3rd Brazilian Congress of TT - Trenchless Technology

3rd Brazilian Congress of TT - Trenchless Technology
1st No-Dig Latin-American Edition

DATE: February 13 to 15, 2008 - VENUE: São Paulo - SP

Colloquium of Professors

The Trenchless Technology Research Colloquium (ITTRC) involves participation of a small group of invited national and international experts from industry, academia and public sector organizations. The purpose is to promote and accelerate national and international trenchless technology research by bringing recognized researchers and industry and public sector leaders together for in-depth discussions of research issues, new and emerging technologies and future research needs and opportunities. Outcomes include a greater understanding of existing technologies, sharing of research ideas, building stronger networks, identifying future research needs and cultivating research collaboration.

Past Events
1st Colloquium (1998) - Houston, Texas, Ruston Louisiana e New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
2nd Colloquium (1999) - Nuremberg e Munster, Germany
3rd Colloquium (2000) - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
4th Colloquium (2001) - Birmingham, United Kingdom
5th Colloquium (2003) - Tempe, Arizona, USA
6th Colloquium (2004) - Waterloo, Ontário, Canada
7th Colloquium (2005) - Delft, Netherlands
8th Colloquium (2006) - Sydney, Australia
9th Colloquium (2007) - Roma, Italy

10th International Trenchless Technology Research Colloquium

February, 11 - 12, 2008

Bogotá Room

Objective: Analysis of Brazilian Problems, Trenchless Technologies on Construction, Rehabilitation and Renovation of Underground Utilities

Coordenators:
Dr. Tarcisio Barreto Celestino - Brazil
Dr. Samuel Ariaratnam - USA

Invited Professors:

• Alan Atalah
  Bowling Green State University - USA
• Antonio Airton Bortolucci
  SP São Carlos - Brazil
• Heinrich Heinz
  Thurber Engineering - Canada
• Hideki Shimada
  Kyushu University - Japan
• Ian Moore
  Queen’s University - Canada
• José Leomar Fernandes Júnior
  USP São Carlos - Brazil
• Lucio Soibelman
  Carnegie Melon University - USA
• Marianna Polak
  University of Waterloo - Canada
• Mark Knight
  University of Waterloo - Canada
• Mohammad Najafi
  University of Texas - Arlington - USA
• Ray Sterling
  Louisiana Tech University - USA

Preliminary Schedule

FEBRUARY 10, 2008 (Sunday)
6:30pm	Meet in Transamerica Hotel Lobby for drinks and informal meal
FEBRUARY 11, 2008 (Monday) DAY ONE
9 - 10:30am	Workshop in Transamerica Hotel 1. Welcome and introductions 2. Activity updates and confirm discussion agenda
10:30-10:45am	Coffee break
10:45am-12:30pm	Workshop 3. Participant-led research presentations
12:30 - 1pm	Light Lunch
1 - 4pm	Workshop 4. Participant-led research presentations (continued)
6 - 9pm	Evening Dinner Event
FEBRUARY 12, 2008 (Tuesday) DAY TWO
9:15 - 11am	Workshop in Transamerica Hotel 7. Debate sobre o 11º Colóquio / 11th Colloquium discussion (Dr. Ian Moore) 8. General Research topic discussion: Carbon Footprint
11 - 11:15am	Coffee break
11:15am-12:30pm	Workshop 9. Continue specific topics and wrap up 10. Adjourn
12:30 - 1pm	Light Lunch
Afternoon	City Tour - Local Event
Evening	Dinner

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