Events

4th European Conference on ICT for Transport Logistics (ECITL)
Date: 13 - 14.10.2011
Thessaloniki, Greece
The 4th European Conference on ICT for Transport Logistics (ECITL '11) will be held on the 13th and 14th of October 2011 in Thessaloniki, Greece.

The event is mainly organized by the University of Applied Sciences Vorarlberg GmbH (FHV) and is supported by several independent EU funded projects dealing with different issues in transport logistics. Together they try to establish a common exchange and cooperation platform for stakeholders and researchers in the logistics sector. The target audience includes everyone who is involved in logistics operations, e.g. logistics operators, industry, infrastructure providers and authorities.
Website: www.ecitl.eu

8th ITS European Congress
Date: 06 - 09.06.2011
Location: Lyon / Rhone-Alpes, France
This city is the second leading economic centre in France and is home to major manufacturers in the automobile sector. It will also be a major opportunity to meet advanced industry, academics and both public and private sector organisations sharing common interest in promoting future urban transport systems using ITS.

Every ITS-related product, project or topic are invited for display at the Exhibition. The main focus of the Congress will be 'Intelligent mobility - ITS for sustainable transport of persons and goods in urban regions', paying particular attention to the following topics:

• Co-modal urban transport management
• Electromobility
• From cooperative systems to integrated mobility services
• From smart concepts to successful implementation
• Governance and business issues
• Information and communication: providers and users
• ITS for adaptive and resilient cities

Transport Logistic Munich
Date: 10 - 13.05.2011
Location: Messe München, Munich, Germany
The International Exhibition for Logistics, Mobility, IT and Supply Chain Management takes place from 10 to 13 May 2011 at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre. transport logistic is the world´s biggest trade fair for the multi-facetted industry of moving goods by road, rail, water and air. The fair´s portfolio covers logistics and freight transport, telematics and in-company transport and material flow. Integrated into transport logistic 2011 is Air Cargo Europe, an exhibition and conference for the global air cargo business taking place for the fifth time. The extensive conference programme and the 5th Air Cargo Europe provide an expert overview of new markets, trends and innovations in the international transport and logistics industry. transport logistic 2009 attracted 1,764 exhibitors from over 55 countries and 48,000 visitors from around 112 countries. The statistics for the fair are independently audited on behalf of the Gesellschaft zur Freiwilligen Kontrolle von Messe- und Ausstellungszahlen (FKM), a society for the voluntary control of fair and exhibition statistics.

The International Exhibition for Logistics, Mobility, IT and Supply Chain Management takes place from 10 to 13 May 2011 at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre. transport logistic is the world´s biggest trade fair for the multi-facetted industry of moving goods by road, rail, water and air. The fair´s portfolio covers logistics and freight transport, telematics and in-company transport and material flow. Integrated into transport logistic 2011 is Air Cargo Europe, an exhibition and conference for the global air cargo business taking place for the fifth time. The extensive conference programme and the 5th Air Cargo Europe provide an expert overview of new markets, trends and innovations in the international transport and logistics industry. transport logistic 2009 attracted 1,764 exhibitors from over 55 countries and 48,000 visitors from around 112 countries. The statistics for the fair are independently audited on behalf of the Gesellschaft zur Freiwilligen Kontrolle von Messe- und Ausstellungszahlen (FKM), a society for the voluntary control of fair and exhibition statistics.
Website: www.transportlogistic.de

Bridging ICT4EE R&D Approaches and Communities: a challenge for FP8
Date: 11 - 15.04.2011
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Logistics for LIFE has been invited to participate in the ""Bridging ICT4EE R&D Approaches and Communities: a challenge for FP8" workshop on the 14th of April 2011 in Brussels. Paolo Paganelli (Coordinator/Insiel) and Margherita Forcolin will talk about "ICT in Energy Efficieny Logistic" and the "Intelligent Cargo Forum and the Logistics for LIFE showcase". This half-day event is held in conjunction to the" Sustainable Energy Week" from 11 - 15 April 2011 in Brussels.
Invitation: Invitation to the workshop

ECITL 2010 - 3rd European Conference on ICT for Transport Logistics
Date: 04 - 05.11.2010
Location: Bremen, Germany
The 3rd European Conference on ICT for Transport Logistics is organized under the umbrella of the L4Life project and will continue the success established by the previous events by brining together all stakeholders in European and international supply chains. Participants are coming from different sectors, ranging from industry, logisitics services providers and freight forwarders, research to port and authorities and infrastructure provders. Therfore the event provides and excellent opportunity to exchange ideas and discuss them with the participants and speakers, as networking and interactive sessions are main objectives of the event.
Website: ECITL 2010
Press release: Press release ECITL 2010 in English

ITS 2010 - 17th ITS World Congress - "Ubiquitous Society with ITS"
Date: 25 - 29.10.2010
Location: Busan, Korea
The 17th ITS World Congress, Busan, 2010 is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate expertise and high level achievement within the field of ITS in a global perspective. It will be a leading congress to demonstrate the paradigm shifts of ITS by networked travelers in a mobile millennium, and to organize the interactive and tailor-made meetings including Plenary Sessions, Executive Sessions, Special Sessions, Scientific / Technical Sessions and others under the theme of “Ubiquitous Society with ITS”.
Website: ITS 2010

SMC 2010 - 2010 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics
Date: 10 - 13.10.2010
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
The 2010 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC 2010) provides an international forum that brings together those actively involved in areas of interest to the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society, to report on up-to-the-minute innovations and developments, to summarize the state-of-the-art, and to exchange ideas and advances in all aspects of systems science and engineering, human machine systems, and cybernetics.
Website: SMC 2010

