British Tunnelling Society

British Tunnelling Society

Associated Society of the
Institution of Civil Engineers
Established 1971
Type Civil Engineering professional association
Headquarters One Great George Street, London, UK
Region United Kingdom
Fields Tunnel-related matters
Affiliation Institution of Civil Engineers
Membership 800 individual members
(as of 2016)[1]
Sub-group BTS Young Members
Key people Mark Leggett (BTS Chairman) Emma Hale (BTSYM Chair)
Website www.britishtunnelling.org.uk

National Tunnelling Day

Next National Tunnelling Day 1 December 2016

The British Tunnelling Society (BTS) was established in London, UK, in 1971 by tunnelling professionals. The BTS is a learned society of the Institution of Civil Engineers, its mission being to provide a forum for meetings and discussion on tunnel-related matters. The current chairman of the BTS, Mark Leggett, assumed the position in May 2016.

Former BTS Chairmen

National Tunnelling Day

The British Tunnelling Society (BTS) announced the UK's first National Tunnelling Day[2] to take place on Thursday, 3 December 2015. The aim of the day is to generate interest in the great number of world class tunnelling projects currently being undertaken in the UK and to promote the industry (and its many professions) to young people and students of all ages. The day will be an annual event on the first Thursday of December chosen due to its proximity of the Feast Day of St. Barbara, traditionally seen as the Patron Saint of Tunnellers in the UK.Thus, National Tunnelling Day in 2016 will be observed on 1 December.

Dates of National Tunnelling Day

BTS Young Members

The British Tunnelling Society Young Members BTSYM was formed in London 2008 as a sub group under the main society. It was formed under the direction of the BTS Main committee as a way to promote the tunnelling industry and provide guidance for young engineers under the age of the 35.[3]

Since 2008 under the founding directive from the main society the BTSYM committee set up four distinct groups: Management, Schools and Universities, Professional Development and Media.

Management

The aim of the management group is to co-ordinate all of the BTS Young Members work. The Chair of this group also sits on the BTS committee and reports on the progress of the BTS Young members, and is responsible for monitoring the progress of the committees work against the allocated funding.

Schools and Universities

The aim of this group is go out to school's and Universities to raise the profile of tunnel engineering. The group provides support to the MSc in Tunnelling & Underground Space at the University of Warwick. The Group provide's School events, University events and Networking event's around the UK to introduce new students and graduates to the world of tunnelling.

Professional Development

The aim of this group is to assist young graduate engineers in acquiring wider knowledge and skill bases, that are required to become a competent engineer, in accordance with the Institution of Civil Engineers. This is accomplished through providing site visits and presentation as well as assistance on the BTS Tunnel Design & Construction Course and the BTS Underground Health and Safety Course.

In addition to above there are monthly events held at the ICE, London, which are open for all who have an interest in engineering to attend.

Media

The media group is responsible for promoting the tunnelling industry through the following media forms:

Former BTSYM Chairs

References

External links

Coordinates: 51°30′04″N 0°07′44″W / 51.5011°N 0.1290°W / 51.5011; -0.1290

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