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| 08.00 |
Registration And Morning Coffee
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| 08.45 |
Chairman’s Welcome And Opening Remarks
Tony Pearce, Former Director General, Senior Adviser
International Road Federation, Switzerland
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| 09.00 |
ERTICO - ITS EUROPE - Keeping People And Goods Moving
• How properly implemented ITS can save lives, time and money and reduce the impact of mobility on the environment
• Giving freight operators real-time information about the entire logistics chain, enabling them to choose the most secure and efficient route for their consignments
• The challenges of security and the role of ITS in its enhancement
Monica Sundström, Senior Advisor,
Swedish Road Administration, Sweden;
and Supervisory Board Chairman,
ERTICO, Belgium
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09.30
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Opening Address
H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman Of The Board & Executive Director
Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), UAE
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| 09.45 |
PANEL DISCUSSION
Reviewing The Status Of ITS Planning And Implementation In Dubai And Bahrain
• Status update on Dubai Intelligent Traffic System
• Lessons learned in Dubai
• Bahrain’s National ITS plan
• Falcon, Salik and road charging
• Open discussion of the two systems
Dr Martial Chevreuil, Executive Vice-President, Strategic Policy and Development, Egis Mobilité, France
ISIS-Group EGIS, France
James Dixon, ITS Specialist, Hyder Consulting, Bahrain
Salah Al Marzooqi, Deputy Director, Traffic Department, Traffic And Roads Agency, Roads And Transport Authority (RTA), UAE
Ron Wolcott, Vice President ITS, Wilbur Smith Associates, USA
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| 10.45 |
Networking Break
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| 11.15 |
Implementing Effective Multidisciplinary And Cross-Departmental Campaigns To Increase Road Safety
• Understanding the public health impact of road fatalities
• Road safety campaigns and their impact
Professor Abdulbari Bener, Advisor to WHO; Professor & Consultant
Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
Hamad Ali Al Mazroui, Managing Director
International Automobile & Touring Club, UAE
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| 11.45 |
Land Transport Development In Vietnam
• Vietnam’s general information
• Economic growth
• Transport system: Highway, Railway, Maritime, Inland waterway, Aviation
• Investment in transport sector from 2000-2007
• Ongoing projects:
- Greater Mekong Sub-regional Road Network
- ASEAN Highway Network
- ASIAN Highway Network
- Singapore-Kunming Rail Link
- Software side: Multilateral and Bilateral Road Transport Agreements to facilitate the movement of goods and people, in which Vietnam is contracting party.
• List of projects calling for investment
Nguyen Van Thach, Deputy Director General of International & Cooperation Department
Ministry of Transportation of Vietnam, Vietnam
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| 12.45 |
Networking Lunch
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| 14.15 |
Waiting for final confirmation
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| 14.45 |
Case Study – Urban And Peri-Urban Traffic Management
• The road management system in Brussels and Liege
• Coordination between law enforcement, fire, public works
and operations
• The latest operation and user tools available
Dr. Eng. Sylvain Nachef, Business Development Director,
ISIS-Groupe EGIS, France
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| 15.15 |
Review The Latest Theories In Effective Speed Management
• Understanding and responding to local challenges in
speed management
• Practical applications of speed management theories
• Creating a comprehensive speed management plan
Dr. Abdul Zineddin, Research Highway Engineer, Office of Safety Research & Development, Federal Highway Administration, USA
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| 15.45 |
Networking Break
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| 16.15 |
Learn About The Integration Of ITS Systems With Critical Port And Transport Security
• ITS, controlled access and port security
• Consider the role of ITS in disaster and critical incident management
Ron Wolcott, Vice President ITS
Wilbur Smith Associates, USA
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| 16.45 |
Examining The Real Cost Of Urban Traffic Congestion In The Region
• Sustainability, environment and transport /land-use paradigm
• What we need to do NOW to balance auto use with alternatives
Professor Parvis Koushki, Professor, Kuwait University, Kuwait
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| 17.15 |
The Links Between Driver Behaviour And Various Enforcement Models
• Enforcement and the knowledge of law
• Traffic laws in culturally diverse societies and their impact on safety
Eng. Reem Akbari, Head of Center for Transport and Road Studies,
University Of Bahrain, Bahrain
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| 17.45 |
Simultaneous Modelling And Sequential Travel Forecasting
• Latest travel forecasting analysis techniques
• Go beyond cameras and test vehicles to sophisticated data analysis
Dr. Morteza Araghi, Professor,
University Of Science And Technology, Iran
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| 18.15 |
Chairman’s Closing Remarks
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| 18.30 |
Close Of Conference Day One
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