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Dear Sirs, Could you please cancel our address from your list or correspondents. Many thanks in advance. Leon Chession Le 13/09/02 14:55, « David Cebon » <[log in to unmask]> a écrit : > A Message from the President of IFRTT. > > This Road-Transport-Technology email network was originally setup by the > International Forum For Road Transport Technology (IFRTT). As the > newly-elected President of the Forum, I wish to welcome you and encourage your > continued participation. The network was established in 1994 by David Cebon > at Cambridge University and he continues to maintain it for the Forum. Aside > from the Network, the Forum oversees the International Symposia on Heavy > Vehicle Weight and Dimensions, which are held about every two years. The last > Symposium was held in Delft, The Netherlands in June of this year where the > following Officers were elected. > > President John Woodrooffe (Canada) > Vice President Pacific Rim Peter Sweatman (Australia) > Vice president Developing Countries Paul Nordengen (South Africa) > Vice-President Europe Boudewijn Hoogvelt (The > Netherlands) > Secretary Bohdan Kulakowski (USA) > Treasurer John de Pont (New Zealand) > Information Officer David Cebon (UK) > > I would like to thank Peter Sweatman for his hard work and dedication as > President of the Forum for the past four years. Peter has agreed to continue > to serve as an Officer of the Forum in the capacity of Vice President Pacific > Rim. > > The following is a brief history of the Forum: > > The first Heavy Vehicle Weights and Dimensions (HVWD) symposium was held in > 1986 to mark the completion of the three-year Canadian Heavy Vehicle Weights > and Dimensions Study. At the time, this was the most comprehensive size and > weight study undertaken and it produced the first set of performance measures > designed to support the regulatory process. The Roads and Transport > Association of Canada organized the first symposium. It was held in a > mountain resort near Kelowna BC far from any metropolitan center, capturing > the delegates in close surroundings. The symposium was designed as a > multidisciplinary event bringing together international experts in various > fields of land transport. The synergy created during this event was > remarkable and there was a strong consensus that a second symposium should be > planned. In 1999 the second symposium (2HVWD) was held again in Kelowna > Canada. > > In 1992, the third symposium (3HVWD) was held at Cambridge University UK. > During this time it was decided to form an independent body to oversee future > symposia and to foster communication and contact among practitioners of road > transport. The organization was quickly created and formally named ³The > International Forum for Road Transport Technology². Its first President was > Byron Lord of the USA Federal Highway Administration. > > The primary goal of the symposia is to bring together in close proximity, the > various disciplines of road transport to broaden knowledge and perspective. > The following are example areas of interest for the symposia. > * Vehicle and road safety > * Vehicle road and bridge interaction > * Bridge design and response > * Road wear and use > * Transport logistics > * Vehicle dynamics > * Tire development and mechanics > * Weigh in Motion > * Crash avoidance > * Regulatory principles and issues > * Intermodal transport > * Transport software development and tools > * Pedestrian safety > * Cargo securement > * Transport related instrumentation and measurement > > Since Cambridge, the symposia have been held as follows: > * 4HVWD 1995 Ann Arbor, Michigan USA > * 5HVWD 1998 Maroochydore, Queensland Australia > * 6HVWD 2000 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada > * 7HVWD 2002 Delft, The Netherlands > > The 8th International Symposium will be held in South Africa (probably Cape > Town), in summer 2004. The details are currently being finalized. > > These symposia have provided a unique opportunity to discuss the technology, > safety and policy aspects of transport technology. The purpose of the Forum > remains to formalize and support the running of regular international symposia > and to facilitate information exchange between researchers, policy makers, > regulators, road authorities and the transport industry. > > Since the Forum was established, there has been a vast tide of international > research co-operation generated by the OECD (DIVINE Project), European > Commission COST projects and NAFTA activities in North America. The Forum has > played a role in publicizing and presenting the results from these > international activities and provides an on-going opportunity for the > international networks developed in these projects (which have a finite life) > to continue and flourish. > > John Woodrooffe > > > Woodrooffe & Associates > 250 Bridge St. Suite 100 > Carleton Place Ont. Canada > Tel: (613) 253-8858 > Fax: (613) 253-8859 > www.woodrooffe.com > > > <http://www.woodrooffe.com/> > --------------------------------------------------- ETRTO Av. Brugmann 32/2 B-1060 Brussels (Belgium) Phone +32 (0)2 344 40 59 Fax 032 (0)2 344 12 34 ---------------------------------------------------