SOE NEWS
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World Tunnel Congress- Dubai
also referred to the great UAE
300 companies from all over
2018. These include the Techni-
achievement in the field of tun-
the globe are expected to at-
cal Visits Committee, headed
neling mountains, proving the
tend this big event.
by Eng. Abdulla Al Ali, SOE-UAE
state's prudent leadership as
Vice President; the Finance
well as the Emiratis' strong will.
HE has referred to the expect-
Committee by Eng. Hessa Al-
ed wide participation of young
Harmi, SOE-UAE Treasurer; the
HE Eng. Dawoud Al Hajri has
engineers, which will be a gold-
Scientific Committee by Eng.
also asserted the great atten-
en chance to get in touch with
Sulaiman Al-Hajri, SOE-UAE
tion given to the World Tunnel
world experiences and ben-
board member and chair-
Congress ­ Dubai 2018. This is
efit from them. More than 500
man of the Tun-
work
papers,
neling
Chapter;
projects
and
the Exhibitors and
presentations
Sponsors
Com-
of the latest in-
mittee by Eng.
novations and
Rayed
Al-Arashi,
state-of-the-art
SOE-UAE
board
technologies
member; the Mar-
used in tunne-
keting Committee
ling.
by Eng. Salma Al-
Maamari, SOE-UAE
Al-Hajri
has
board
member;
concluded
and the Recrea-
with the fact
tional Committee
that SOE ­ UAE
by Eng. Ahmed
spares no effort
Bukhash, SOE-UAE
in the prepa-
board member
ration
stages
for organizing
Al-Hajri has stated
this big event,
that hosting and
and that all
organizing
this
world delega-
big event is a real
tions to the UAE
achievement
to
are more than
WTC 2018
be added to the
welcome
to
SOE-UAE's record
the World Tun-
of honor. He points
nel
Congress
Dubai
out that it is the
­ Dubai 2018.
first time to host
He asserts that
the World Tunnel
UAE capabili-
Congress in the
ties and world
Middle East. The
fame in organ-
reason for choosing UAE, and
evident in the governmental
izing big events is what makes it
Dubai in particular, lies in the
participation which, in turn, will
rank among developed coun-
latter's world fame in organiz-
support the event and attract
tries, qualifying it to be the first
ing such big events, reinforc-
mega companies in the field
destination in the Middle East
ing the great progress which
of tunneling and underground
to host the World Tunnel Con-
UAE witnesses. HE AL-Hajri has
space exploitation. More than
gress ­ Dubai 2018.

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