10th International Light Rail Conference

User-friendly, modern Light Rail systems are an integral part of modern city landscapes and daily life. They provide sustainable mobility, foster urban attractiveness and respect the growing multitude of mobility patterns, as well as being seen in many places as a key part of trendy life styles. Light Rail has become an icon for a modern cityscape: Good for people – Good for cities.

For this 10th edition of the Light Rail Conference, UITP invites specialists and newcomers, engineers and decision-makers to discuss the latest developments, unveil original experiences and present best practices aimed at providing high quality light rail services that help transform the environment of the city.

Contact:

Sebastian Emig
International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
Rue Sainte-Marie 6
1080 Brussels
Tel: +32 2 788 01 16
Fax: +32 2 663 66 23

17th ITS World Congress

The 17th ITS World Congress, which will take place at the Busan Exhibition & Convention Center on 25-29 October 2010, will center on the theme 'Ubiquitous Society with ITS.' International distinguished scholars and experts will attend the congress, providing participants with an opportunity to obtain the latest valuable information and experience on a wide array of technologies.The congress programme will focus on three main strategies to obtain a safer, more convenient and greener mobility: ubiquity, transparency,and trustability of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS).

Contact:

Secretariat ITS World Congress
168-3 , Union Bldg., 4th Fl., Samseong-dong Gangnam-gu,
Seoul, Korea 135-090
T: +82-2-2177-8073
F: +82-2-2177-8098/8099

Aviation Outlook Asia 2010

Aviation Outlook Asia 2010 is the strategic platform for full service, regional and low cost airlines to identify, examine and discuss issues and challenges that continue to play a critical role in driving the industry’s recovery to growth and profitability beyond 2010. This is where airline CEOs and senior executives share strategic discussions and candid thoughts on new market opportunities, technology implementation, capital investments and financing, as well as operational productivity and effectiveness and environmental sustainability.

Contact:

Chua Yee Ling
Tel +65 6322 2757

City Transport Middle-East

The Middle-East region is increasingly recognising the need to upgrade its city transport . Almost all states in the region have announced heavy investments in the sector to address the mobility issue of their growing population. The aim is to build an efficient transport network & make public transport more attractive to the residents.

The theme of the inaugural City Transport Middle East Conference is Smarter, Safer & Sustainable Transport. The event aims to provide an insight into the current transport projects happening in the region. Topics of discussion will include:

• Role of Urban Transport in Nation’s Economy
• Managing Traffic Growth & Congestion in Dynamic Arab Cities
• Status check – Transport Master Plans in Various Cities in the Region – Challenges & Opportunities
• Deployment of Intelligent Transport System (Bus, Metro, LRT, Tram)
• Smart Parking Management - A Multi-Phased Approach to Reduce Congestion
• Sustain Transport Development for Anticipated Economic Growth
• Innovation in Funding Strategies for City Transport Projects

Contact:

Natasha Jiandani

Tel: +9198447 66782

ROAD 2010 - International Specialised Exhibition and Forum

With 4 focused activities and more than 10 critical sessions this exhibition aims to create a platform to encourage collaboration between Russian and international partners for the sake of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) development for cities, highways and regions throughout Russia. It includes:

• Congress “Intelligent Transport Systems – innovative technologies for transport and road infrastructure in Russia”
• Workshop “Fundamental approaches to ITS development”
• Conference “Concept of the State ITS strategy development”

Contact:

Anna Tikhomirova