The objective of the UCA of SME is to produce the best professional products available to the industry through T&UC (Tunneling & Underground Construction) magazine, the George A. Fox Conference, The North American Tunneling conference, and The North American Tunnel Demand Forecast. Additionally, members will have complete access to all SME products and services including the RETC, Mining Engineering and T&UC magazines, SME short courses and topical conferences, more than 100 other publications and proceedings, web and career services, and much more. The volunteers provide critical industry and technical knowledge to provide premier educational and professional development opportunities for practitioners across the globe.

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	2013 Rapid Excavation & Tunneling Conference & Exhibit (RETC) Attendee Registration and Exhibitor Registration are now open! Be sure to register now to take advantage of early bird pricing, and don't forget to reserve your hotel room! Exhibit booths still available! You can view the Exhibitor Information and submit your online contract to reserve your booth for this premier tunneling event today. Make the most of RETC for your company by reserving your sponsorship today! We look forward to seeing you in Washington D.C., June 23-26, 2013.
	ITA Internal News The WTC 2013 in Geneva has been a real success. With more than 1,800 participants it is for sure the highest attendance we ever got in a WTC. During this last week, above the traditional technical activity of a WTC, ITA members have participated in many meetings and lots of ideas came up for the future of our Association.
	Press Release: ITA - 39th Annual Meeting The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association held its thirty-ninth meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1 to 5 June 2013, in conjunction with the World Tunnel Congress 2013 "Underground – the Way to the Future" organised by ITA and the Swiss Tunnelling Society (STS). More than 1800 persons participated in the Congress. 58 of the 71 Member Nations participated or were represented in the General Assembly. Click here to view the latest newsletter from WTC2013 and be sure to make plans now to attend WTC2014 in Iguassu Falls, Brazil May 9-15, 2014.
	ITA-WG12 Minutes Minutes of 2012, 20 of May WG12. Review the minutes of the meeting.
	2013 UCA of SME DUES BILL - PAY ONLINE! Dues bills for UCA of SME are now available online! Make certain you are using all the valuable UCA of SME resources you are entitled to including: OneMine.org Mining Engineering magazine eBooks Discounts on all publications Discounts on all meetings and conferences Online membership directory (via the SME Community) And much more! SME values its members and we look forward to your continued membership. Pay online and save time and money!
	SME Annual Meeting Recorded Sessions Since 2009 SME has been recording select Annual Meeting Sessions each year and sharing them with visitors on the SME website. These recorded sessions are available free of charge and open to the public for viewing.
	SME WEBINAR SERIES While SME is working on bringing you new webinars, it’s not too late to view the past programs. The complete library of our webinar series is available via video download. SME developed this series to bring its technical information to members who are not able to attend Annual or regional/topical meetings and short courses. They are immediately available for $45 Member and $90 Nonmember. For complete details click here.

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