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21/04/2008  
Transport Research Arena Europe 2008
From 21-25 April 2008, ERTRAC with the European Commission and CEDR will hold the second European Road Transport Research Conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia.


More information can be found on the following link:
http://www.tra2008.si/

22/02/2008  
YEAR2008 Student Competition
The Young European Arena of Research is a competition for early-stage researchers who are exploring the area of road transport within their research. The competition will give the students an opportunity to showcase their work to experts within the field, both on the web and, for the best applicants, at the Transport Research Arena conference in Slovenia in April 2008.


More information can be found on the following link:
http://year.fehrl.org/

12/12/2007  
Truck and Bus World Forum
"The Truck and Bus World Forum" will take place from the 12th to the 14th of December 2007 in Lyon, France. This Forum, entitled "Transports for a Better Life" is co-organised by the Rhône-Alpes Region & the City of Lyon with support from the Rhône-Alpes Automotive Cluster, the Lyon Urban Truck & Bus 2015 cluster and the Automotive Sweden cluster.



The link for further information including the programme and registration is:
http://www.tnb2007.com

20/11/2007  
European Child Safety Alliance
The European Child Safety Alliance will launch a major review of child safety in 18 countries in Europe on Tuesday, 20 November 2007. The launch will take place in the European Parliament, Brussels and will be hosted by MEP Arlene McCarthy, Chair of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection as described in the attached invitation.


For more information, see:
http://www.childsafetyeurope.org
26/09/2007  
ERTRAC Conference 2007
“European Road Transport and Climate Change” is the title of the ERTRAC conference which was held in Brussels for all interested stakeholders on Wednesday, 26 September 2007.

More information can be found on the following link:
http://www.ertrac.org/events.htm

29/06/2007  
ERTRAC Newsletter June 2007

10/01/2007  
ERTRAC Plenary Meetings 2007
The dates for the upcoming meetings of the ERTRAC Plenary Members are:
  • 5 February 2007
  • 27 June 2007
  • 25 September 2007
07/12/2006  
ERTRAC Slovenia Brochure
The Slovene Technology Platform for Vehicles, Roads and Transport has published its "Strategic Development Plan 2007-2013" in Slovene and English.
ERTRAC Slovenia Brochure:
12/06/2006  
ERTRAC Research Framework Brochure available
Based on the ERTRAC Research Framework document, a 20 pages brochure was created.
More information can be found here:
http://www.ertrac.org/publications.htm /

31/05/2006  
ERTRAC at EURONOISE 2006
Josef Affenzeller (AVL) presented ERTRAC and the ERTRAC Research Framework at this year's EURONOISE conference in Tamopere (Fi). Clearly, the main focus was on the noise research issues in the ERTRAC RF.

4-5/05/06  
ERTRAC at the Austrian Presidency Conference on European Technology Platforms (ETP)
Downloads and pictures available.
More information can be found here:
http://www.ertrac.org/events.htm/

30/04/2006  
ERTRAC Research Framework
After the publication of the Vision&Challenges and the Strategic Research Agenda now the third document, the ERTRAC Research Framework for 2007 – 2015 is ready and available as download.

More information can be found on:
http://www.ertrac.org/publications.htm

12/06/2006  
Transport Research Arena Europe 2006
From 12-16 June 2006, ERTRAC with the European Commission and CEDR organises the first European Road Transport Research Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. More information can be found on the following link http://www.traconference.com/

An interesting article on TRA can be found on the website of DG Research:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/transport/news/article_4188_en.html
Presentation of ERTRAC chairman Rudi Kunze
01/02/2006  
ERTRAC Office
Since February 2006 ERTRAC has its own office in 1050 Brussels, Rue du Trône 98. It is run by Secretary General Mr. Rainer Aust.

01/09/2005  
Upcoming Plenary & Steering Group Meetings
The dates for the upcoming meetings of the ERTRAC Steering Group are:
  • 14 September 2005
  • 18 January 2006
  • 31 May 2006
The dates for the upcoming meetings of the ERTRAC Plenary are:
  • 29 September 2005
  • 1 February 2006
06/04/2005  
Commission adopts proposal for FP7
The European Commission adopted on 6 April 2005 a proposal for the 7th EU Framework Programme on R&D (FP7). The proposed Programme is set to cover the period 2007-2013 and features a doubling of annual budget. For the first time, a specific theme is dedicated to Transport. More information can be found on the website of the EU Commission:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/future/index_en.cfm
09/03/2005  
Press Launch of the ERTRAC Strategic Research Agenda
The ERTRAC Plenary Members met with the representatives of the European Commission and members of the press at the Belgium Road Research Center to present the Strategic Research Agenda for the Road Transport Sector.


Rudi Kunze, ERTRAC Chairman, presents the SRA documents to Peter Dröll, Head of Cabinet for the EU Commission of Science and Research.

An interesting article on this event can be found on the website of DG Research:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/transport/news/article_2178_en.html
12/07/2004  
Press Launch of the ERTRAC "Vision 2020 and Challenges"
The road transport sector stakeholders join forces to achieve a more sustainable, competitive and integrated transport system in Europe.