Announcements

Join SME at the Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference (RETC), June 23-26, 2013 in Washington, D.C. at the Marriott Wardman Park hotel. Registered attendees may attend any technical session with topics covering a range of disciplines including: • contracting practices • geotechnical considerations • Pressure Face TBM case histories • difficult ground • caverns and large spans • new and innovative technologies • ground stabilization • geotechnical instrumentation – settlement control • hard rock tunneling • risk management With 159 exhibiting companies, social functions, short courses and more at this year’s conference, it promises to be one you won’t want to miss! For complete program information and to register, please visit www.retc.org. We look forward to seeing you in the nation’s capital.

Join SME at the Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference (RETC), June 23-26, 2013 in Washington, D.C. at the Marriott Wardman Park hotel. Registered attendees may attend any technical session with topics covering a range of disciplines including: • contracting practices • geotechnical considerations • Pressure Face TBM case histories • difficult ground • caverns and large spans • new and innovative technologies • ground stabilization • geotechnical instrumentation – settlement control • hard rock tunneling • risk management With 159 exhibiting companies, social functions, short courses and more at this year’s conference, it promises to be one you won’t want to miss! For complete program information and to register, please visit www.retc.org. We look forward to seeing you in the nation’s capital.