Russia events

2009 events in Russia

November

SIMBA II EU-Russia ITS Workshop

18 November 2009

Traffic Safety Forum
17-20 November 2009

First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety

19-20 November 2009

III International transport forum «Transport of Russia: the Establishment, Development and the Prospects» and International transport exhibition «Transport of Russia - 2009»

19-22 November , 2009

2008 events in Russia

November

Russia Infrastructure Workshop, 28 November 2008, Moscow

The workshop jointly organised by the Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories (FEHRL) and the Russian Professional Association in Vehicle Prevention (PAIRP) took place in Moscow on the 28th of November, 2008. It brought together European and Russian experts in the field of road infrastructure to work in cooperation and research activities. Russian and EU Stakeholders used this workshop to discuss priorities research areas and identify themes suitable for international cooperation.
 
The two day event included a visit to the Russian Federal Program for road safety and to the Moscow Automobile and Road Technical University (MADI). Speakers on the Programme included Boris Tsiklis (general director of the Federal State Department), Prof. Valentin Silyanov (MADI), Robin Sebille (Moscow Economic Mission, French Embassy), Steve Phillips (FEHRL) and Vladimir Kruchkov, the Coordinator of SIMBA II in Russia. 

October

SIMBA II Russia ITS Workshop, 21 - 22 October 2008, Moscow  

The SIMBA II Russia ITS Workshop took place in Moscow on 21 and 22 October 2008.

The meeting has be hosted by the Russian Professional Association in Vehicle Prevention (PAIRP). It brought together European and Russian experts in the field of ITS to work in cooperation and research activities - there was more focus on research than on commercial products.

The first day was held jointly with the European Commission “Information and Brokerage Event” which targeted an audience of 150 to 200 representatives for European and Russian Organisations specialised in six research areas, one of them being ICT for Transport. It covered 4 ICT areas:

1. ICT for Intelligent Vehicle Systems
2. ICT for Clean and Efficient Mobility
3. Field Operational Tests for Integrated Safety Systems and Co-operative Systems
4. ICT-based Systems and Services for Smart Urban Mobility and New Mobility Concepts

The second day was an exclusive SIMBA II meeting and presented European and Russian priorities for cooperation within ITS, followed by Parallel Breakout Sessions to discuss priority areas. Priority areas are being defined at this stage and they will not necessarily match the ICT areas of the “Information and Brokerage Event”.