Lakeside Conference Data and Mobility 2010
Date: 6 - 8.10.2010
Location: Villach, Austria
The 2010 IEEE Transforming Information into Intelligent Traffic and Transportation Services is the title of the second conference on traffic and transportation related IT held by the Lakeside Science & Technology Park in partnership with AustriaTech (the Federal Agency for Technological Measures Ltd.), the U.S. Commercial Service Austria and ATTC (Austrian Traffic Telematics Cluster). This year's Lakeside Conference offers a broad menu of topics. These include Data Sources for Intelligent Systems and Services, Improved Data Verification, Liability and Quality, Intelligent Weather Systems for Applications in Traffic and Transport, Intelligent Infrastructure Development and Maintenance, Co-operative Systems, Networks and Platforms and Enhanced User Services. Key speakers include Richard Whaley (Houston TranStar), Theo Kamalski (TomTom), Hans-Hendrik Puvogel (INRIX), Wolfgang Höfs (European Commission, DG Information Society and Media), and Martin Russ (Austrian Ministery of Traffic, Infrastructure and Technology). Scientists, engineers, infrastructure managers and policy administration officials are expected from across Europe with a few from America and Asia. Both the conference and the accompanying exhibition will be held over two days at the International Congress Centre in Villach. A special get-to-know-you gathering will be held on Wednesday evening in the Lakeside Science and Technology Park in Klagenfurt. Sessions will consist of keynote speeches, scientific papers and case studies, and presentations of emerging technology and services. In addition, the city of Villach, which is located in Austria's beautiful southern lake region, offers itself as a perfect base for tours and informal networking.
Website: Lakeside Conference

L4LIFE networking session at the ICT 2010 in Brussels
Date: 28.09.2010, 14.00 - 15.30
Location: ICT 2010 in Brussels, Belgium, Room T007
The session will be organised as a panel discussion with representatives from industry, research and the European Commission to discover
* current challenges for the industry
* demonstrate current and future research topics in the field
and to match these with the FP7-ICT-2011/2012 Work Programme.
Website: ICT 2010 – L4LIFE Networking session

ICT 2010 - DIGITALLY DRIVEN
Date: 27 - 29.09.2010
Location: ICT 2010 in Brussels, Belgium, Room T007
This biennial event has become a unique gathering point for researchers, business people, investors, and high level policy makers in the field of digital innovation. ICT 2010 will focus on policy priorities such as Europe's Digital Agenda and the 2011-2012 financial programme (€2.8 billion) of the European Union for funding research and innovation in ICT. Join us at ICT 2010 to discover latest research trends in information and communication technologies, meet potential research and business partners, and visit our 10.000 m² exhibition of Europe's latest cutting edge ICT research.
Website: ICT 2010

16th Pan-American Cofnerence of Traffic and Transportation Engineering and Logistics
Date: 15 - 18.07.2010
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
The PANAM is the most important conference on transportation at the Iberian-American context. It has been organized for more than 25 years, and gathers technicians and researchers from all over the world, with a strong participation from South America, Portugal and Spain.
Website: PANAM 2010

12th World Conference on Transport Research
Date: 11 - 15.07.2010
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
The objective of the WCTRS (World Conference on Transport Research Society) is to provide a forum for the interchange of ideas among transportation researchers, managers, policy makers, and educators from all over the world, from a perspective which is multi-modal, multi-disciplinary, and multi-sectoral. The Society has become a primary forum for such international exchanges in transportation; the World Conferences are the place where leading transportation professionals from all countries convene to learn from one another.
Website: WCTR 2010

ISL 2010 - 15th International Symposium on Logistics
Date: 04 - 07.07.2010
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The 15th International Symposium on Logistics aims to provide a forum for discussion between leading academics, researchers and practitioners who specialise in the area of logistics and supply chain management and to promote excellence in this field. The chosen theme for ISL2010 is “Configuring Next Generation Supply Chains”. This theme represents an emerging and highly challenging area of research and practice for both academics and practitioners alike.
Website: ISL 2010

TRA 2010 - Transport Research Arena Europe 2010
Date: 07 - 10.06.2010
Location: Brussels, Belgium
TRA 2010 will be a golden opportunity for EU road transport stakeholders and researchs to discuss new strategies for completing the process that began at Gothenburg's TRA 2006; the process of creating a true 'European Road Transport Research Arena'.
Website: TRA 2010

Innovative Logistics 2010 Brokerage Event
Date: 18.03.2010
Location: Limburghal, Genk, Belgium
nternational Face2Face Brokerage Event on the new Move IT expo 2010 fair in Genk, Belgium on 18 March 2010. International by nature, the new Move IT expo 2010 is organised in cooperation with the Logistics Platform Limburg (Belgium), ELC Limburg (The Netherlands), IHK Aachen (Germany) and Logistics in Wallonia (Belgium). The Innovative Logistics brokerage event will bring together suppliers and users of new technologies and innovative products for the logistic & transport sector from all over Europe. The brokerage event offers pre-arranged face to face meetings to foster transnational technology and business co-operations.
Website: Innovative Logistics 2010

ICT4EE: ICT for Energy Efficiency
Date: 23 - 24.02.2010
Location: Brussels, Belgium
The second edition of the High Level event on ICT for Energy Efficiency the key event on ICT for Energy Efficiency and organised by the European Commission's Information Society and Media Directorate-General, in cooperation with the Spanish Presidency of the European Union.
Website: ICT4EE