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September
15th 2005
Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester,
United Kingdom
The
International Network of Light Rail Cities invites you
to the LiRa-2 Final Conference on September 15th in Manchester.
LiRa-2
LiRa-2 is a partnership between nine partners
in Belgium, United Kingdom and the Netherlands. The common
issues of LiRa-2 are the development of a transnational methodology
to assess quality rapid transit options and the propagation
of chain mobility and the concept of seamless journeys.
Additional information on LiRa-2 can be obtained from the website www.lira-2.com.
The
Finish is near
This conference will mark the end of the activities
of the LiRa-2 INTERREG project. After almost three years the
LiRa-2 project is coming to a close. At the LiRa-2 final conference
the results and findings of this project will be presented.
You are welcome to participate in the conference, which
will be held in Manchester, United Kingdom, on September 15th
2005. The location of the conference is the Museum
of Science and Industry (Photo).
Registration
If you are interested in attending the conference
and want more information about the hotels and travelling to
Manchester, please click here for
the registration form. Participation is free of charge, hotel
and travelling are at your own expenses.
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Programme
09.00
- 10.00 hrs
Registration at the Museum and coffee
10.00
- 10.15 hrs
Opening word
Mr. Jan Termorshuizen, City Region of Haaglanden, chairman
of the LiRa-2 Steering Committee
10.15
- 10.35 hrs
Welcome talk
Representatives from Manchester: Lord Peter Smith, Chair
of Association of Greater Manchester Authorities and Counsillor Roger
Jones, Chair of Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority
10.35
- 10.55 hrs
The European context
Mr. Charles White, Directorate-General of Regional Development
of the European Commission. Touching on the vision of the European
Commission on local and regional Quality Rapid Transit
10.55
- 11.15 hrs
Coffee break
11.15
- 11.45 hrs
Presentation LiRa-2 results
Mr. René Buck of Buck Consultants International.
11.45
- 12.15 hrs
Presentation Assessment Tool
Mr. Alex Muller of AGV (Consultants on Mobility Issues)
12.30
- 14.00 hrs
Lunch buffet
Parallel
sessions
Chaired by Mr. Nick Briggs and Mr. Rene
Buck
14.00
- 14.45 hrs
Workshops case studies:
> Brussels Capital Region
Ms. Christel
Straetemans
> Greater Manchester Passenger
Transport Executive - East Lancashire Partnership
Mr. Nick
Hallet
14.45
- 15.30 hrs
Workshops case studies:
> Province of Gelderland
Mr. Gerard
Zijlema
> Province of Vlaams-Brabant
Mr.
Kris Lambrechts
15.30
- 15.45 hrs
Coffee break
15.45
- 16.30 hrs
Workshops case studies:
> Province of Limburg
Mr.
Marc Onnen
> Wolverhampton / Centro
Mr.
David Orton
16.30
- 16.45 hrs
Conclusion
Mr. Nick Briggs
16.45
- 17.00 hrs
Closure of the conference
Mr. Jan Termorshuizen
17.00
- 18.00 hrs
Drinks at the Power Hall
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