We are calling for submissions for the Technical Programme which will consist of Oral and Poster Sessions. There are two tracks for authors to select from :

 

Scientific Track

For those who wish to submit a full paper : Accepted papers will be published in a conference proceedings and submitted for scientific indexing. Selected papers will be considered for publication in a Special Issue in the following three international journals:

-       Deep Underground Science and Engineering.

-       Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

-       Underground Space

 

Technical Track

For those who only wish to make a technical presentation.  An extended abstract will be required and included in the conference proceedings. Authors whose paper has been (or will be) published in a journal but would like to make a presentation should choose the Technical Track.

 

Special Sessions

Several Special Sessions will be organised to provide a more focused discussion. Interested authors/speakers can request to join a Special Session by contacting the Session Convener after submitting their abstract.  Follow the link below for more information.

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Special Session #1  :  A Retrospective “Lessons Learned” Study of Worldwide Underground Facilities

Special Session #2 :  Reinventing Urban Space: Top Down or Bottom Up?

Special Session #3 :  Urban Underground Space and Sustainable Cities

Special Session #4 : Safety and Underground Environment

Special Session #5 : Underwater Space - Potential Places for Human Activities in the Future

 

We welcome submissions under the following themes:

•  Architecture

•  Case studies

•  Combined resource extraction and space creation

•  Deep underground engineering​

•  Elevated City

•  Energy and carbon storage

•  Geospatial and digital technologies

•  Maintenance and repair

•  Planning

•  Resilience and Sustainability

•  Risk management & legal matters

•  Safety & Underground Environment

•  Underground infrastructure

•  Underground logistics

•  Urban geology and Urban geophysics​

•  Underwater Space

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Submission of abstracts are now open. Do take note of these key dates and visit this page again for more updates on submission guidelines and other information.