ASSOCIATION edition July 31,2014 ITA INTERNATIONALE DES TUNNELS ITA ET DE L’ESPACE SOUTERRAIN Croatian Association for INTERNATIONAL TUNNELLING Tunnels and Underground AND UNDERGROUND SPACE Structures AITES ASSOCIATION

41st General Assembly and Congress of International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association ITA-AITES

SEE TUNNEL PROMOTING TUNNELLING IN SEE REGION

LACROMA VALAMAR CONGRESS CENTER MAY 22-28,2015 , CROATIA

Bulletin N°2 www.wtc15.com Foreword ITA WTC 2015 CROATIA Dear Colleagues,

The World Tunnel Congress 2014 has successfully finished in May this year reaching a high level of participation and providing state-of-the-art tunnelling world-wide. Contents The focus is now oriented towards the upcoming world tunnelling event taking place in Dubrovnik, Croatia in 2015. Foreword and Invitation Letter The motto of the WTC 2015 is „Promoting Tunnelling in SEE Region“. It is following Committees the idea started 4 years ago with the organisation of the first international tunnel- Location and Connections ling conference in SEE. In the sense of promoting tunnelling in SEE, the conference would like to collect and present all recent experiences worldwide. It will be shown Main Topics to tunnelling societies in SEE and this way enable them to learn from international Registration practice. Congress Time Schedule This knowledge will be communicated by numerous international authors and their article presentations in parallel „Technical sessions“ as well as by the work of work- WTC2015 Official Hotels ing groups. In addition, there will be specific „SEE Sessions“ where it is expected that Exhibition authors from the SEE region will present their problems and solutions but also the same session is open for all international authors that want to present similar prob- Technical Visits lems and solutions from international practice that may be found in SEE. Social Programme As usual the WTC 2015 will be the place for ITA to hold its General Assembly. Work- Exhibitors ing Groups and Committees will meet several times and present to the international tunnelling community the results of their work. Following WTC 2014, the Open Ses- sion on Tuesday will be dedicated to “Underground Space and Natural resources” with focus on Hydro. Many other activities that will be described in the next bulletin Under Auspicies: will also took place. Instead of „Poster Presentation“ we are organising a „PPPP – Power Point-Poster-Pre- sentation“ where all technically accepted articles for publication but not presented in technical sessions, will be presented in a separate hall with the possibility to pres- Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning ent, give clarifications and discuss with attending colleagues. All articles that are accepted by the Scientific Committee review whether from Technical Sessions, SEE Sessions or PPPP Sessions will be published in the congress proceedings. Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds Within the congress week we are offering a set of 4 very interesting technical visits that will take place after the closure of the congress from Thursday morning on. Technical excursions are organised in the range of about 200 km around the con- gress venue and are presenting major hydro or traffic underground works already Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure finished or in construction. The accommodation offer is available from September 1, 2014 for all members reg- istered to the congress. Available are programs for accompanying persons as well as many touristic visits for participants and their friends or guests visiting the congress Ministry of Economy before, during and after the congress time. We would cordially like to invite you to the WTC2015, at the end of May next year

