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10 December 2009

08.30            Registration

09.15            Welcome

09.20            Key note address by Mrs Helma  Orosz, Mayor of Dresden

09.50            High level round table - Bending the trends: fostering policy and technology innovation for a new mobility culture

Panelists: Mary Crass, International Transport Forum; Stéphane Coppey, President of Tisséo; Sir Albert Bore, Birmingham City Council and Committee of the Regions; Hermann Meyer, CEO of ERTICO-ITS Europe ; Jean-Luc di Paola-Galloni, Valeo, Vice-chair of ERTRAC, Sandro Santamato, Head of Unit, DG Transport & Energy, European Commission ("A sustainable future for transport: Towards an integrated, technology-led and user friendly system")

11.20             Parallel sessions A

A1. The role of parking in sustainable urban mobility

• In-car parking navigation and visions on integrating city parking policies and parking data in Flanders, Marc Schepers, Flanders Institute for Mobility   
• Providing Mobility Management and Transport Options to allow development, Gareth Davies, Creative Parking Solutions 
• The 'parking shuttle', Sebastien Rabuel, Certu
• The need for action at EU level on parking policies, Peter Martens, European Parking Association

A2. Cooperation and integration in traffic management

• The Dublin region traffic plan, Michael Aherne, Dublin Transportation Office
• Results from the CVIS freight trial in London, Rana Ilgaz, Transport for London
• Energy-efficient traffic management and control for urban networks, Jaap Vreeswijk, Peek
• Investigating the Efficiency of ITS Cooperative Systems for a Better Use of Urban Transport Infrastructures, Michele Rondinone, Uwicore Laboratory - UMH Elche  

A3. Finding the right balance between accessibility and sustainability

• The Amsterdam road pricing experiment, Ton Buffing, city of Amsterdam
• The Integrated  Sustainable Urban Transport Plan Dresden 2025, Prof. Gerd-Axel Ahrens, Dresden Technical University
• Innovative solutions for urban freight transport: securing efficient and sustainable distribution in European cities, Peter Sonnaben, Deutsche Post DHL 
• Managing traffic-related air pollution in English local government, Dotun Olowoporoku, University West of England

14.00            Parallel sessions B

B1. Tools to support decision making in sustainable transport

• Shaping efficient travel patterns through cross sectoral national policy and service planning-the UK experience, Derek Halden, DHC
• Defining urban mobility indicators, Fabio Nussio, ATAC Rome
• Quantifying the benefits of ITS in socio-economic terms-the case of electronic payment systems in Norway, Morten Welde, Norwegian Public Roads Administration
• Development of a tool evaluating the integration of road projects, LE Thanh Toan, LCPC

B2. Innovative measures to promote public transport 

• London's bus priority at traffic signals in a worldwide context, Chris D'Souza, Transport of London 
• Connecting People and Places across Europe-the INTEGRA concept, Paulette Lappin, Transport & Travel Research Ltd
• Tearing down walls: cross border public transport in the Basel region, Alain Groff, canton of Basel-City
• Regional integrated fare system for train, bus and bike sharing season tickets, Silvia Zamboni, Region Emilia-Romagna

B3. Towards healthier travel behaviour

• Public health: a new priority in transport policy, Philip Insall, Sustrans
• Transport and public health: how the London 2012 Games Transport Plan will impact health and sustainable travel, Robert Ravelli, Contemporary Transport  
• MAX-Successful travel awareness campaigns, Ilse Vleugels, Mobiel21

16.10            Parallel sessions C

C1. Advanced transport systems  

• Quality transit systems in medium-sized cities as catalysts in the green economy, urban regeneration; sustainability and cohesion, Manos Vougioukas, Transurban Project Coordinator
• Applications for the ULTra PRT system, Martin Lowson, ATS Ltd 
• Advanced transport for the urban environment, Jan van Dijke, TNO

C2. The role of ITS in reducing energy consumption & improving efficiency

• Solving climate problems in urban areas through green waves, Marcel Willekens, DTV
• Innovative concepts for sustainable transport in Cork City: the Niches+ project, Ian Winning, Cork City Council
• Intelligent and efficient travel management for European cities, Martin Boehm, AustriaTech
• Lane Management System on the Istanbul D-100 Highway, Dr. Masuk Mete, Isbak

C3. Better cycling

• I Bike I Move: stimulating companies and their employees to go to work by bicycle, Marc Schepers, Flanders Institute for Mobility (VIM)
• E(lectric)- bike as an alternative to car use: evidence from a pilot project in Rotterdam, Giuliano Mingardo, Erasmus University Rotterdam
• Vel'audit -an innovative tool to audit cycling infrastructure, Gilles Blanchard, CETE de L'Ouest
• Lowering barriers to Public Transportation through the use of foldable bike, Jérôme Leclef, ConSideR Group

11 December 2009

9.15              Parallel sessions D

D1. Towards a regional approach to transport planning and management

• Climate change and surface access in airport regions, Bengt Christensson, Airport Regions Conference
• Integrating Regional and Urban freight distribution and the Sugar project, Maurizio Campanai, Regione Emilia-Romagna 
• The role of taxis in improving regional mobility, Jo Baker, Mott McDonald

D2. Road Safety, sustainable mobility and vulnerable road users

• Innovative measures to influence driver behaviour for the benefit of vulnerable road users, Dr.Tina Gehlert, German Insurance Association
• Facilitating teaching for sustainable mobility at schools in the Hague, Geo Burghgraaff, city of The Hague, Part 1, Part 2
• Promoting sustainable mobility among the elderly-examples from the AENEAS project, Matthias Fiedler, Rupprecht Consult
• Innovative accidents reporting system, Ramon Dern, city of Barcelona

D3. LINK workshop: Strengthening Passenger Intermodality

• LINK: The European Forum on Passenger Intermodality, Jan Christiaens, Mobiel21
• Public transport infrastructure and intermodality in the Bruxelles-Capital Region, Bram Van den Bulcke, TreinTramBus
• Gent St-Pieters: redevelopment of the train station and surroundings, Greet Riebbels, city of Gent

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