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European Automotive Forum 2016
2016-01-14 | Unnamed Venue, Brussels, Belgium
The European Automotive Forum (EAF) is a biannual event bringing European policymakers and automotive decision-makers together to debate the latest automotive issues and developments.
http://eaf2016.eu

Challenges in combining two or more simulation models: SUMO and NS3 to aid advanced simulation techniques
2016-01-14 | Nottingham Trent University – City Campus, United Kingdom
This workshop is aimed at academics and businesses working in the field of traffic simulation. We will showcase the work being done in collaboration with the Transport Systems Catapult and investigate best practice for utilising SUMO and interface methods to solve existing challenges.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/combining-sumo-to-improve-modelling-capabilities-academic-and-business-workshop-tickets-20056528617
The event will consist of a series of talks and panel discussions from academics, local authorities and businesses working within traffic modelling. Specifically we will be discussing how to improve results when combining two or more simulation models to aid advanced simulation techniques.

Transforming Transportation 2016
2016-01-14 - 2016-01-15 | Unnamed Venue, Washington, United States
Transforming Transportation is the annual conference co-hosted by EMBARQ, the sustainable urban mobility initiative of WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, and the World Bank’s Transport & ICT Global Practice.
http://www.transformingtransportation.org/

Transport for Smart Cities
2016-01-28 | Unnamed Venue, Brussels, Belgium
The event features a full day of interactive and hands-on sessions with fellow professionals, that feature the latest advancements in smart city mobility.
http://www.civitas.eu/content/transport-smart-cities-2016

Data Exploitation in Intelligent Mobility – Academic Workshop
2016-01-28 | De Montfort University, Leicester , United Kingdom
This event is aimed at academics and interested parties working in the field of data exploitation or intelligent mobility. The workshop will address some of the key issues affecting how we can use data to support the development of a truly intelligent and integrated transport system. The workshop will provide the opportunity to collaborate with academics from a range of institutions to contribute towards a special journal issue.
This workshop is the first in a series on Data Exploitation in Intelligent Mobility. In the first half of the workshop we will discuss specific data sets and the challenges of utilising such data through a range of short talks followed by a panel led discussion. In part two we will split into small groups to look at ways to tackle the challenges identified. These teams will then have the opportunity to write a short paper/case study to be published and presented to the business community digitally. We will be inviting authors to present their papers at the next workshop and at our conference later this year. In addition, these short papers will be invited to be extended into articles for a special issue we are currently organising.
We will discuss and use data from three different databases which are available on our website
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-exploitation-in-intelligent-mobility-tickets-20053993033

Wireless dynamic charging for Fully Electric Vehicles: Challenges & Concepts
2016-02-02 | ERTICO ITS Europe, Brussels, Belgium
One-day conference on Tuesday 2 February 2016
ERTICO offices, Blue Tower, 326 avenue Louise, Brussels
The 25 partners of the FABRIC project (www.fabric-project.eu) are pleased to invite you to a One-day Conference highlighting the different aspects of FEV (Fully Electric Vehicle) dynamic charging.

Join us in Brussels and…

Discover the concept of wireless charging technology for road vehicles and its potential to facilitate a shift from petrol and diesel to electric vehicles.
Learn about the different ICT tools and requirements for robust, efficient and user-friendly charging of vehicles.
See what lessons have been learned from the development of wireless dynamic or stationary charging prototypes.
Find out more about the related policies and standardisation efforts.
Discuss the opportunities, enablers and barriers for market deployment.
Network with project partners and other leading experts in the area of electro-mobility.

Participation is free but registration is required before 20 January 2016.
More information and registration
We will be very pleased to welcome you to the FABRIC Conference!

Contact!
Mrs. Evi Brousta
Institute of Communications and Computer Systems (ICCS)
p.brousta@iccs.gr

Research challenges in autonomous vehicles and transport
2016-02-10 | Burleigh Court,, Loughborough,, United Kingdom
This workshop will look at the research challenges of automated vehicles and transport systems and is open to businesses and academics.
The technologies that drive the development of autonomous vehicles and transport systems changes so rapidly it is hard to keep pace. The rate of innovation continues to increase and it is difficult for industry, policy-makers, public authorities and academics to maintain their knowledge and to plan strategic research directions. In the UK we have seen considerable investment into research and development of intelligent mobility systems and this is supplemented by major European support under the Horizon 2020 research programme.
But there are real obstacles to the implementation of longer term research strategies. How can industry and academia work together to conduct the basic research required for the innovation cycle? How do policy-makers, who may initiate funding competitions, know how to promote the research that will have the greatest impact on mobility? What are the challenges that we must address in the coming years to ensure the UK stays at the forefront of mobility research?
The IMPART Intelligent Mobility Partnership comprises Loughborough, De Montfort, Coventry and Nottingham Trent Universities and is supported by the Transport Systems Catapult. It is organising a workshop to take place on 10 February 2016 at Loughborough University to bring together delegates from industry, academia, policy-making and research funding to look at the research challenges of autonomous vehicles and transport systems. Confirmed speakers are from

