Organized by the Society of Engineers in the UAE
ForthefirsttimeintheMiddleEast-Dubaiis
theforumoftheWorldTunnelCongress
The UAE receives a number of megaprojects in the field of tunnels
The World Tunnel Congress events, The formation of the sub-committees
under the theme "The Role of Tunnels in of the Higher Committee of the World
Building Sustainable Cities", organized Tunnel Congress - Dubai 2018, as follows:
by the Society of Engineers in the UAE in Technical Visits Committee chaired by
collaboration with International Tunnels Engineer Abdullah Al Ali, Vice President
Association (ITA), will launch on April 21, of the Assembly, the Finance Committee
2018 at the Dubai World Trade Center.
headed by Engineer Hessa Al-Harami
It is worth mentioning that World Tunnel Treasurer of the Assembly and the
Congress is being held for the first time Scientific Committee headed by Eng.
in the Middle East, specifically in the Sulaiman Al-Hajri, Board Member of
UAE, where Dubai has been selected board of directors of the Society, the
as the launch of this important event Chairman of the UAE Tunnels Association,
in the region which is considered the the Committee of Sponsors and Exhibitors
world's largest and most important event headed by Eng. Raed Al-Arashi, member
in the field of tunneling and utilizing the of the Board of Directors of the Society,
underground areas.
the marketing committee headed by
Eng. Daoud Al Hajri, Chairman of the Eng. Salma Al-Maamari, member of the
Society of Engineers, chairs the Higher Board of Directors of the Society, and
Organizing Committee of the World the Recreational Committee headed by
Tunnel Congress - Dubai 2018, and Ahmed Bouksh, member of the Board of
includes Eng. Abdullah Yousif Al-Ali, Vice Directors.
President of the UAE Society of Engineers, AlHajeristatedthathostingandorganizing
Vice Chairman of the Committee, Eng. this event is a great achievement in
Mohammed
Mahmoud
Mashroom, addition to the achievements of the
General Secretary of the Society, a Society of Engineers in the UAE, notifying
General Supervisor for the committee that this is the first time that the World
And the membership of Eng. Sulaiman Al Tunnel Congress has been held in the
Hajri and Eng. Raed Al Arashi, members Middle East. He pointed out that the
of the Board of Directors of the Society of choice of the United Arab Emirates and
Engineers in the UAE.
the Emirate of Dubai, in particular, comes
WTC - Dubai 2018
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