Yours sincerely Zagreb, July 31, 2014 City of Dubrovnik President of the Croatian Association for Tunnels and Underground Structures – ITA Croatia Davorin KOLIC, PhD, PE, CE COMMITTEES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Davorin KOLIC, WTC2015 Chair Karel ROSSLER Davorin KOLIC Olivier VION Olivier VION, WTC2015 Vice Chair Jamaal ROSTAMI WTC2015 Chair WTC2015 Vice Chair Mostafa SHARIFZADEH Davor SIMIC [email protected] [email protected] SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Wolfgang STIPEK skype: davorin.kolic Viktor TASHEV Ivan VRKLJAN - Chair Markus THEWES Zvonko TOMANOVIC Ivan VRKLJAN Zvonimir DEKOVIC Zvonimir DEKOVIC - Vice Chair Mladen VUCETIC Chair of Scientific Vice Chair od Scientific Mario DOBRILOVIC - Vice Chair Bai YUN Committee Committee Jakob LIKAR - Vice Chair Jenny YAN Predrag MISCEVIC - Vice Chair [email protected] [email protected] Ioannis BAKOGIANIS WTC 2015 ORGANISING COMMITTEE Cemal BALCI Monica BARBERO Milenko KUNDID Sanela KOVACEVIC Willy DE LATHAUWER Nuh BILGIN Exhibition Exhibition and Finance Eszter HORVATH - KALMAN Sorin CALINESCU Mauro JURINCIC Tarcisio CELESTINO [email protected] [email protected] Paola KOLIC skype: sanela.hubitg Hanif COPUR Sanela KOVACEVIC Michel DEFFAYET Miljenko KUNDID Dejan DIVAC Davor LJUBICIC Amanda ELLIOFF Leo MATKOVIC Lorena VUKELIC Tina BONCIC Robert GALLER Davorka PAPISTA Events Finance Alex GOMEZ Davor PARADZIK William HANSMIRE Nikola SUBIC [email protected] [email protected] Ruth HAUG skype: lorena_vukelic skype: tinaboncic Matea UHLIK Tibor HORVATH Martina VASILJ Hans Georg JODL Lorena VUKELIC Rolf KATZENBACH Martin KNIGHTS Jelena NEAL Martina VASILJ Simon KNIGHTS WTC2015 SPECIAL ADVISORS Web Web Eric LECA Jennifer KNIGHTS [email protected] [email protected] In-Mo LEE skype: jelenaperusic skype: prospektdesign Anna LEWANDOWSKA accompany persons programme Maurizio MARCHIONNI Rick LOVAT Mehmed MESIHOVIC North America correspondent Monika MITEW-CZAJEWSKA Hugo ROCHA Ana HRKAC Nadja JOSIMOVIC Mikey MOONEY South America correspondent Sponsoring Press relations Darko MOSLAVAC Francois VALIN French speaking countries correspon- [email protected] [email protected] Nasri MUNFAH dent Priscilla NELSON skype: ana_hubitg skype: nadjajosimovic Daniele PEILE Shani WALLIS Moreno PESCARA communication press Venue and Date Location and Connections

The ITA-AITES World Tunnel Congress and General Assembly will be held in Hotel Valamar Lacroma, Dubrovnik is located in the centre of South-East Europe with connections to all major European Dubrovnik from May 22-28, 2015. Airports: Vienna, Frankfurt, Rome, Istanbul, Paris, London and Barcelona. Dubrovnik is an old city, a port on the Adriatic coast, a center of tourism and a congress center that Distance airport to hotel: 22 km is able to take more than thousand guests at the same time. It is also one of centers of infrastructure works with unique underground solutions.

Valamar Club Tirena Dubrovnik Argosy

President Lacroma 20 km Moscow Old city

London

Frankfurt

Paris Vienna

Zagreb

Rome Dubrovnik Istanbul Barcelona ITA WTC2015 CROATIA MAIN TOPICS REGISTRATION

1. Planning and Designing Tunnels and Underground Structures The online registration for the WTC 2015 will start from September 1st, 2014. Early bird rate is valid for payments made up to March 15, 2015. 2. Mechanized Tunnelling in Development and Use

3. Conventional Tunnelling Methods in Development and Use Registration fee: 4. Immersed and Floating Tunnelling

5. Operation and Maintenance of Tunnels and Underground Structures Categories Early bird rate Standard rate On site rate 6. Equipment of Tunnels and Underground Structures up to March 15, 2015 up to May 14, 2015 from May 15, 2015

7. Fire Safety of Tunnels and Underground Structures Full 900 EUR 1000 EUR 1120 EUR 8. Intelligent Systems, Mechatronics and Robotics in Tunnelling ITA YOUNG MEMBERS* 720 EUR 800 EUR 900 EUR 9. Developments in Use of Underground Space: Case Studies (Traffic, Waste, Energy, Water, Sewer, Flood Protection, Commercial and other Uses) Croatia 630 EUR 700 EUR 780 EUR 10. Urban planning and Using of Underground Space ITA Member Nations Category 3** 630 EUR 700 EUR 780 EUR 11. SEE Session: Soft Ground Urban Tunnelling / Rock Tunnelling in Karst

12. Risk Analyses and Techniques for Underground Structures Student 460 EUR 500 EUR 560 EUR 13. Cost Optimization and Financing of Underground Structures Accompanying Person 245 EUR 270 EUR 270 EUR

One day only 450 EUR 450 EUR 450 EUR CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - Important dates ITA-CET Course Regular 420 EUR 420 EUR 420 EUR

