Schedule At-a-Glance
We look forward to seeing you in Boston! Please note, all events and times are subject to change. Check back regularly for the latest schedule and details about conference events. Some events require an additional preregistration fee and ticket, while the rest are included in the overall conference registration.
| Sunday, June 11, 2023 | |||
| 7:30 AM | 5:00 PM | UCA Connection/Bookstore Open | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Hall C Foyer |
| 7:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Registration Open | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Hall C Foyer |
| 7:30 AM | 8:30 PM | Short Course Coffee Break | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 204 |
| 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | Short Course: Shotcrete in Underground Construction (ticketed) | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 203 |
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | RETC Executive Committee Meeting | Sheraton Boston Hotel Level 3 Commonwealth |
| 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Short Course Coffee Break | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 204 |
| 11:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Exhibitor Move-in | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Auditorium/Hall C |
| 11:00 AM | Noon | RETC International Committee Meeting | Sheraton Boston Hotel Level 3 Commonwealth |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | UCA Working Groups Meeting | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 200 |
| Noon | 1:00 PM | Short Course Lunch | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 204 |
| 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Civil Underground Teach the Professor Program (CUTPP) Workshop (by invitation only) | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 201 |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Guide to Sustainability in the Underground Workshop | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 207 |
| 2:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Short Course Coffee Break | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 204 |
| 3:00 PM | 4:30 PM | Cutting Edge 2023 Organizing Committee Meeting | Sheraton Boston Hotel Level 5 The Fens |
| 5:00 PM | 6:30 PM | Owner's Reception (by invitation only) | Sheraton Boston Hotel Level 2 Back Bay A |
| 5:00 PM | 6:30 PM | UCA Corporate/Sustaining Members Reception (by invitation only) | Sheraton Boston Hotel Level 2 Back Bay C-D |
| 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | UCA Scholarship & Mentor Program Orientation and Meeting Place | Sheraton Boston Hotel Level 2 Back Bay B |
| Monday, June 12, 2023 | |||
| 7:30 AM | 7:00 PM | UCA Connection/Bookstore Open | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Hall C Foyer |
| 7:00 AM | 7:00 PM | Registration Open | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Hall C Foyer |
| 7:00 AM | 8:30 AM | RETC Scholarship Recipients Breakfast | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 200 |
| 7:00 AM | 8:30 AM | Women in Tunneling Breakfast (ticketed) | Sheraton Boston Hotel Level 2 Constitution B |
| 7:30 AM | 3:00 PM | Speaker Ready Room | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 206 |
| 7:30 AM | 8:30 AM | Authors' Coffee | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 206 |
| 7:30 AM | 8:30 AM | Morning Coffee | Sheraton Boston Hotel Level 2 Back Bay Foyer |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Civil Underground Teach the Professor Program (CUTPP) Workshop (by invitation only) | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 201 |
| 8:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Exhibitor Move-in | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Auditorium/Hall C |
| 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM | Technical Session: DESIGN BUILD PROJECTS | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 207 |
| 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM | Technical Session: GEOTECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 208 |
| 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM | Technical Session: DIFFICULT GROUND | Hynes Convention Center Level 3 Room 302 |
| 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM | Technical Session: HARD ROCK TBMS AND TUNNELS | Hynes Convention Center Level 3 Room 304 |
| 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Coffee Break | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Hall C Foyer |
| 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Coffee Break | Hynes Convention Center Level 3 Boylston Hallway |
| 11:30 AM | 1:00 PM | Welcoming Luncheon (ticketed) | Hynes Convention Center Level 3 Ballroom A |
| 1:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Owners Panel/Session | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 210 |
| 1:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Technical Session: DESIGN | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 207 |
| 1:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Technical Session: MICROTUNNELING & TRENCHLESS TUNNELING | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 208 |
| 1:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Technical Session: GROUND CONTROL APPROACHES AND METHODS | Hynes Convention Center Level 3 Room 302 |
| 1:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Technical Session: SHAFTS, CAVERNS AND MINING | Hynes Convention Center Level 3 Room 304 |
| 2:45 PM | 3:15 PM | Refreshment Break | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Hall C Foyer |
| 2:45 PM | 3:15 PM | Refreshment Break | Hynes Convention Center Level 3 Boylston Hallway |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | George A. Fox Conference Planning Meeting | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 204 |
| 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Open | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Auditorium/Hall C |
| 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Hosted Reception | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Auditorium/Hall C |
