European Transport Research and Innovation Week

organised in the framework of the Czech Presidency to the Council of EU
under the patronage of Minister of Transport

11 – 15 May 2009, Brno, Czech Republic

CDV - Transport Research Centre in cooperation with Ministry of Transport

News

Brno declaration [ 53.50 KB]
Brno declaration, PDF version [ 962.17 KB]

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Main goals

Support the European research cooperation and partnership
ERA Vision 2020 further development and contribution to its implementation
Presentation of the Czech transport research as an integral part of the ERA
Extension of transport research cooperation towards the non-EU countries of Western Balkan, Russia and Ukraine
Presentation of the key EU transport research activities to the Czech and Central European professional public
Strengthening of the transport research position and its importance for further economic development

Outline

The "European Transport Research and Innovation Week" (ETRIW) will be a Pan-European action concentrating main transport research activities. It will create the meeting opportunity for the key EU transport research associations, Networks of Excellence, Technology Platforms in transport and the EU representatives.Though the idea follows the French project "EU French Presidency Event – Sustainable Transport & Mobility Research and Climate Change Challenge", held in Lyon, 8 - 12 December 2008.

The basic aim is to support in the framework of the Czech EU Presidency the extension of the European transport research area across the whole Europe, particularly with the non-EU countries. During the European Transport Research and Innovation Week meetings of several European transport research associations and signatories of the Lyon Declaration will be organised.

Transport Associations General Assemblies

ECTRI – European Conference of Transport Research Institutes
FEHRL – Forum of European Highway Research Laboratories
FERSI – Forum of European Road Safety Institutes

Network of Excellence and Working Groups Meetings

Humanist
EURNEX

The meeting of ERTRAC (European Road Transport Research Advisory Council) member states representatives will discuss efficient links between European and national technology platforms.

FP7 Transport Programme Committee Meeting will held its meeting in the framework of the ETRIW, which will underline its link to the EU Presidency.

The central event of the European Transport Research and Innovation Week will be the conference URBAN MOBILITY in the light of the Lisbon Strategy, held on Wednesday 13 May.

This conference will aim to present the EC Urban Mobility Action Plan both to the European transport research community and to the policy and decision - makers representing particularly the Central European regions and cities (AT, CZ, DE, PL, SK). The Conference will target the main issues and problems of urban mobility from the research and users point of view. The Conference outcomes will be transfered on to the Brno Declaration on New European Principles in Urban Mobility is under the discussion.

Networking of European Research Cooperation will be encouraged in the afternoon programme by discussions on the EU research policy agenda and by presentation of European transport research associations.

Accompanying activities

The European Transport Research and Innovation Week will also show the latest innovative technology presented by the Czech manufacturers and technology centres. The Czech industry has been one of the world greatest manufacturers of electric powered vehicles (trams, trolleybuses) since the 1960s and kept this position even after the period of economic and political changes.

During the conference day a small exhibiton will present:

recently completed and ongoing European research results
transport manufacturing industry products oriented on clean urban transport
selected national transport research results

Technical excursions

Europoint Brno - Modernization of Railway Junction
Project EUROPOINT Brno addresses accessibility and interoperability of Brno City. Its aim is to modernize the track for European multimodal corridors and public transport as well.
Brno Transport Company (DPMB, a.s.) - Tour of Tram Depot
Visit and tour depot transport undertaking, excursion control system, visit the accompanying exhibition of Brno Transport Company (DPMB, a. s.).
Excursion Tunnel Construction
Tour the construction of Dobrovskeho tunnels (Brno).

Leaflet ETRIW 2009 [ 2.78 MB]