The possibility of abstract submission is open from March 1st, and therefore everyone in- ITA CET 1-day 280 EUR 280 EUR 280 EUR terested in presenting their papers is encouraged to submit their abstracts electronically using the online submission system on the official web site. ITA-CET Course Student 290 EUR 290 EUR 290 EUR The authors of the chosen abstracts, reviewed by the committee will be asked to submit the final full paper that should be prepared according to the given templates for papers. ITA CET Student 1-day 160 EUR 160 EUR 160 EUR

Banquet 95 EUR 95 EUR 95 EUR Important dates for Call for papers Opening of abstract submission - March 1, 2014 Deadline for abstract submission - September 15, 2014 Notification of accepted abstracts - October 30, 2014 * ITA YOUNG MEMBERS are ITA MEMBERS under 35 years old

Deadline for paper submission - December 31, 2014 * * ITA Member Nations Category 3: AZERBAIDJAN, BHUTAN, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, BULGARIA, CAMBODIA, COSTA Notification of accepted paper - February 15, 2015 RICA, ECUADOR, ICELAND, LAO DPR, LESOTHO, MACEDONIA, MONTENEGRO, MYANMAR, NEPAL, PANAMA, , VIETNAM ITA WTC 2015 CROATIA Congress Time Schedule

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday, Saturday, Sunday, May 21 May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31

8:00-8:30

Report on activities of ITA WGs 8:30-9:00 and Committees

ITA Open Session 9:00-9:30 General ‘Underground Assembly ITA

Ex-Co Opening Ceremony Space and SEE Session Ex-Co 9:30-10:00 Meet- Meetings ITA

Meeting Muir Wood Lecture Natural Session Technical Session Technical Session Technical Meeting ings resources- 10:00-10:30 Hydro’

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break

11:00-11:30 Open Session Meetings ITA ‘Underground ITA Ex-Co Space and Ex-Co 11:30-12:00 General Keynote Lectures

Meeting Natural Meeting Excursions Technical Excursions Technical Assembly

resources- SEE Session ITA Meetings ITA

12:00-12:30 Hydro’ Session Technical Session Technical Session Technical

12:30-14:00 Lunch Break Lunch Break Lunch Break Lunch Break Lunch Break Lunch Break Lunch Break Lunch Break

14:00-14:30 ITA CET Training Course Training CET ITA 14:30-15:00 ExCo, WG Seminar General ITA CET Training Course Training CET ITA Anim & ITA “Dubrovnik WG Assembly

Organising Committee Meeting Committee Organising Commit- meet- Underground Meetings and tee Chairs ings Infrastruc-

SEE Session Closing ITA Meetings ITA

meeting Session Poster Session Poster ture”

15:00-15:30 10 am Exhibition opens at 10 am Exhibition opens at Registration opens at 8 am- pm opens at Registration 8 am- pm opens at Registration Technical Session Technical Session Technical Session Technical Technical Session Technical Session Technical Session Technical Session Technical Session Technical Session Technical Session Technical Registration opens at 8 am - pm opens at Registration 8 am - pm opens at Registration Post Tours Post Congress Post Tours Post Congress Tours Post Congress Tours Post Congress Technical Excursions Technical WG and other ITA Meetings WG and other ITA Build up Exhibition 8 am - 11 pm Registration opens at 8 am - 9 pm opens at Registration Registration opens at 8 am - 11 pm opens at Registration 15:30-16:00 Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Exhibition opening Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break

ExCo, WG Anim & ITA Seminar 16:00-16:30 Commit- meet- “Dubrovnik tee Chairs ings Underground meeting General Infrastruc- WG Assembly ture” 16:30-17:00 Meetings Technical Session Technical Session Technical Session Technical SEE Session ITA Meetings ITA Poster Session Poster Session Poster

17:00-17:30 Session Technical Session Technical Session Technical Session Technical Session Technical Session Technical Session Technical Registration opens at 2 pm - 8 opens at Registration

17:30-18:00 Meetings WG and other ITA Closing ceremony 18:00-18:30

18:30-19:00 Free time Free time Free time Free time Free time 19:00-19:30

19:30-20:00 Transfer time Transfer time Transfer time Transfer time Transfer time

