Industry

Public Transport and Vehicle Equipment
The meeting of the Public Transport and Vehicle Equipment Committee was held in April in Pistoia, Italy, at the premises of AnsaldoBreda, the Italian equipper of rail-bound rolling stock.
Chaired by Rolf Hedberg, the meeting covered a wide variety of topics, from obsolescence management of electronic components to the design and commissioning of light rail vehicles; and from the ‘EU Bus System of the Future’ project to rail tender recommendations.
CONTACT: Arno Kerkhof, arno.kerkhof@uitp.org

Information Technology and Service Industry
The Information Technology and Service Industry Committee met in Brussels, Belgium, on 5 March. This was the first meeting held independently from the other Industry Committees. Due to urgent obligations, Frithjof Struye, Chairperson of the Committee, entrusted Heidi Blengsli Aabel of Fara with the chairmanship of the meeting. Many topics were on the agenda: preparing for IT-TRANS 2010; the possible organisation of an IT Study Tour to Japan together with the Marketing and Product Development Commission; setting up a working group on tendering processes; progress on the Travel Information Market and the Interoperable Fare Management project and forum; possible cooperation with the Security Commission; and proposals for IT sessions at UITP's 58th World Congress.
CONTACT: Johan van Ieperen, johan.van.ieperen@uitp.org