Join the conversationITA-AITES — WTC 2014

Wednesday 14 May 2014 – 10.00 - 12.30Hotel Bourbon — Room Viale 1/2/3

URBAN UNDERGROUND FUTURE CONVERSATION During WTC 2014 the ITA Committee on Underground Space – ITACUS will organise an Urban Underground Future Conversation (U2FC). The U2FC is one of many activities that ITACUS will undertake as part of their Road Map in the coming years.

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE U2FC?ITACUS explains what the set goals of its Road Map aim to achieve and how the conversations can help to achieve some of the set goals. Then we settle down and talk. The U2FC ideally aims for a frank dialogue: no presentations, no monologues, but rather an open exchange of views, ideas, and opinions. Everyone participating aims to listen and learn from others. Together we want the conversation to lead to new ideas. Ideas that will be taken along to new conversations and ultimately will be part of the agenda setting ITACUS is aiming for.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?Are you interested in urban underground space and the urban environment in general? Do you have thoughts on how to achieve sustainable urban development, city resilience and improving urban life? Are you an urban engineer, urban planner, urban designer, urban decision-maker or urban agenda- setter? Then join our conversation for an urban underground future.

What is an Urban Underground Future Conversation?A UF2C is meant to be a dialogue and exchange between various interested stakeholders discussing policy or specific projects on underground space and how that contributes to a better urban environment.

Why a conversation?The conversation is meant to be just that: a conversation. It is an exchange of views between all those who are interested in urban underground space and how this contributes to sustainable urban development, city resilience and improving urban life in general.

Organise your own conversationsHopefully you’ll like the idea. ITACUS wants you to organise your own conversations. So attending U2FC gives you a chance to voice your opinions but also might give you an idea to put it into practice yourself.

ITA COMMITTEE ON UNDERGROUND SPACE — ITACUS — FOR AN URBAN UNDERGROUND FUTURE