Mayor’s reception ITA Reception Welcome Member Nations for WTC18 20:00-23:00 ITA tech Industry Reception Gala Dinner (by invitation) Reception by invitation (by invitation) Hotel Prices WTC2015

ITA WTC 2015 CROATIA EUR brutto, VAT 25% included

Valamar Lacroma 4* Double for single use (run of the house) 140,00 € Double (run of the house) 160,00 €

Valamar Lacroma 4* Double for single use (sea view ) 165,00 € Double (sea view) 180,00 €

Dubrovnik President 5* Double for single use (standard) 150,00 € Double (standard) 170,00 €

Dubrovnik President 5* Double for single use (premium) 175,00 € Double (premium) 195,00 €

Valamar Argosy 4* Double for single use (run of the house) 120,00 € Double (run of the house) 135,00 €

Hotel Tirena 3* Double for single use (run of the house) 110,00 € Double (run of the house) 120,00 €

Valamar Club Dubrovnik 3* Double for single use (run of the house) 95,00 € Double (run of the house) 110,00 €

Hotel Neptun 4* Double for single use (run of the house) 115,00 € Double (run of the house) 135,00 €

Hotel Ariston 5* Double for single use (standard) 130,00 € Double (standard) 150,00 €

Royal Princess 5* Deluxe suite park view (run of the house) 200,00 € Dubrovnik Deluxe suite sea view (run of the house) 230,00 €

Towards the southern tip of Croatia lies the Hotel Dubrovnik Palace 5* 1/1 single 160,00 € Old Town of Dubrovnik, the priceless jewel 1/2 double/twin 180,00 € of the Dalmatian Coast and a world famous Hotel Excelsior 5* 1/1 single 235,00 € UNESCO World Heritage Site steeped in his- 1/2 double/twin 255,00 € tory and culture. George Bernard Shaw once wrote, “those who seek paradise on Earth Hotel Libertas Rixos 5* Double for single use 160,00 € should come to Dubrovnik”, due to its pro- Double 190,00 € found beauty and historic magic. Hilton Imperial 5 * Guest room single use 220,00 € Dubrovnik is also, without doubt, currently Guest room double use 240,00 € one of Europe’s most fashionable confer- ence destinations. A surfeit of modern facili- Special prices of hotel accommodation will be visible on our official WEB site from September 1, 2014. ties combined with unique activities for del- egates make this a popular choice for event Dubrovnik Sun - Reservation Rooms http://www.dubrovniksun.hr/prijave/WTC2015/ organisers.

For further information contact the official travel agency: [email protected] +385 20 436 363 ITA WTC 2015 CROATIA Exhibition Area 1

Exhibiton Area 2

congress hall Exhibiton Area 1

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AMBERG AMBERG FAMA FAMA disabled access ramp

6 7 8 9 10 11 46 57 45 TERRATEC 58 TUNNELTURKEY EXPO 44 AFTES FORTA FORTA TUNELMAK ROBBINS ROBBINS 59 43 AFTES WACKER 60 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AFTES WACKER AFTES Atlas Copco 61 TTC HUBITG HUBITG FIP Atlas Copco 62 BASF BASF MEDIA MEDIA PROMAT PROMAT BROKK 68 50 KOSTEEL 63 49 69 NFF KOSTEEL 64 48 AFTES 70 65 47 AFTES NFF SWS ITALIAN JORDAHL 71 TUNNELING AFTES ASSOCIATION 66 ITALIAN & HERCO HUBITG MEDIA 72 TUNNELING 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SCHAUENBURG ASSOCIATION EUROCONSULT 73 COFFEE BREAK DMT DSI DSI HUBITG HUBITG HUBITG HUBITG 56 ES BUBBER TONIOLO MEDIA MEDIA MEDIA MEDIA NORMET NORMET 55 BEKAERT 74 54 ZITRON BEKAERT 75 53 ZITRON 76 52 E BERK PCD 51 DENKA 67 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 HERRENKNECHT HERRENKNECHT ZOOMLION COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK HIC HERRENKNECHT MAPEI MAPEI MAPEI MAPEI MAPEI INNOTRANS RASCOR STRUKTON TRELLEBORG ROCKMORE

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group consider using of 5 hotel units and for companies willing to present their ca- 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 different quality classes: Hotels President, pacities and products. The modular charac- 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 EL TIGRE LECTURE PUTZMEISTER 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 Lacroma, Tirena, Argosy and Valamar Club ter of the exhibition units enables the use of 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 HALL

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15. 05. 2014. ITA WTC 2015 TECHNICAL VISITS

Tunnelling in Croatia One day excursion to underground struc- tures of HPP Zakučac and HPP Peruča - on Thursday, May 28 Participants will get memory back of HPP Pečura from war 1991.

