On October 13, the OG Ticino visited the company F.lli Puricelli SA in Riva San Vitale, where the first plant for the separation and recycling of plastics in the canton of Ticino was opened in 2021. The modern plant can split up to 9 different plastics and has a capacity of 6,000 tons per year.

On 3 June, the OG Ticino had the opportunity to visit the Sessa gold mine. The mine is located on Mount Sceré in the Malcantone region. The entire region is rich in underground minerals, and is therefore considered as one of the more important raw material deposits in Switzerland. Under the guidance of ETH alumnus Daniele Ryser and his colleagues, we were able to walk the path that crosses the mountain at about 390 metres.

In the past, most of the members of the Ticino Chapter were architects or civil engineers, but today membership is much more diverse. Pierluigi Telleschi and Chiara Cometta talk about their work on the board. They are delighted that member numbers are on the rise thanks to the huge efforts of the current president Rudi Belotti.

The OG Ticino held its annual ordinary General Assembly on 22 April at the Hotel Federale in Lugano. In addition to the activities of the meeting, President Rudi Belotti gave a review of the events organised in 2022 and presented the 2023 programme. At the end of the meeting, Prof. em. Antonio Togni presented the reform of the doctoral studies at ETH Zurich and explained the news concerning the organisation of the doctoral studies.