The Norwegian Tunnelling Society, the Norwegian Group for Rock Mechanics, the Norwegian Society of Chartered Engineers and the Norwegian Concrete Association are sponsoring the third international symposium on sprayed concrete, entitled the ‘modern use of wet mix sprayed concrete for underground support’. The event will be held at Gol, near Oslo, on September 26-29 1999. For more information contact: Ms Siri Engen, NIF. Fax: +47 22 94 75 02 email: siri.engen@nif.no