Visit to underground structures of HPP Dubrovnik I and II - on Friday, May 29

Tunnels on highway Zagreb-Split - Ploče (Tunnels Biokovo, Mala Kapela), Croatia - on Saturday, May 30

Tunnel on highway Bar, Boljare, Monte- negro- on Sunday May 31 As a part of technical visit tours based on the number of registered persons, one day visit to Montenegro will be organized with- in post congress tours.

Changes in technical excursions are possi- Tunnelling in Croatia ble according to the number of participants and will be made in their benefit. SOCIAL PROGRAMME

Accompanying persons • Departure from hotel (with English speaking guide) programme • Walking tour of the old walled City – duration two hours (Including visits to on Monday 25th May ,Tuesday 26th May, the monastery spreads north along the walls for its timeless beauty and workmanship, the Franciscan monastery and Rector’s Wednesday 27th May as far as the tower Minceta. The collection of and its design matches all fashion styles. Palace) liturgical and art objects is exhibited in the • Your expert guide will lead you through During the congress there will be a rich ac- large Renaissance hall, containing the inven- the narrow streets of the Old City intro- companying persons programme in the tory of the old Franciscan pharmacy, paint- 2) Beautiful Cavtat and Konavle – ducing you to the history and culture of most beautiful jewel of Croatia’s cultural ings by old masters, valuable specimens of sightseeing & art this magnificent city heritage. It will be organized on Monday, gold-work and rare books. on Tuesday 26th May • Free time for individual visit and shop- Tuesday and Wednesday. ping There are plenty of things to do in this mas- Impressive Rector’s Palace - Cultural The central settlement south from Du- • Lunch - Return to the hotel terpiece of medieval architecture, choosing Historical Museum brovnik is the picturesque town of Cavtat, from: old town sightseeing, cultural histori- You will be impressed by the Rector’s pal- the ancient Epidaurum of the Adriatic; Civi- Franciscan Monastery cal monuments such as charming palaces, ace which was the center of government tas Vetus, the predecessor of Dubrovnik. The large amazing complex of the Francis- churches, museums and for the ones that in the old Dubrovnik Republic. It was the A Medieval town built according to zoning can monastery is situated at the very begin- enjoy art- galleries with amazing artworks, home of the Rector who was elected by the plans on the slopes of the peninsula with ning of Placa, to the left of the Pile Gate. The followed by tour guides and other experts. Great council to represent the Republic for two easily accessible bays. For centuries, its lateral facade of the monastery church runs Enjoying the rich wellness program is always a month and during that time he wasn’t al- construction was based on the Dubrovnik along the principal street of Dubrovnik, and an option as well as shopping in the town lowed to leave the palace at any time except principles of harmony. center and visiting the most popular souve- on government business. The Rector’s pal- Cavtat is the birth place of the great Croatia nir and jewelry shops. ace today is a Cultural Historical Museum. painter Vlaho Bukovac. His parental home has been transformed into a gallery of his 1) Dubrovnik Old City walking tour Shopping and souvenirs paintings. on Monday 25th May Discover Dubrovnik in its typical souvenirs Konavle is the area located to the east of Du- such as candied almonds, arancini (candied brovnik. It is famous for its tourist villages, The most beautiful jewel of Croatia’s cultural orange peel), kontonjata ( cheese), folklore, great seaside walk ways, beaches heritage, the old city of Dubrovnik is a World brandies with stories, top quality red and and promenades, the medieval town of Heritage Site and a masterpiece of medieval white wines, valuable stone-masons handi- Cavtat which is said to be the most beautiful architecture. crafts, golden olive oil, cold-pressed soaps town in Croatia, resting places near the Ljuta Lord Byron’s “pearl of the Adriatic on the Dal- with laurel and rosemary fragrance. The gold, river, the Konavle valley, and Park Prevlaka matian coast...” enjoys a wonderful position filigree silver and coral jewelry is fascinating which is the most southern part of Croatia. on a rocky shoreline above the sea. ITA WTC 2015 CROATIA

