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During this training programme the participants will get acquainted with ideas, techniques and solutions which will be a surplus value for there career. The participants are taught how to measure and assess road (un)safety and road situations in their own country. Moreover, they will be supplied with possible solutions, specifically adapted to the needs of their country. This group of people will be able to apply the acquired knowledge and competences in their own job straight away.

Getting acquainted with experiences from other Asian countries and good examples from Europe is undoubtedly a benefit of this course. This way, they can determine more efficiently what measures can be effective for their own country.

For more information see http://www.imob.uhasselt.be/index.php?page=115

The "Viet Traffic 2008" Conference is Vietnam''s premier international event for both road and rail industries and serves a wide group of industry sectors including:

Road/rail infrastructure
Bridge construction
Tunnel construction
Traffic safety
Traffic planning and management
Parking
Toll and charging
Intelligent traffic systems
Consultancy services

Viet Traffic 2008 provides the ideal face-to-face business environment for networking, knowledge-exchange and market penetration. It is an exclusive business platform for land transport, infrastructure, incorporating road and rail technology, for projects in and beyond Vietnam.

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Along with the rapid development of China road construction industry, China road maintenance industry gains increasing attention and effort. China road industry has entered a new era in which both construction and maintenance are of equal significance.

However, challenge emerges between the current domestic maintenance technology and mechanization and the growing demand of China road maintenance. Merisis organizes this summit, endorsed by International Road Federation(IRF), in order to involve the latest and hot topics of road maintenance industry, including industry trend, road maintenance mechanism, rural and west road maintenance, hottest concern, latest technology, materials and equipments as well as future prospect. All that participate in this event, wide-ranging from road related associations and organizations, road bureaus, construction/maintenance companies to materials or equipment suppliers, will find a platform for experience sharing and technical exchanges face to face as well as business breakthrough opportunities.

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See www.surf2008.si

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ARRB Group, in association with Queensland Department of Main Roads, is pleased to offer a one day seminar for managers, planners, policy makers and users of HDM-4 and CBA tools, and a further three and a half day 'hands on' workshop for road asset managers and training course for new and current users.

This will be a great opportunity to network with other professionals working in similar roles, update your knowledge and build on your skill in this area. It will also contribute significantly to your ongoing professional development.

Workshop Purpose

• To familiarise practitioners with current best practice in road investment planning and road infrastructure management.
• To communicate a broad appreciation of the structure and application of road investment tools and their application in varying situations to facilitate decision making.
• To explain and apply 'good practice' in configuring, adapting and operating HDM-4 V2 for use in project appraisal, evaluating standards and strategy development, and the preparation of prioritised works programs, having established an appreciation of the underlying principles, models and data strategies.
• To demonstrate the application of QDMR's CBA6 tool in addressing different investment projects.
• To analyse institutional needs and develop and deliver appropriate advice and training programs aimed at achieving sustainable operation of HDM-4 and related decision support tools. This will involve not only the trainers experiences but will include encouraging participants to contribute directly through the development of case studies of their own choice, and bring their own particular issues and experiences for discussion and, in some cases, resolution.

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Click here for information on a one -day workshop: "Road Maintenance by Contract - "Road Maintenance Delivery in the New Millennium" Brisbane 15th September 2008
Townsville 17th September 2008
Palmerston, NT 19th September 2008

Every 4 years PIARC organizes an international symposium on pavement surface characteristics for roads and airfields, so called SURF events. The main objective of the Symposium is to share and discuss experience about how to improve quality through effective management of road infrastructure assets, in accordance with user expectations and managers' requests. The official languages of the symposium will be English and French, with simultaneous translation. Abstracts must be provided in both languages, whereas final papers can be in either language. Posters, and exhibits in the Symposium booths should, preferably, be prepared in dual-language format. High quality papers and posters that are relevant to the symposium theme are invited. Reports about completed research or research in progress are welcome. All ab-stracts and papers shall be submitted on-line to the symposium website.

See also www.surf2008.si

For details see link below:

http://www.uitp.org/events/events-calendar.cfm

See link below for details:

http://www.inrets.fr/services/manif/ghardaia-oct08/index-EN.htm

The Fourth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF4) will be hosted by the Government of China and will be held in the ancient city of Nanjing from 03-07 November 2008. Situated in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the city of Nanjing dates back more than 2,000 years and is known as the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties of China. Today, home to 6 million people, it is a rapidly growing modern city and is one of the most dynamic in eastern China.

For further information see http://www.unhabitat.org/content.asp?cid=4613&catid=535&typeid=24&subMenuId=0

Under the theme "Emissions and pollution: addressing the challenge", this second conference will examine in more detail the priority themes identified last year. It will examine different ways to tackle emissions and pollutions of water, air, noise and materials. Concrete examples of proven best practices will show the time, research and resources invested by
the road industry into eco-friendly processes and materials. Researchers, policy-makers, practitioners from both the public and the private sector will gather in Geneva to present and discuss inspiring solutions to address the environmental challenge we face today to ensure a better world tomorrow.

The 2nd IRF Conference on Roads and Environment will also host a high level panel discussion on 'Trading on Carbon Markets'. The financial community is offering a number of 'green' investment opportunities. Specialists will investigate the sense and non-sense of these financial instruments, the problems of carbon pricing and the social responsibility of
investors.

The upcoming Conference will be a unique opportunity to learn about the latest technical developments in the road sector and to discover all about the newest trends in investment policies.

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