London 2012 - Welcome

 

Ladies and Gentlemen,

An Invitation

The European EasyWay project and CENTRICO Euro-region are pleased to invite you to the 2012 Annual Forum in London between the 20th and 22nd November 2012.

The Annual Forum brings together leading Intelligent Transport System (ITS) professionals and policy makers from road authorities, operators and service providers from across Europe.

Our venue is the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET) in central London.

The Forum will comprise a programme of plenary and smaller technical sessions with papers presented in English by ITS practitioners exploring the use and future use of ITS in Europe, and the achievements and results of the EasyWay project.

The technical sessions will address these main themes:

  • How ITS saves time, saves lives and saves the environment
  • How ITS saves money and delivering low cost ITS
  • How ITS delivers greater transport efficiency and supports the economy

 Within these themes the following perspectives will be explored:

  • The application of the EasyWay Deployment Guidelines
  • The influence of the ITS Directive
  • The various roles within the service delivery chain
  • The realisation of benefits
  • Pan-European ITS across borders and along international corridors

In addition, the following stimulating questions will be discussed

  • Where do we need European harmonisation?
  • How long will we need roadside infrastructure for?
  • What is the future role of the road operator?
  • How and who will make the best use of data and information?

We look forward to seeing you in London.

With warm regards,

Henk Jan de Haan                          Andreas Arnaoutis 

Chair of CENTRICO                             Chair of EasyWay

 

 

Participating in the Forum

Find out how to register for the Forum and take advantage of our early bird offer here, or how to participate in the delivery of the technical programme here. 

If you are a supplier to the industry, or wish to participate in our small exhibition, where you will gain unrivalled access to decision makers from road authorities and operators throughout the European Union, look here.

What is EasyWay?

EasyWay is a project for Europe-wide ITS deployment on main European road corridors driven by national road authorities and operators with associated partners including the automotive industry, telecom operators and public transport stakeholders to improve mobility, safety and sustainability of Europe’s main roads through the harmonised use of ITS.

EasyWay is part funded by the European Commission as part of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) programme which is administered by The Trans-European.

Who is Running the Forum in 2012?

In 2012 the EasyWay Annual Forum will be a joint organization of Euro-Region CENTRICO under the lead of the Highways Agency, the English partner. CENTRICO is made up of road authorities and operators from France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

If you need to contact the Annual Forum Management Team you can contact us at graham.seaton@highways.gsi.gov.uk or paul.wadsworth@capita.co.uk.. Otherwise please use the names and links on the Annual Forum web pages.

Reducing Paper and Making our Forum Greener

This year we are seeking to reduce waste and costs as far as practical. We will therefore publish as many materials as possible using the EasyWay Website .