Events
		International Symposium on Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Space-based and Ground-based Augmentation Systems and Applications.
		Organised and co-organised by the federal state of Berlin, represented by the Senate Department for Urban Development, the International 
		EUPOS Steering Committee, the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs.For more information visit www.eupos.org
		With a large number of reference projects and over 220 transport technology firms, Berlin is the main focus of Germany's transport 
		engineering industry and an ideal venue for InnoTrans, an international platform for buyers and sellers of passenger and freight 
		transport technology. InnoTrans has become established as an international industry showplace focusing on railway technology. 
		A full range of rail vehicles are presented in static displays on the Messe Berlin tracks located outside the exhibition halls. 
		Other key InnoTrans features include Railway Infrastructure, Interiors, Public Transport and Tunnel Construction.Visit the FAV at InnoTrans 2008: Click here to see the FAV's position within the exhibition hall and to get more information about the event.
		The Connecting Railways event is organised by the Enterprise Europe Network, the gateway to competitiveness and innovation. 
		The network gives access to all the information needed to develop a business and find the right business partners.
		Representatives from companies, universities and research institutes offering or requesting innovative solutions, 
		investigating new collaborations and searching for adequate project partners will get a great opportunity to discuss their ideas face-to-face. 
		The bilateral meetings with international experts of interest will pre-arranged to the InnoTrans.
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		Safety, comfort and user-friendliness are important factors of future integrated in vehicle safety systems. The first COOPERS equipped car with the most 
		advanced in vehicle communication system for foresight driving will be presented at the IFA 2008 (world’s leading consumer electronics trade show) in Berlin.At the showcase event for Infrastructure to Vehicle (I2V) data communication first results will be shown to the public. In addition, you will have the opportunity to discuss the next steps in the progress of road safety in Europe with leading industry experts and road authorities.
Here you can download the detailed program and the registration form.
 
      The European Technology Days event organised by the IRC Innovation Relay Centres is designed as a partnering platform offering a 
      unique opportunity to meet potential partners for new business and for R&D projects. Representatives of companies, universities and
      research institutes offering or requesting innovative solutions, investigating new collaborations and searching for adequate project
      partners will get a great opportunity to discuss their ideas face-to-face in the pre-arranged, bilateral meetings with the international
      experts of interest.The registration and the submission of company profiles can be performed until 2nd of May 2008 under: www.irc-berlinairshow.de/2008. The participation fee of 50 € plus VAT (% 19) will be charged to each participating company.
      
 Asia-Pacific Weeks 2007 - Urban Transport and Mobility
      
On 12th - 13th September 2007, the FAV organised the "Urban Transport and Mobility" conference, under the umbrella of the 6th Asia-Pacific Weeks 2007 in Berlin. 30 high ranking speakers from China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Germany exchanged experiences and best practises about transport and mobility in Asian and German urban areas. The topics focussed by high level speakers from universities, industry/SME's, and consultants, aimed at current and future developments in the four areas sustainable transport and mobility, accessibility, telematics and aerospace. More than 80 participants contributed to comprehensive and in-depth discussions in a plenary session and four workshops during the two days. The conference encouraged the identification of future cooperation and projects between Asia and Europe, and enabled the contact building and deepening.
The Asia-Pacific Weeks (APW) are an initiative of the Mayor of Berlin 
        and take place every two years. This regular event creates a platform 
        for political, economical, cultural and scientific exchange with partner 
        countries in the Asia-Pacific region and demonstrate Berlin's function 
        as "Gateway to Asia". During their tenth anniversary, the APW 
        2007 are dedicated to the influences of the Asia-Pacific region on the 
        western world, especially the change in metropolitan areas.
      
 
      
      Presentations of "Urban Transport & Mobility": 
        
        Key Note:
        Dr. Bruno Broich, TSB - Strategy, 
        Technology, Innovation
        Thomas Meissner, FAV - Global 
        Challenges for Cooperation in Transport & Mobility
        Hans M. Schabert, Siemens - Urban 
        Transport in the 21st Century
        Dr. Klaus Baur, Bombardier - Responsibility 
        of Private Enterprises for Sustainable Transport
        Prof. Dr. Shigeru Morichi, ITP Studies Tokio - Update 
        on Japanese Transport Policy 
        
        Workshop I:
        Surya Raj Acharya, ITP Studies Tokio - Developing 
        Sustainable Transport System in Asian Megacities
        Prof. Reinhart Kühne, Metrasys - First 
        conceptes for Mega Region Transport Systems in China
        Burkhard Eberwein, BVG - Experiences 
        from Using Hydrogen in Public Transport
 
		Johannes Schmidt, Siemens Financial Services - Making Urban Transport Investments 
		efficient and affordable
Wulf-Holger Arndt, TU Berlin - Barrierfree Mobility - Accessibility in Transportation Planning and Transport Systems
Prof. Wang Hongyan, Tongji University, Shanghai - Analysis on Traffic Accidents
Workshop III:
Lars Holstein, FAV - First Results of COOPERS
Stefan Höpfel, Siemens - Trends in Tolling and Telematics
Workshop IV:
Birk Zacharias, Rolls Royce - Key Position in the Market 2007
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