• Departure from hotel (by minivan or Reserve, and in 1976 a Special Forest Vegeta- bus with English speaking guide) tion Reserve. There is a little lake called the • Drive along Dubrovnik Riviera to Cavtat Mrtvo more, Dead Sea, on the island, linked • Walking tour of Cavtat (Mausoleum, Bu- with the open sea, and suitable for children kovac gallery and church visit) and non-swimmers to bathe in. 2) Full Day Excursion, Island Korčula • Drive to the Konavle region Excursions on Saturday 23th May • Lunch in rural household – local speci- • Departure from hotel (with English alities speaking guide) On Friday 22th May, Saturday 23th May, The greenest, most independent and most • Return to hotel • Cable car drive to mount of Srđ (412m) Sunday 24th May interesting of Croatia’s 1,000 or so islands, • Dubrovnik panorama including visit to On Thursday 28th May, Friday 29th May, Korcula (hometown of Marco Polo) was a fa- 3) Amazing Dubrovnik panorama (by Museum of the homeland war Saturday 30th May, Sunday 31st May vourite Greek holiday spot over 2,000 years cable car) & island of Lokrum (by boat) • Cable car drive and short walk to the ago. Very much a law unto itself - as you on Wednesday 27th May Old Port might expect from a community that resist- • Boat ride to the island of Lokrum- natu- 1) Full Day Excursion, Ston & Pelješac ed the sieges of centuries - Korcula town is The first mention of Lokrum in writing came ral forest reserve Peninsula a mini-fortress enclosed with -colored in 1023, in connection with the founding of • Walk along the island including visit to on Friday 22th May stone walls that contain hidden treasures, the Benedictine abbey and monastery. Botanical garden from icons to Tiepolos, as well as architectur- • Return to the hotel by bus Ston is the main town of the county which al delights in every narrow, cobbled street. The very name of the island of Lokrum shows is located on the Peljesac peninsula. The that even in ancient times there were plants 4) Wellness & SPA delight town of Ston has the second largest wall sur- • Departure from hotel (by minivan or from the far corners of the world growing rounding it – this defense wall dates back to bus with English speaking guide) here (Lokrum comes from the Latin acru- When you simply want to relax and enjoy, 14th Century, it is 5,5 km long and it is also • Drive along Dubrovnik Riviera men, sour fruit). The tradition of bringing than there is no better choice than the ho- the longest remaining fortification system in • Lunch in exotic plants and gardening that existed tels wellness center. Ragusa SPA at Valamar the world after the Chinese Wall. Ston also • A short boat ride to island Korcula from the time of the Benedictines to that of Lacroma Dubrovnik hotel is all about reju- has the oldest salt pans in Europe located on • Visit of Romanesque-Gothic Cathedral of Maximilian Ferdinand was continued in 1959 venation. Perfect balance of earth tones and the sea. Ston is famous for its oysters, com- St Mark and Franciscan monastery with a with the foundation of the Botanical Gar- Mediterranean aromas offers the most com- ing from its own breeding site. beautiful Venetian Gothic cloister den. Most of the plant varieties derive from prehensive array of spa treatments in Du- Pelješac peninsula is second largest pen- • Return to hotel Australia and South America; of particular brovnik, making you feel special every step insula in Croatia, located northwest of Du- interest is the collection of eucalyptuses, of the way. After a special Valamar Lacroma brovnik, famous for its vineyards, quality cactuses and succulents. In 1964 the island SPA packet you will feel like a goddess. wine, real tasty sea-shells, salt pans and the of Lokrum was declared a Managed Nature medieval town of Ston. • Departure from hotel (by minivan or bus with English speaking guide) • Drive along Dubrovnik Riviera to Ston • Walking tour of Ston, famous because of its city walls and salt pans • Lunch in famous seafood restaurant – oyster tasting • Drive along picturesque Pelješac pen- insula • Visit of vineyards, wine cellar, wine tast- ing • Return to the hotel ITA WTC 2015 CROATIA

