Bonus sessions
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12:30-14:00 |
5th Organising Authorities Division Assembly (Open to all UITP members)
Chair: Coen Volp, UITP Organising Authorities Assembly Chairman
Director, Road and Transport Department, Provincie Gelderland, Arnhem, The Netherlands
Report of the Organising Authorities Committee
Claudio Masi, UITP Organising Authorities Committee Chairman, Milan, Italy
Mission statement of Organising Authorities Division
Peter Kellermann, UITP Organising Authorities Committee Vice-Chairman
Geschäftsfuhrer, Hamburger Verkehrsverbund GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
Membership update and results of the survey of members of the Organising Authorities Division
Janis UMBLIJS, Junior Manager, International Association of Public Transport (UITP), Brussels, Belgiu
Guest speaker
Adam Giambrone, Toronto City Councillor and Chair of Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), Canada
Election of the Assembly Chairman for 2009-2011
Hans Rat, Secretary General, International Association of Public Transport (UITP), Brussels, Belgium
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09:00-10:30 |
Regional session - Motorcycles & public transport: how to win this competition?
For registered delegates and Exhibition visitors
There is common scenario among several developing countries; the motorcycle is often a preferred modal instead of public transport.
Preliminary evaluations show that a motorcycle of which the consumption is 36 km/l and the tank has a capacity of only four liters can run 144 kilometers. In Latin America; that means that the user is running almost the entire week with a tank of fuel, spending approximately 4 € per week; the same distance in public transport will cost 16 €. Therefore, a popular motorcycle is a good business.
But we know that the social impact of motorcycle is very high: the high atmospheric pollution, human and financial losses caused by traffic accidents and high congestion are the principal factors of negative impact.
We invite people to debate the issues and possible solutions. Meet local realities can give us tools to combat the problem.
With the participation of:
Chair: Víctor Raúl Martinez, President of Sí 99 and Chairman of Latin America Division
- Jurandir Fernandes, Assessor of São Paulo State Government, Brazil
- Jorge Minteguiga, President of Tecno Acción Santiago, Chile
- Israel Sekirasa, Authority, General Director SUMATRA Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
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11:00-12:30 |
Regional session - Public transport in the Middle-East and North Africa region
For registered delegates and Exhibition visitors
Chair: Abdulaziz Al-Ohaly, Deputy Minister of Transport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Public transport development and business potentials in Dubai
Peyman Younes Parham, Director of Marketing & Corporate Communication, Roads and Transport Authority, Dubai, UAE
The future of public transport in Abu Dhabi
Ahmad Al-Akhras, Transport Planning Consultant
Saeed Al-Hameli, General Manager Bus Office
Abu Dhabi Department of Transport, UAE
Urban transport strategy and projects in Morocco
Abdellatif Chadali, Director of Planning and Equipment, Ministry of Interior, Rabat, Morocco
Major development and expansion programme of Saudi rail network
Ali Saad Al Karni, Vice-President for Technical Affairs, Saudi Railways Organisation, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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09:00-10:30 |
More options for energy efficient mobility (Momo) Car-Sharing Workshop
For registered delegates and Exhibition visitors
The European project “momo Car-Sharing” has the key objective of contributing significantly to sustainable mobility patterns by establishing a mobility culture which is based on using various transport options instead of car-ownership. Car-Sharing has a great but mostly unexploited potential. Discover how to establish, develop and integrate a successful Car-Sharing scheme into urban development and in co-operation with public transport.
The need for Car-Sharing to solve transport problems in the New Member States
Michaela Valentova, Institute for Environmental Policy p.b.c., Prague, Czech Republic
Co-modality in Vienna: how is it organised?
Christoph Fuchs, Denzeldrive, Vienna, Austria
Transfer of Car-Sharing experience – how to get it successfully started? Good practices from Belgium
David Van Kesteren, Manager, cambio Vlaanderen – Taxistop, Gent, Belgium
momo Car-Sharing as a lighthouse project to help us achieve our goals
Michael Glotz-Richter, Senior Project Manager, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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14:00-15:30 |
EBSF - European Bus System of the Future
For registered delegates and Exhibition visitors
How will the European Bus System of the Future (EBSF) project boost the “Urban Bus Renaissance” in Europe?