Arup – Tim Armitage – UK Autodrive project
Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, DfT – Austen Okonweze, Head of Technology and Research & Development
MIRA – Chris Reeves
Thatcham Research – Colin Grover
Loughborough University – Prof. Wen-Hua Chen
Coventry University – Prof. Andrew Parkes – Consumer and legislative issues

• Other speakers from industry, academia and government

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/demonstrations-of-low-level-autonomy-registration-20055209672

EBU Digital Radio Summit
2016-02-10 | Unnamed Venue, Geneva, Switzerland
https://tech.ebu.ch/drs16

IoT Conference
2016-02-10 - 2016-02-11 | Unnamed Venue, London, United Kingdom
“Where the World Becomes the Web”
http://www.iottechexpo.com/europe/

Unlocking Urban Mobility Behaviour Change
2016-02-18 | Unnamed Venue, Brussels, Belgium
Joint Project Conference: MOBI, PTP-CYCLE, STARS

The event will bring you results and insights drawn from three European co-funded projects on sustainable mobility with the aim to share knowledge with European cities on:

Promoting sustainable mobility among employees through gamification;
Embedding cycling culture in schools through accreditation and peer-to-peer methods;
Delivering personalised travel advice.

http://www.polisnetwork.eu/publicevents/319/61/STARS-PTP-Cycle-MOBI-projects-final-conference

MyWay Final Conference
2016-02-18 09:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Barcelona Activa, Carrer Llacuna 162-164, Barcelona, Spain
MyWay has investigated and delivered a number of innovative solutions for personalised smart mobility in European cities and regions, validated by mobility stakeholders and users in three challenging Living Labs: Catalunya Region and Barcelona, Berlin metropolitan area and Trikala, Greece.
This workshop will provide information on MyWay enhanced multimodal travel planning and location-based information services, active travel support and user-centred adaptation of end-to-end mobility experience, all easily accessible through the MyWay smart app (http://app.myway-project.eu)

Mobile World Congress
2016-02-22 - 2016-02-25 | Unnamed Venue, Barcelona, Spain
http://www.mobileworldcongress.com/

Webinar: Towards Autonomous Driving on road
2016-02-23 11:00 - 13:00
On the 23rd of February 2016, JUPITER project will organize a webinar on the EGNSS contribution to the autonomous driving. The webinar is open to all the interested audience and it is free of charge.
ISMB researchers will present the GNSS systems, the status of the European GNSS and the fundamental role of the “local integrity” concept for the successful deployment of the autonomous driving.
More information

ITS Observatory workshop - testing
2016-02-25 10:00 - 16:00 | Hotel Leopold, Rue du Luxembourg 35, Brussels, 1050, Belgium
Europe’s ITS Observatory is on its way, interested in testing it?
The ITS Observatory consortium is organising a workshop to present the software prototype and test and evaluate the suggested features, functionalities and design of the Observatory with a panel of expert consumers and contributors.
The participants’ feedback will be used to improve the prototype and prepare the first operational release of the ITS Observatory platform in April 2016, when invited contributors will start entering their data on actual ITS implementations.
If you are interested to test and evaluate the ITS Observatory and learn how your organisation can benefit as contributor and/or end user, please register here for the workshop.
We look forward to welcoming you at the Hotel Leopold on 25th February. A small breakfast and nice lunch are guaranteed for everyone!
The agenda is available below:
Agenda ITS Observatory WS2 Testing

IT-TRANS 2016
2016-03-01 - 2016-03-03 | Unnamed Venue, Rheinstetten, Germany
IT trends and innovations for public transport
http://www.it-trans.org/en/home/homepage.jsp

URBAN FUTURE Global Conference
2016-03-02 - 2016-03-03 | Unnamed Venue, Graz, Austria
The URBAN FUTURE is Central Europe’s biggest conference for sustainable cities.
Over the course of two days, international and domestic experts as well as specialists from cities of all sizes exchange views on best practices and projects that have already been executed and make cities more sustainable. No marketing blah blah, just concrete content on what works and what doesn‘t.
http://www.urbanfuture.at/en/

Vulnerable road-user safety and ITS
2016-03-03 | Unnamed Venue, London, United Kingdom
The final event of the VRUITS project will be held at Transport for London.
VRUITS has investigated and piloted a range of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) to enhance the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and powered two-wheeler riders, including:

infrastructure-based ITS such as the ‘intelligent pedestrian traffic signal’
vehicle-based ITS such as ‘blind-spot detection’ and ‘pedestrian-detection systems & emergency breaking’
user-centric systems such as ‘green wave for cyclists’ or ‘in-vehicle information on approaching powered two-wheeler’

http://www.vruits.eu/

Cooperative vehicles and infrastructure workshop
2016-03-03 | Unnamed Venue, London, United Kingdom
http://www.polisnetwork.eu/publicevents/341/61/Cooperative-vehicles-and-infrastructure-workshop

