Announcing an International Conference on the ICARO Project -
Increasing CAR Occupancy through innovative measures and technical
instruments.

ICARO is an EU Fourth Framework Research Project covering Task 5.2/17
of the Urban Transport Research Programme of the European Commission,
Directorate General, DG VII, Brussels.


Who should attend?
Key decision makers in local, regional and national government
involved in planning and implementing approximately traffic and
transport policies.
Transport consultants.
Transport academics.


PROGRAMME

MONDAY 22nd March 1999
09.30       Registration and Coffee

SESSION 1
Chair: Derek Quinn (Leeds City Council)

10.00  Welcome remarks:
       Councillor Eamonn McGee
       Chair, Highways & Transportation Committee, Leeds City Council.

10.05  Car-Sharing from the European Perspective:
       Marcel Rommerts
       European Commission Directorate General for Transport, DG VII

10.20  An introduction to the ICARO Car-Sharing Demonstrations
       David Gilson
       Department of Highways and Transportation, Leeds City Council.

10.30  Leeds High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane*
       Tim Dixon
       Department of Highways and Transportation, Leeds City Council.

11.00  Predicted effects of other HOV measures*
       Simon Shepherd
       University of Leeds Institute for Transport Studies.

11.30  Morning Coffee

SESSION 2
Chair : Jan Van Severen (Langzaam Verkeer, BE)

12.00  Car-Share Matching Centres
       Bart Desmedt
       Traject C. V., Gent (BE)

12.20  Incentives for Car-Sharers
       Michael Meschik
       Universitaet fuer Bodenkultur Wien
       Institute for Transport Studies (A)

12.40  Discussion on Car-Share Matching Centres and other incentive
       measures

13.00  Lunch

SESSION 3

Chair: David Gilson (Leeds City Council)
14.15  Cross Site Awareness of HOV/Car-Sharing - People's Opinions
       versus their Actions*
       Christian Thomas
       Data Science AG, Zurich (CH)

14.45  Transferability of the Car-Share demonstrations to other
       countries.*
       Peter Borrough
       Highways Agency, London.

15.15  Implementation Guidelines and Recommendations for Car-Sharing
       measures.*
       Andres Monzon
       Departamento de Transportes, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

15.45  ICARO Video - Car-Sharing measures.
       Jan Van Severan
       Langzaam Verkeer, Leuven (BE)

16.05  Conclusions on ICARO
       Gerd Sammer, Universitaet fuer Bodenkultur Wien
       Institute for Transport Studies (A)
       and ICARO Coordinator

16.20  Details of the 23rd March free bus tour of the Leeds HOV Lane
       David Gilson, Leeds City Council.

16.30  Close

*   Each of these presentations will last around 20 minutes.
    The remaining time will be for questions and discussion.


TUESDAY 23rd MARCH 1999
07.45  Free morning peak period bus tour of the HOV Lane.
       Return to the City Centre around 10.00am.


Standard Conference Fee                                     stlg80
Discounted Conference Rate                                  stlg70
(For bookings received and paid for by 23rd February 1999)
Transport Planning Society (TPS) Members Rate               stlg70

The  registration fee includes lunch, refreshments,  conference
papers   and  a  copy  of  the  ICARO  Manual,  which  contains
information  on  measures  and  instruments  to  increase   car
occupancy based on the experience of the ICARO project. A  free
morning  peak bus tour of the Leeds HOV Lane will be  available
on  Tuesday  23 March for those delegates who wish to  see  the
lane  in  operation. (Please indicate below if required.)  Free
parking  vouchers for the Armouries car park are  available  on
request  to conference delegates arriving by car. All delegates
are  also  entitled to a stlg5 discount voucher for the  Armouries
Museum. Entry price is stlg2.95 on production of a voucher  rather
than stlg7.95.

Hotel  accommodation is not included, but can  be  arranged  by
contacting Gateway Yorkshire Tourist Information Tel: 0113  242
5242.  Please state where the conference is taking  place  when
making your booking. Special conference rates are available  at
the  Queens Hotel (Tel: 0113 243 1323) and the Hilton  National
Hotel  (Tel:  0113  244  2000).  Please  contact  these  hotels
directly  quoting "Royal Armouries" when making  your  booking.
(n.b. Both hotels are next to the central railway station.)

All  fees  are payable in advance of the conference.  Delegates
may  be  refused admission if payment is not received prior  to
the  event. All the fees quoted are inclusive of VAT and a  VAT
receipt  will  be  issued  on payment.  Please  note  that  all
payments  are  non-refundable  but  alternative  delegates  are
welcome.

For payment details contact:
ICARO Conference, Leeds City Council, Department of Highways  &
Transportation, Sweet Street, Leeds LS11 9DD

For further information contact either:
David Gilson:
    Tel: 0113 247 6369
    Fax: 0113 247 4526
    e-mail: [log in to unmask] or
Tim Dixon:
    Tel  0113 247 6369
    Fax:  (As  above)
    e-mail: [log in to unmask]






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Ian Palmer
Research Fellow
Institute for Transport Studies         Fax: +44 113 233 5334
University of Leeds                     Tel: +44 113 233 5347
LEEDS LS2 9JT
UK
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