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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