3) Half Day Excursion, charming Medieval Town Trsteno on Sunday 24th May is protected under UNESCO World Heritage Trsteno is is a beautiful medieval town lo- among first natural sites worldwide. cated 29 km from Dubrovnik. It is best The national park is world famous for its known for the wonderful botanical beauty lakes arranged in cascades. Currently, 16 of its Arboretum, dating from 16th century, lakes can be seen from the surface. These and Gothic-Renaissance garden of family lakes are a result of the confluence of several Gučetić-Gozze centered around the summer small rivers and subterranean karst rivers. residence from 1494. The lakes are all interconnected and follow In the arboretum tour you can enjoy the the water flow. amazing architecture of Neptun’s fountain Zagreb is a fascinating destination on its and the old Trsteno Aquaduct, as well as the own, combining the best of Eastern and amazing view of the Elaphite islands. Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its bay Western Europe. As the political, economic • Departure from hotel (by minivan or is considered the historic center of the city, and port and is also one of the oldest cities and cultural capital of Croatia, the city throbs bus with English speaking guide) and for its lively area within and around the in the area. with energy but has retained a good deal of • Drive along Dubrovnik Riviera to Trste- old town While making its way to the Krka old-world graciousness. The sober Austro- no Međugorje is a town located in the Herze- forms many lakes, falls and water currents. Hungarian buildings in the town center • Visit of the Arboretum govina region of western Bosnia and Herze- Because of the natural beauty and geologi- house elegant restaurants and fashionable • Panoramic drive and stop at the vista govina, around 25 km (16 mi) southwest of cal characteristics around, the Krka River was boutiques along with scruffy pubs and row- point overlooking the city Mostar and close to the border of Croatia. declared a National park in 1985. The most dy beer halls. • Lunch Since 1981, it has become a popular site of impressive and most visited waterfall is Sk- • Return to hotel religious pilgrimage due to reports of appa- radinski buk and Roški falls. • Departure from hotel ritions of the Virgin Mary to six local Catho- • Drive to Plitvice lakes 4) Post Conference Full Day Excursion, lics. • Departure from hotel • Lunch Mostar & Međugorje • Drive along Dubrovnik Riviera and Ma- • Walking tour of Plitivice lakes th on Thursday 28 May • Departure from hotel (by minivan or karska Riviera to Split • Dinner bus with English speaking guide) • Lunch • Overnight stay in the hotel at Plitvice Mostar is one of the most ethnically diverse • Drive to Mostar and walking tour • Walking tour of Split • Continue driving to Zagreb cities in the country. It is most famous for • Drive to Međugorje • Overnight stay in the hotel at Split • Visit of Zagreb’s most famous places, its beautiful historic Ottoman-style bridge, • Lunch • Continue driving to River Krka Falls upper and lower town which spanned the Neretva River in what • Walking tour • Walking tour of River Krka Falls • Lunch • Return to hotel • Lunch • Continue driving to Zagreb 5) Post Conference Two Days Tour, Split & River Krka Falls on Friday 29th May 6) Post Conference Two Days Tour, Plitvice Lakes & Zagreb Split, the second largest city in Croatia is the on Saturday 30th May economic, administrative, educational, sport and tourist center of Central Dalmatia and Plitvice lakes is the oldest national park in the traffic connection to the croatian islands. Southeast Europe and largest in Croatia. It It is centered around the ancient Roman ITA WTC 2015 CROATIA

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7) Post Conference Two Days Tour, 8) Boat Excursion, Enchanting Elafiti Sarajevo Islands organization promoting Since 1974, the International Tunnelling and Underground Space st on Sunday 31 May upon request Association has grown to a federation of 71 Member Nations, acquire the use of tunnels and a consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Sarajevo is the capital and largest city of Bos- Elafiti are a group of islands located west Council, developed a network for the worldwide tunneling community, established a platform for the developing of new technologies, brought nia and Herzegovina. from Dubrovnik, where once lived the deers underground space awareness of the possibilities for underground space to decision It is the leading political, social and cultural and thanks to them the islands are named. makers, encouraged safety throughout at all levels of the industry and center and is famous also as a center of en- The largest island in the group is Sipan, and through knowledge established a training program. tertainment, media, fashion, science and there are also , Kolocep (Kalamota) Through its partnership and collaboration with the UN, World Bank and education. , Ore, and Goleč Crkvine and some other International Associations, ITA is actively working for a better, safer It is one of the rare major European cities smaller islands and