1st MENA Public Transport Congress and Showcase
Dubai, 25-27 November 2007
Providing travelers with a seamless journey in public transport

WELCOME TO DUBAI BY

Hans Rat
UITP Secretary General
“Over the last few years, a large number of ambitious public transport projects were developed and launched in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In the coming months and years different metro, light rail and bus networks will be opened to the quickly urbanizing population in nearly all countries of the region. UITP members and the Association have been driving this progress forward through a variety of topical workshops, expert publications and initiatives.”

Mattar Al Tayer
Chairman of the Board &
Executive Director Roads & Transport Authority

“I’m pleased to welcome you in the Emirate of Dubai to attend the Congress and Show Case of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) for the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA); which will be held in Dubai under the theme “Providing travelers with a seamless journey in public transport”. The congress will focus on achieving modal integration between various mass transit systems, for the benefit of all community sectors, and further integration of the policies & legislations of transport systems.”

The reason
In order to consolidate the knowledge and experiences developed within the region, the MENA Division of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) has decided to organise the first ever MENA Public Transport Congress and Showcase in Dubai from 25 to 27 November 2007. This event reflects the scale of knowledge and ambition – providing a natural progression and an opportunity to really define the future of public transport in the region.

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UITP MENA Division

It is now time to take the second gear and connect all existing and recently implemented bits and pieces in order to offer citizen an end-to-end collective transport solution.

The central theme
Providing travelers with a seamless journey in public transport
“Integration” will be the global theme of this first MENA congress. All different aspects of integration will be considered, such as organisational integration (establishment of transport organising authorities), new technologies (integrated travel information, management tools and electronic ticketing), and modal integration (interchange stations)...

The concept

	-	All Congress sessions will include speakers from the MENA region and top level international speakers
	-	A Showcase to complement the expertise of the Congress sessions
	-	A trusted place for business, learning and networking

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