All major international industry conferences have been canceled or postponed this year due to the pandemic. But we are already getting used to the online format, and, according to some forecasts, after the restrictions are lifted, many events will remain in this version, which has confirmed its productivity and adaptability to rapidly changing conditions.
We offer a new selection of May webinars and conferences dedicated to topical issues of the road industry.
Participation is free. But please note that pre-registration is required almost everywhere, and fluency in English is assumed to participate in international webinars.
Webinar "Proposed Changes to unbound MRTS05 road surfaces: Inclusion of recycled materials" / "Proposed Changes to MRTS05 Unbound Pavements: Incorporating Recycled Materials»
When: May 20 04:00-05:00.
Who: the webinar is conducted by Department of Transport and Trunk Roads (TMR) and the Australian Highway Research Council (ARRB).
About what: during 2018/19 The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) and the Australian Highway Research Council (ARRB) have begun conducting research aimed at promoting the wider use of recycled materials in unbound and stabilized pavement materials as part of the National Asset Centre of Excellence (NACOE) research program. This webinar will describe the research conducted so far and provide an overview of the proposed specification changes.
Speakers: Stephen Hulme (Chief Engineer, TMR); Lincoln Latter (Senior Specialist, ARRB).
The language of the webinar: English. For those who wish to participate in the webinar, the Department for International Relations is ready to organize the translation of the event in real time.
Registration and additional information at the link:
Webinar "Sustainability and transport: what lessons North America has benefited from the COVID-19 pandemic" / "Resilience & Transportation: Lessons from North America's Response to COVID-19"
When: May 20, 18:00-19:00.
Who: The webinar is organized by Euroclima+, the German Development Agency (GIZ), NUMO, the International Center for Urban Mobility Transformation (TUMI); the World Resources Institute - the Center for "Smart" Cities (WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities).
About what: American experts from Detroit and Miami will share their experience of working with urban and transport mobility in the context of the pandemic, what has changed, how new knowledge has influenced the planning of the development of "smart" cities.
Speakers: Marc de la Vergne, Head of Mobility Innovation, Detroit, USA; Azhar Chougle, Executive Director of Transit Alliance, Miami, USA; Alvaro Caviedes, Jarrett Walker + Associates. Moderator: Sebastian Castellanos, NUMO.
The language of the webinar: English. For those who wish to participate in the webinar, the International Relations Department is ready to organize the translation of the event in real time time.
Registration and additional information at the link:
TUMI International Center Teleconference on Urban Mobility Changes in connection with COVID-19 / TUMI TV COVID-19 Conference
When: May 26, 10:00-18:00.
Who: International Center for Urban Mobility Transformation (TUMI)
About what: What can we learn from the crisis, how can we stimulate the development of the transport industry?
While staying at home seems to be the best response to the pandemic, the transport sector is literally keeping the peace at this critical moment by delivering medicines and food, doctors and nurses to hospitals. On the other hand, the industry is experiencing a global crisis, jeopardizing food supplies and global supply chains. TUMI collects information from around the world since the beginning of the crisis and shares the problems of the transport sector around the world, as well as the proposed ways recovery from the recession.
Speakers: Mohamed Mezgani, Secretary General of the International Union of Public Transport (UITP), Erion Velij, Mayor of Tirana (Albania), Zannatul Ferdous, Mayor of Singra (Bangladesh), Larissa Seichardt (LAT.de ), Emmanuel John, (TGI), Sarika Panda Bhatt (Raahgiri Day), Nikola Medimorets (SLOCAT), Mike Lydon (Street Plans), Kalpana Viswanath (Safetipin), Marcela Guerrero Casas (Open Streets Cape Town), Arun Bothra (Capital Region Urban Transport), Christina Jasiunate (World Bicycle Relief), Sheila Watson (FIA Foundation).
The language of the teleconference: English. For those who wish to take part in the teleconference, the Department for International Relations is ready to organize the translation of the event in real time.
Registration and additional information at the link:
https://www.transformative-mobility.org/news/tumi-live-tv-conference-2020
Conference "New approaches and business models. Trends in the transport and urban smart mobility market"
When: May 27, 10:00 – 15:30
Who: The expert online conference is held by the working group of the National Technology Initiative "Autonet" and the company Roland Berger.
About what: Trends in the market of transport telematics, urban smart mobility; Digitalization of transport logistics: new technologies and ideas that can truly revolutionize transportation; Chinese experience of overcoming the crisis; Avtodata platform: summing up the first results of implementation, prospects for implementation; Current measures of state support and private investment.
Speakers: Maria Mikhailenko, Tobias Schoenberg, Jeff Yu, Konstantin Shirokinsky (Roland Berger, Russia, USA, China), Alexander Gurko (NP GLONASS), representatives of venture funds (PBK, Skolkovo, InVenture Partners) and others.
Registration and additional information at the link:
https://leader-id.ru/event/49572