| 5:00 PM | 5:30 PM | RETC Scholarship Recipients Reception | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 200 |
| 8:00 PM | 10:30 PM | UCAYM Networking Event (offsite location) | Dillon’s, 955 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02115 |
| Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | |||
| 7:30 AM | 7:00 PM | UCA Connection/Bookstore Open | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Hall C Foyer |
| 7:00 AM | 7:00 PM | Registration Open | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Hall C Foyer |
| 7:00 AM | 8:30 AM | UCA Breakfast (ticketed) | Commonwealth Level 3 Sheraton Boston Hotel |
| 7:30 AM | 3:00 PM | Speaker Ready Room | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 206 |
| 7:30 AM | 8:30 AM | Authors' Coffee | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 206 |
| 7:30 AM | 8:30 AM | Morning Coffee | Sheraton Boston Hotel Level 2 Back Bay Foyer |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Civil Underground Teach the Professor Program (CUTPP) Workshop (by invitation only) | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 201 |
| 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM | Technical Session: INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 207 |
| 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM | Technical Session: TUNNEL REHABILITATION | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 208 |
| 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM | Technical Session: GROUND SUPPORT AND FINAL LINING | Hynes Convention Center Level 3 Room 302 |
| 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM | Technical Session: NEW AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES I | Hynes Convention Center Level 3 Room 304 |
| 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Coffee Break | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Hall C Foyer |
| 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Coffee Break | Hynes Convention Center Level 3 Boylston Hallway |
| 10:00 AM | 11:45 AM | NAT 2024 Priority Points Exhibit Sales | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Auditorium/Hall C |
| 11:00 AM | 2:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Open | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Auditorium/Hall C |
| 11:30 AM | 1:00 PM | Luncheon in Exhibit Hall | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Auditorium/Hall C |
| 1:15 PM | 3:30 PM | NAT 2024 Priority Points Exhibit Sales | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Auditorium/Hall C |
| 1:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Technical Session: FUTURE PROJECTS | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 207 |
| 1:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Technical Session: PRESSURIZED FACE TUNNELING | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 208 |
| 1:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Technical Session: SEM APPLICATIONS AND PROJECTS | Hynes Convention Center Level 3 Room 302 |
| 1:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Technical Session: NEW AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES II | Hynes Convention Center Level 3 Room 304 |
| 2:45 PM | 3:15 PM | Refreshment Break | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Hall C Foyer |
| 2:45 PM | 3:15 PM | Refreshment Break | Hynes Convention Center Level 3 Boylston Hallway |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | T&UC Editorial Advisory Committee | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 204 |
| 4:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Hosted Reception | Hynes Convention Center Level 3 Auditorium/Hall C |
| 4:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Open | Hynes Convention Center Level 3 Auditorium/Hall C |
| Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | ||||
| 7:00 AM | 7:30 AM | WIT Committee (closed) | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 205 | |
| 7:30 AM | Noon | UCA Connection/Bookstore Open | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Hall C Foyer | |
| 7:30 AM | Noon | Registration Open | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Hall C Foyer | |
| 7:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Speaker Ready Room | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 206 | |
| 7:30 AM | 8:30 AM | WIT Committee | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 205 | |
| 7:30 AM | 8:30 AM | Authors' Coffee | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 206 | |
| 7:30 AM | 8:30 AM | Morning Coffee | Sheraton Boston Hotel Level 2 Back Bay Foyer | |
| 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM | Technical Session: CONTRACT PRACTICES | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 207 | |
| 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM | Technical Session: HEALTH & SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 208 | |
| 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM | Technical Session: RISK MANAGEMENT | Hynes Convention Center Level 3 Room 302 | |
| 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM | Technical Session: PROJECT PLANNING | Hynes Convention Center Level 3 Room 304 | |
| 9:00 AM | Noon | Exhibit Hall Open | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Auditorium/Hall C | |
| 9:00 AM | 11:00 AM | NAT 2024 Organizing Committee Meeting | Sheraton Boston Hotel Level 3 Hampton | |
| 10:30 AM | 11:30 AM | Down for That – Informational Session | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 203 | |
| 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Coffee Break | Hynes Convention Center Level 3 Boylston Hallway | |
| 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Coffee Break | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Hall C Foyer | |
| Noon | 4:00 PM | UCA Executive Committee Meeting | Sheraton Boston Hotel Level 3 Gardner | |
| Noon | 8:00 PM | Exhibitor Move-out | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Auditorium/Hall C | |
| Noon | 4:00 PM | Civil Underground Teach the Professor Program (CUTPP) Workshop (by invitation only) | Hynes Convention Center Level 2 Room 201 | |
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