Dear all UTSG members,
TORG are pleased to announce their seminar programme for semester 2.
Wednesday 3rd February, "New Tyne Crossing" - Paul Fenwick, Project Engineer, Newcastle City Council
Wednesday 10th February, "Community Access in Africa - It's Potential for Poverty Reduction and Its Need for Knowledge" - Jeff Turner, Programme Manager, African Community Access Programme (AFCAP)
Wednesday 17th February, "Road Safety: How Not To Do it!" - Yngve Granne, Independent Road Safety Consultant, Jacobs (*please note that, at present, this seminar will be in Room 3.25*)
Wednesday 3rd March, "Implementation of DASTs at Nexus" - Gordon Harrison, Nexus
Wednesday 10th March, "True Grit - A Winter's Tale! The Power of the Media in Influencing Transport Decision Making and Policy" - Edmund King, President of the AA
Wednesday 17th March, "Delivering Value for Money" - Simeon Butterworth, Divisional Director, Jacobs Consultancy
Wednesday 28th April, "Autonomous Navigation and Collision Avoidance for Large Marine Vessels" - Richard Fairchild, Researcher in Transport, School of CEG, Newcastle University
Wednesday 5th May, "Driver Boredom" - Simon Heslop, PhD student, School of CEG, Newcastle University
More details of individual speakers and their seminar topics will be disseminated closer to the date of each seminar.
All seminars are based in the Cassie Building (usually Room 2.33) which is number 14 on the Campus Map (http://www.ncl.ac.uk/travel/maps/printable/Campus-Map-Print.pdf) and is about a 5-10 minute walk from Haymarket bus station, Haymarket or Jesmond metro stations, both of which are easily accessible from Newcastle Central station or Newcastle International Airport. Car parking in and around the University campus is limited, but Park and Ride options are available from seven metro stations within Newcastle - please see the Nexus website http://www.nexus.org.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Nexus/Metro/Metro+map/) for more details.
The TORG seminars are intended to disseminate ongoing research and encourage detailed discussions of a diverse range of transport topics in an informal environment. The seminars are part of a wider programme within the School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences (http://www.ceg.ncl.ac.uk/seminars/index.htm) all of which are free of charge and open for external guests to attend. Please let Miss Emma Simblett ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) know if you wish to attend a TORG seminar to allow names of external guests to be noted.
For further information on the TORG seminars, please contact Dr. Dilum Dissanayake ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) or Mr. Gareth Evans ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>).
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