the Year :
This
category includes technical product/equipment innovations which both advance
the current “state of the art” or new product/equipment, and also improve and
increase the application of equipment and materials.
• The Sustainability Initiative:
The
entries for this last new category will illustrate the use of unique and novel
approaches to underground works that provide sustainable solutions.
About
the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association:
The
International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA) is a non
-profit and non-governmental international organization, which aims at
promoting the use of underground space as a solution to sustainable
development. Founded in 1974 and operating out of Lausanne, Switzerland, ITA
currently has 73 Member Nations, 300 affiliated members, 17 Prime Sponsors and
60 supporters.
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