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JUN
16
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RETC2019 - Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference 2019

By Paul K. Madsen
  RETC 2019 Every two years, industry leaders and practitioners from around the world gather at the Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference (RETC), the authoritative program for the tunneling profession, to learn about the most recent...
  • Paul K. Madsen
    By Paul K. Madsen

    Watch out with unofficial sites claiming to let you download the proceedings for the Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference 2019.

    In recent times some sites appeared, mostly from Russia which supposedly let you download the proceedings. Even if they let you download the proceedings, most likely they will be infected with some computer virus. These files are downloaded mostly in PDF format, which is a preferred format for internet criminals.

    Once you download it, your computer is likely to turn into a zombie computer spreading fake news, without you even noticing, as a part of Putin's massive disinformation network.

    Russian or not. Just resist the temptation not to download any PDF files from unofficial sources.

    Take care of yourselves in these difficult days.

    #RETC2019

    • Julien Lakeman
      By Julien Lakeman

      There are so many tunneling PDF files offered on the net nowadays. Definitely they are infected with computer viruses.