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9th UITP Light Rail Conference
The world’s unrivalled light rail conference
Keep the world cool with LRT!
Global solutions for a changing environment
Istanbul, 11-13 June 2008
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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
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Technical visit(s) |
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Visit to the system :
- Ride in the metro system; visit to Sisli and Levent Stations
- Briefing on Istanbul Railway Systems
- Ride in the funicular system: Taksim - Kabatas
- Ride in the tram system: Kabatas - Aksaray - Kabatas
Departure from Hotel Grand Cevahir lobby. Three different groups will leave at intervals of 10 min. The visit will be conducted in English.
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Welcome reception |
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Opening session |
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Official welcome
Ömer YILDIZ, General Manager, Istanbul Ulasim A.S., Istanbul, Turkey
Slaven TICA, Chair of Light Rail Division, Managing Director, GSP Beograd, Belgrade, Serbia
Roberto CAVALIERI, UITP President, Managing Director, METRO Roma SpA, Rome, Italy
Dr. Kadir TOPBAS, Mayor of Istanbul
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Keynote speech
LRT and sustainable development policy in Bordeaux
Anne WALRYCK, Deputy Mayor in charge of Sustainable Development, Bordeaux municipality, France |
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Coffee break |
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Session 1 - LRT in Turkey |
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Chairperson: Hans RAT, UITP Secretary General, UITP, Brussels, Belgium
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LRT developments in Anatolia: a growing market
Darcin AKIN, Gebze Institute of Technology, Istanbul Metropolitan Planning & Urban Design Center, Istanbul, Turkey
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Mastering energy consumption in the Istanbul rail systems
Süleyman AÇIKBAŞ, Electric & Electronic Installations Manager, Istanbul Ulasim A.S., Istanbul, Turkey |
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Tram infrastructure refurbishment and modernisation in Istanbul
Şerafettin DILAVER, Expert, Istanbul Ulasim A.S., Istanbul, Turkey |
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Selection process for the Kayseri LRT
Feyzullah GÜNDOĞDU, Chief Kayseri Light Rail Project, Kayseri, Turkey |
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Lunch |
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Session 2 - LRT, Cities and Sustainability |
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Chairperson: Dipl.-Ing. Georg DRECHSLER, Chair of Light Rail Committee, Vorstandvorsitzender, Bremer Strassenbahn AG, Bremen, Germany
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Climate change: challenge and opportunities for LRT
Wolfgang MEYER, Honorary UITP President, Cologne, Germany |
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The right mode for the right service level – an attempt at clarifying a complex debate
Luke ALBANESE, Project Director LRT, Transport for London, London, United Kingdom |
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LRT success principles: at the crossroads between politics, marketing and engineering
Reiner ZIESCHANK Vorstand Finanzen und Technik, Dresdener Verkehrsbetriebe, Dresden, Germany |
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Coffee break |
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Session 3 - LRT in Western Societies |
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Chairman: Léo HARING, Vice-Chair of Light Rail Committee, Deputy Director Light Rail, HTM Personen Vervoer NV, The Hague, Netherlands
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LRT boom, its effect on modal shift and environment: the case of France and Grenoble
Joël PITREL, Directeur Général, SEMITAG, Grenoble, France |
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Evergreen LRT: development of sustainable solution for Vancouver
Alan JONES, Transport planner, Steer Davies Gleave, London, United Kingdom |
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Operator’s position and experience in Public Private Partnership for LRT
François-Xavier PERIN, Chief Operating Officer, Transdev, Paris, France |
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Official Dinner |
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Assembly breakfast of the Light Rail Division of UITP |
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(for members, on invitation only)
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Session 4 - Infrastructures |
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Chairperson: Christian BUISSON, Directeur Expertise Rail, Transdev SA, Paris, France
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Extension of line 94 in Brussels
Christian DOCHY, Directeur, Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles (STIB), Brussels, Belgium |
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LRVs run in city centre without overhead wires
Didier FREMAUX, Directeur grands projets, Veolia Transport, Paris, France |
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Overhead power supply on the Galata bascule bridge
Daniele APICELLA, Project Manager, Furrer+Frey, Bern, Switzerland |
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Coffee break |
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Session 5 - Infrastructures |
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Chairperson: Thomas POTTER, Chief Engineer Light Rail, Bybanen, City of Bergen, Norway
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Noise reduction measures in Istanbul
Veysel ARLI, LRT maintenance chief, Istanbul Ulasim A.S., Istanbul, Turkey |
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Construction of new maintenance centre through PPP in Leipzig
Ronald JUHRS, Geschäftsführer Technik und Betrieb, Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH (LVB), Leipzig, Germany |
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Overview of German know-how on noise & vibration reduction
Friedrich KRÜGER, Bauasessor, STUVA, Cologne, Germany |
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Fast track-laying installation methods in urban environments
Bruno MEIRA Y DURAN, Sales Engineer, CDM N.V., Overijse, Belgium |
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Lunch |
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Session 6 - Operation |
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Chairperson: Klaus-Dieter LOHRMANN, Betriebsleiter, Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen AG (SSB), Stuttgart, Germany
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Economic and environmental benefits of tram priority at traffic lights in Munich
Herbert KÖNIG, Vorsitzender der Geschäftsführung, Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG), Munich, Germany |
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New approach for tram operation in Melbourne: think tram
Dennis CLICHE, Chief Executive Officer, Yarra Tram, Melbourne, Australia |
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Simple, reliable and inexpensive control system for LRT
Pedro PINTO, Commercial manager, EFACEC, Moreira da Maia, Portugal |
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Coffee break |
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Session 7 - LRV developments |
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Chairperson: Slaven TICA, Chair of Light Rail Division, Managing Director, GSP Beograd, Belgrade, Serbia
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Low floor trams are facing new challenges
Reinhard CHRISTELLER, Product Marketing Director; Ismail SEYHANLI, Business Deveolpment Manager, Alstom Transport, Saint Ouen, France |
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Recent trends in the LRV market
Rolf ERFURT, Director Business Development & product management, Bombardier transportation, Vienna, Austria |
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Energy efficient and overhead contact line-free operation of trams
Peter ECKERT, Siemens Transportation Systems, Erlangen, Germany |
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Low-cost solutions from a challenger in the sector
Jaromir JELINEK, Commercial Director, SKODA, Pilsen, Czech Republic |
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Closing session |
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Concluding remarks, Slaven TICA, Chair of Light Rail Division, Managing Director, GSP Beograd, Belgrade, Serbia |
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Statements of the "Youth Parliament" |
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UITP Light Rail Awards 2008 |
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Official hand-over of the UITP flag to the host of the 10th Light Rail Conference, 2010 |
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