when:  17.09.2007    

Event title  Paris, FR: PIARC 23rd World Road Congress

Where:  Europe - Europe 

Category:  Events in Europe     

  Event description: 

PIARC 23rd World Road Congress : Paris 2007 - The Choice for Sustainable Development

  This event marks the centenary of the founding of PIARC in 1908. It will be structured around the themes of: governance and management of the road system challenges (confronting road administrations to ensure that road systems meet the socio-economic development needs of different countries); sustainable mobility (encouraging the development of road transport policies which result in outcomes that are beneficial to communities in terms of sustainable and safe mobility, taking account of the need for integration with other modes of transport); safety and road operations (improving the efficiency of the road system for the movement of people and goods while effectively managing the human and environmental risks associated with transport operations); and quality of road infrastructures (ensuring the efficient management of road assets by integrating all infrastructure components and taking account of the expectations of users and surrounding communities). Abstracts should be submitted online by 1st September 2006.