Presentation of the main innovative actions carried out in the EBSF project and official launch of the strategic document “EBSF Vision”.
Chair: Umberto Guida, EBSF Project Director
Ran by the EBSF project partners, the presentations will stress on the most innovative activities of the project that will improve bus systems of the future.
In the second part of the information session, the main strategic document of the project, the EBSF Vision, will be officially presented. The EBSF Vision is a common message of the EBSF consortium about an ideal Bus System of the Future for European cities.
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14:00-15:30 |
Public Transport and Large Events: A Winning Team - followed by a technical visit (15.30-17.30)
Reserved exclusively to Congress delegates
Hosting a large public event has become an important element of the strategy of cities and regions to attract visitors and investments. The planning and the management of large events require a careful preparation of public transport undertakings and the development of close partnerships with, amongst others, event organizers and public authorities.
Indeed transport and mobility are very visible and sensitive sectors. Therefore the reliability and the organisation of the movements, whilst handling the back traffic, represent the keys to a successful event.
Realizing that a number of UITP members are facing the organisation of large events and that UITP could provide them with highly valuable support by promoting and structuring the exchange of information with members having experience in this field, UITP launched in 2008 a working group which gathers worldwide experts designated by interested UITP Committees and Commissions.
The workshop will present the final results of the UITP Working Group on Public Transport and Large Events.
A. Workshop
Presentation of the Working Group results:
- Presentation of the policy recommendations for decision-makers by Bruno Sessarego, AMT, Genoa, Italy
- Presentation of the technical guidance for public transport professionals by Volker von Rumohr, HVV, Hamburg, Germany
- Debate between public transport representatives and an event owner moderated by Prof. Philippe Bovy, IOC Transport Advisor, Lausanne, Switzerland.
The panel will be composed of:
- Martin Kallen, EURO Director, UEFA, Nyon, Switzerland
- Graham Stephens, TfL Games Coordination Manager, TfL, London, UK
- Jean-Louis Weigl, Head of network and service development, RATP, Paris, France
- José de Souza Costa, President, Metro Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
B. TECHNICAL VISIT (15:30 – approx. 17:30)
After a short theoretical presentation on the concept of the station ‘Stadion’, Wiener Linien will kindly guide participants through the extension of the underground line 2 and the station ‘Stadion’ that was especially designed for large events and built for the Football European Cup 2008.
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16:00-17:30 |
Regional session - Africa is moving: solutions for public tranpsort
For registered delegates and Exhibition visitors
Chaired by Mr Ousmane Thiam, UATP President
Building urban buses in Africa: Experiences from Africa
Yai Vincent, Director of Studies and Prospection, SOTRA - Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Ousmane Diop, General Manager, SENBUS, Dakar, Senegal
BRT success story in Lagos: first important achievements and next steps
Olugbenga Dairo, Technical Adviser to the CEO, LAMATA, Lagos, Nigeria
Development of an ambitious integrated public transport policy: Gauteng's case
Premakanthan Govender, GTMA, Johannesburg, South Africa
Which financing possibilities for urban public transport development in Africa?
Hubert Nove-Josserand, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA
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09:00-10:30 |
Regional session - Bus operators: how to transform the informal sector into a profitable business
For registered delegates and Exhibition visitors
Implementing a new public transport system specially a bus system in developing countries requires an investment in a number of fronts, ranging from: planning, infrastructure, rolling stock, technology and etc ... And the operators?
The experience of many bus system projects in developing countries proved the importance of involving the historical bus operators as a key point of success for a new bus system. Some operators and local authorities responsible for the best practices in Colombia, India, México and Senegal will tell us how was the conversion of informal businesses operating in profitable enterprises.
With the participation of:
Chair: Jesús Padilla, General Director of Corredor Insurgente, México D.F., Mexico
· Fernando Paes, General Manger of Transmilenio, Bogotá, Colombia
· Patricia Bitencourt, Waterborne Transport Authority Belem do Pará, Brazil
· Sanjiv N. Sahai, Delhi Government, India
· Ousmane Thiam, Conseil Exécutif des Transports Urbains de Dakar, Senegal
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