· 27 September — 2 Octoberin Båstad (SE): The 19th International Railway Safety Conference 2009 (IRSC). The IRSC provides a forum for an in-depth exchange of experience and lessons for improving rail safety and is exclusively devoted to rail safety issues. Participants are senior people with responsibility in rail safety management and mostly include industry representatives, safety regulators, investigation agencies and rail unions. Delegates to the conferences are typically expected to offer to present papers, or, failing that, to chair one of the sessions. They are also expected to participate in the question and answer sessions, which are very interesting in their own right. The diverse mix of experts who attend results in many thought provoking and challenging ideas, as well as an in-depth understanding of a range of problems, which are useful reference tools for any of the participants. Regular attendees at the IRSC benefit by developing strong working networks that give the added advantage when safety issues arise and advice or guidance is required. The IRSC therefore makes a very important contribution to the ongoing improvement of rail safety management and performance around the world. The conference will be held in English, German, French and Japanese and will be interpreted between these languages. Further information on the conference and the accompanying programme can be found through this link.
· 29 September in Warszawa (PL): CEE Rail Infrastructure Forum 2009. Come to Warsaw to learn how to challenge the crisis and maintain the pace of CEE rail network development programme. Process efficiency and market consolidation in the times of global crisis; the crisis impact on CEE rail infrastructure projects ; new ways of financing rail infrastructure investments ; mergers and takeovers ; national rescue plans ; Overview of rail projects in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovaka, Hungary; tendering and contracting in rail infrastructure investments ; public procurement law ; and PPP and concession schemes in the railway infrastructure projects in Poland. To register go to www.railwaymarketforum.eu .
· 6-8 October in Jönköping (SE): Elmia Nordic Rail and Elmia Future Transport conference and exhibition. High speed train is the theme for this year's head seminar, which begins with international experience from for example Spain and France. The second part focuses on the thoughts and aspirations of the Nordic countries. In the panel debate questioned including Directors General of the Nordic infrastructure managers and Gunnar Malm, the government's high-speed investigators together with representatives of operators, industry and business community about its vision of high-speed in the Nordic countries.Elmia Nordic Rail also offer a lot of interesting specialized seminars in 22 different themes and about 40 exhibitor seminars. A novelty this year is an international summit organized by the Railway Gazette International "The Sustainable Railway ', October 6-7. At Elmia Nordic Rail you can meet both politicians and business people and have a good chance to make new important contacts. Rail issues are more topical than ever, with major rail investments in the Nordic countries. The need for rapid and efficient transport is growing and development is driven by the accelerating climate change. Undoubtedly, the railways are of central importance in the future.Future Transport Award is a new price where good examples and examples are highlighted. The winner will be presented at Nordic Rail buffet October 7. Further information is available through this link. The English version of the Conference programme is available through this link.
· 6-8 October in Bucharest (RO): The 4th edition of the Romanian Railway Days Summit organised by Club Feroviar, the Romanian Railway Industry Association and Club Metropolitan. The summit will have as main topic "Building a railway business environment in Central and Eastern Europe" and it will include panel discussions on the opportunities, projects as well as methods to overcome the institutional and technical obstacles that hinder the development of the European railway system. In 2010, several projects with a value of over EUR 3 Billion will be elaborated for the Romanian railways and, following the financing of the European Commission and the European Central Bank, a further EUR 20 Billion will be allocated for project development in Central and Eastern Europe. Join the over 200 regional and European leaders which participate to the Romanian Railway Days Summit 2009 to access the latest information and offers on the market and to actively participate to the panel discussions specially conceived to treat the main challenges in the railway business environment. The main topics of the conference are; Implications of the national and European legislation on the railway business environment; Building the European single freight market; European railway corridors — support for business development; Re-dimensioning infrastructure management activities — manager partnerships forms — industry; Upgrading the technical and management elements of the railway infrastructure in order to increase the attractiveness of the railway business environment; Protecting critical infrastructures — increasing the attractiveness of the railway transport system; The liberalisation of the European railway passenger transport market — opportunities and threats for railway operators; Building a door-to-door transport system — railway obligation; The role of rolling stock in optimising railway transport costs; The role of research and development in ensuring the competitive advantage; Ensuring interconnectivity with other long-distance means of transport — the way to an increased urban public transport attractiveness; The role of the underground networks in urban mobility; Building urban railway transport networks; Increasing the rolling stock attractiveness and energy efficiency. Further information on the Romanian Railway Days Summit can be found through this link.
