2011 Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Seminar Draws Record Attendance!

Despite economic conditions impacting heavy civil and infrastructure construction work, a record attendance was reported by The Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc. (SME) for the 39 th Annual Rapid Excavation and Tunneling (R.E.T.C.) Seminar held June 19-22 in San Francisco. The R.E.T.C. is a world renowned seminar recognized as one of the premier events in the tunneling industry. Every two years, selected technical presentations and courses are presented by the top echelon of tunneling experts. The conference agenda focuses on the latest innovations, technical advancements and complex challenges that are indicative of tunneling projects. Schiavone’s own team of civil and tunnel experts were among the 1,400 Rapid Excavation and Tunnel Conference at the San Francisco Marriott in June. Attending the conference was Pau l Scagnelli, Executive Vice President & Chief Engineer; Anthony Del Vescovo, Vice President/Field Operations; Mike Ryan, Vice President/Chief Estimator; Patrick Rooney; 2 nd Vice President/Field Operations; Jim Szeluga, Assistant Chief Engineer; Stevens Stallsmith, Chief Design Engineer; Steve Maggipinto, Project Manager and Field Operations staff: Geoffrey Fairclough, Rashmin Patel and Dave Dorfman.