TORG are pleased to announce this week's Wednesday lunchtime seminar.
"Electric Vehicles Can Make Cities Smarter: A Global Perspective<http://www.ceg.ncl.ac.uk/seminars/info/16.11.11.htm>"
Dr David Beeton
Director, Urban Foresight
About the seminar:
In a rapidly urbanising world with an increasing strain on global resources and local infrastructure, cities need to be smarter. The size and nature of the challenges faced demand a fundamental reinvention of urban systems. This requires integrated approaches that combine solutions to different smart city priorities, such as mobility, energy, lifestyles and urban design. Yet all too often activities tend to exist in silos, with little consideration of their potential impact or benefit elsewhere.
Infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) is an example of a cross-cutting solution that has potential to advance opportunities beyond its essential purpose of mobility. Governments, cities and regions around the world are making multi-billion dollar investments to support the introduction and operation of EVs. This is creating new opportunities to advance strategies, systems and solutions for smart cities. The EV Ecosystems project is engaging with pioneering cities around the world to better understand these requirements and to shape a global vision on how EVs can create cities that are more intelligently responsive to future green lifestyles.
About the presenter:
Dr David Beeton is a strategist and engineer whose personal philosophy is embodied in a commitment to make good things happen. This has manifested in a number of roles to shape the future of blue-chip companies, entire industries, regional economies and breakthrough technologies.
David is a Director at Urban Foresight, where his focus is the potential of rapidly emerging sectors such as electric vehicles (EVs), smart grids, intelligent transport systems and renewable energy to accelerate the development of smart cities. This includes a major commission from the International Energy Agency (IA-HEV) to lead a global project to prepare world cities for mass adoption of EVs.
Until recently David was the lead strategist for a major EV programme in North East England. One of the first and most successful EV programmes in the world, it has leveraged investments of circa US$1 billion and established the region as a leading international location for this new industry.
A Civil Engineering graduate from Newcastle University, David also holds a PhD from University of Cambridge where he pioneered new technology roadmapping techniques for industry foresight.
Seminar Location:
Please join us on Wednesday 16/11/2011 between 13:00-15:00 in Room 2.32, Cassie Building, Claremont Road, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU.
The Cassie Building is building number 49 on the Campus Map<http://www.ncl.ac.uk/about/visit/printablemaps/map-campus.htm> and is about a 5-10 minute walk from Haymarket metro/bus interchange or Jesmond metro station, 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 Metro Map<http://www.nexus.org.uk/sites/nexus.org.uk/files/images/metro/Metro_Map_3rd_A4.jpg> for more details.
Further information:
The TORG seminars are intended to disseminate ongoing research and encourage detailed discussions of a diverse range of transport topics in an informal environment - for further information on a specific seminar, please contact Dr. Dilum Dissanayake<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or Dr. Gareth Evans<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. The TORG seminars are part of a wider programme within the School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences<http://www.ceg.ncl.ac.uk/> all of which are free of charge and open for external guests to attend. Please let Miss Emma Simblett<mailto:[log in to unmask]> know if you wish to attend a TORG seminar to allow names of external guests to be noted. After the seminar, and where suitable content is available, we try to make the presentations available online<http://www.ceg.ncl.ac.uk/seminars/index.htm>, subject to our presenters giving their permission for us to do so.
We look forward to seeing you.
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