CLEAR ZONES 4TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Wednesday, 5th March, 2003.

Jury's Hotel, Bristol.

The fourth annual Clear Zones Conference is to be chaired by Steven Norris
and will focus on new technologies and innovation in the field of urban
goods delivery.  The conference will include an exhibition of new products
and services for the logistics and freight industry and is directly
relevant to all those who are looking for new ways to improve and optimise
the delivery of goods in urban areas, including local authority transport
planning and transport operations teams, freight transport operators and
logistics companies as well as the retail industry and national and
regional government.

Why attend?

Up to the minute developments in technology for the freight industry. The
impact of government policy on urban goods delivery. Urban freight policy
from a European Commission perspective. Case studies of innovative goods
delivery schemes. Technical issues associated with clean vehicles and fleet
management.  There will be a debate on the role of e-commerce and home
delivery.

The Conference Programme is as follows:

Conference Chairman - Steven Norris.

09.30   Welcome and Chairman's Introduction
09.45   The Need for Innovation - the Policy Context
        - Urban Freight and City Vitality. Cllr Helen Holland, Deputy
Leader  Bristol City Council
        - A National Perspective on Urban Goods Delivery. Heather      
Crocker, Head of Highway Traffic and Urban Access, FTA
        - European Commission Policy and Initiatives on Urban Freight. 
Mark Major
11.00   Coffee
11.15   Innovation in Practice
        - Goods Consoliation at Heathrow. Daniel Tomkinson, Retail     
Logistics Development Manager, BAA.
        - Not At Home: A Trial Home Delivery Scheme. Eric Barker, Royal
Mail
        - Sustainable City Logistics Solutions in Denmark. Martin Fischer, 
Aalborg City Authority.
12.30   Lunch and Technology Exhibition
        Optional Technical Presentations
        - Clean Vehicles. Energy Saving Trust, Transport Energy        
Programme
        - Fleet Management. TRL, Fuel Economy Advisory Scheme
14.30   Conference Debate
        - 'E-Commerce and Home Delivery: A Sustainable Solution or a   
Distraction?'
        - Presenting issues for home delivery solutions  - Mick Jackson,
FTA
        - Putting the case against - Professor Michael Browne, University
of      Westminster 
15.45   Chairman's Closing Remarks
16.00   Tea and Exhibition

To request a registration form, please contact the Clear Zones
Administrator:

Valerie Styles
Clear Zones
Arundel House
6 Portland Square
Bristol  BS2 8RR
 
Tel: +44 (0) 117 907 6520
Fax: +44 (0) 117 907 4146
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