· 9th — 11th November in Dortmund (DE): #rail2009 exhibition and conference. #rail2009 will build on the long-standing success of #railtec. The international conference fair 2007 in Dortmund added fresh momentum on future mobility in Germany and Europe. Transport — Traffic — Talks, this triad will be pursued by #rail2009 as a communication forum for the European mobility industry. The conference fair will focus on passenger and freight traffic operation - on road and rail. Hence, the #rail2009 will especially address public transport operators and their industrial market partners. At the same time, the #rail2009 will also feature a strong political dimension. Political conditions with regard to public transports in Germany and Europe will be discussed. The conference programme can be found through the following links: Mobile Europe — Monday, 09.11.2009 ; Markets & Competition — Tuesday, 10.11.2009 ; Innovation & The future — Wednesday, 11.11.2009 . More information is available on the website through this link.
· 23-24 November in Berlin (DE): Marketforce and the ASI's 5th Annual Conference “The Future of Rail Freight in Europe” with the subtitle “Back on track? Strategies for a return to growth”. 2009 has been a tough year for freight operators, with the economic downturn taking hold and affecting freight volumes across Europe. Operators must focus on matching changing demand patterns and improving quality levels, to ensure that customer relationships remain strong. Transport policy has also come under the spotlight as the industry seeks to increase political support for rail freight and promote the shift from road to rail. TheFuture of Rail Freight in Europereaches its 5th year, providing a crucial and highly regarded forum where senior figures can meet to find comprehensive discussions around the latest strategic, political and operational issues that are driving the development of the sector. The main themes of the conference are: Challenging times: assessing the state of the rail freight market; Keeping rail freight competitive: improving performance and quality; Infrastructure: improvement, investment, innovation; Peer-to-peer networking and debate; Driving liberalisation forward; Integrated and intermodal; and Opportunities for growth in rail freight. For further information, please have a look at the conference website through this link.
· 21-23 January 2010 in Zürich: International railway conference IT10.rail — Mastering Interfaces in Railway Operation and Planning. The third edition of a noted series of rail conferences in Zurich, its organisers are motivated by the success of the previous events in 2005 and 2008, which attracted about 300 experts and decision-makers each. The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich will again be the venue. Four Swiss organisations are collectively organising the three-day international conference: ETH's Institute for Transport Planning and Systems, SMA und Partner AG and OpenTrack Railway Technology GmbH all based in Zürich and systransis AG of Zug. IT10.rail will focus on the challenges of the various interfaces in the railway system: Key issues will be on communication with customers, interaction among actors during planning phases and interfaces in operations and in the context of ETCS/ERTMS. The three-day event will include; a colloquium with workshops; a symposium; and a technical excursion. Up-to-date information on the conference is available at http://www.it10rail.ch .
· 9-11 February 2010 in Istanbul (TR): Turkey’s annual meeting for the region’s rail sector EurasiaRail 2010offers the opportunity to gain expert insight, network and strategise with Turkish rail experts from around the world and development authorities in Turkey. EurasiaRail 2010is set to be bigger, better and even more strategic than our 2009 event, adding a pre-conference Light Rail briefing day tailored for Turkish municipalities and light rail developers. Additionally we will also be adding a series of strategic post-conference workshops tackling the biggest challenges facing the Turkish rail industry such as funding and project management. Meet regional leaders and the international heavyweights develop the latest ground-breaking projects in Turkey. Further information is available through this link .
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