Symposium on The Future Networked Car 2016
2016-03-03 | Unnamed Venue, Geneva, Switzerland
Intelligent transport systems and automated driving are fast moving towards widespread commercialization and market acceptance. High levels of automation are expected on the road by 2020 and hold great promise to improve road safety, reduce congestion and emissions, and increase the accessibility of personal mobility to the elderly and persons with disabilities.
Held on the first public day of the Geneva International Motor Show, this international symposium will bring together representatives of vehicle manufacturers, the automotive and information and communication technology (ICT) industries, governments and their regulators to discuss the status and future of vehicle communications and automated driving. The Future Networked Car will examine advances in the area of connected vehicles, from the perspectives of business, technology and regulation. Technical sessions will highlight the crucial roles of connectivity, information security and privacy. The symposium will also discuss how standards bodies can best collaborate to meet industry needs and to achieve interoperability.
http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=42197#/

Buses & Coaches at a Crossroads: Long-Distance and Innovation
2016-03-03 10:30 - 15:00 | Thon Hotel, Rue de la Loi 75, Brussels, Belgium
The passenger transport market is undergoing a revolution in several EU Member States and across the world, due to the liberalisation of national long-distance coach markets and the emergence of new innovative players. Join us to discover the latest developments.
Speakers are confirmed from the bus and coach transport industry, mutinationals and SMEs, tech companies as well as EU decision makers.
Discover the programme here.

FOT-Net Data Workshop
2016-03-08 | Unnamed Venue, Brussels, Belgium
http://fot-net.eu/events/

OPTICITIES Study Visit
2016-03-10 | Unnamed Venue, Lyon, France
http://www.opticities.com/stakeholder-forum/forum-events/

UNIMED Week 2016
2016-03-15 - 2016-03-17 | Unnamed Venue, Brussels, Belgium
UNIMED WEEK IN BRUSSELS seeks to propose a political reflection from the Euro-Mediterranean academic community about the role of the European Parliament and the European Union itself in the Mediterranean region, offering a moment of evaluation and revaluation of regional policies.

http://www.uni-med.net/en/save-the-date-for-the-unimed-week-in-brussels-march-15th-to-17th-2016/

EDBT/ICDT 2016 Joint Conference
2016-03-15 - 2016-03-18 | Unnamed Venue, Bordeaux, France
19th International Conference on Extending Database Technology
http://edbticdt2016.labri.fr/

5th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems
2016-03-23 - 2016-03-25 | Unnamed Venue, Rome, Italy
SMARTGREENS 2016 will be held in conjunction with CSEDU 2016, WEBIST 2016, CLOSER 2016, VEHITS 2016 and IoTBD 2016.
http://www.smartgreens.org/

Smart Cities Exhibition and Conference
2016-04-05 - 2016-04-07 | Unnamed Venue, Sofia, Bulgaria
INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS, ICT, TRANSPORT & MOBILITY
http://viaexpo.com/htdocs/images/fm/Brochure_Smart-EN-WEB.pdf

Smart Cities side event
2016-04-06 | Amsterdam, Netherlands
H3B Media and the Thinking Cities Alliance are organising a Smart Cities Side-Event at Intertraffic Amsterdam. The half-day event takes place on Wednesday 6 April, in an especially modified conference room within the RAI and includes a smart city mobility technology tour around the exhibition floor, site visits in Amsterdam, an opening plenary featuring keynote speeches and short films, and 11 parallel Thinking Cities Roundtable Discussions.
For more information and to register, click here.

European SUMP conference
2016-04-12 - 2016-04-13
Over 300 delegates are expected to attend the free conference, the principal annual event for all those involved in turning the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) concept into practice.
The European Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc, is one of many speakers already confirmed for the event, which is taking place on 12 and 13 April 2016. Ms Bulc will lead an interactive discussion on how the take-up of the SUMP concept can be accelerated across Europe.
Also in Bremen is Nikolaus von Peter from the Cabinet of the Commissioner for Transport, who will outline the latest European Union policy initiatives, and Rainer Bomba, State Secretary from the German Federal Ministry for Transport and Digital Infrastructure.
More information

SAE 2016 World Congress
2016-04-12 - 2016-04-14 | Unnamed Venue, Detroit, United States
The SAE 2016 World Congress assembles the best talent in the automotive industry; experts, management teams, engineers, and executives alike gather to collaborate and address current challenges, seek new windows for discovery and exploration, and promote the multitude of opportunities fundamental for a successful future. This year’s theme, Powering Possibilities, represents a world of untapped discoveries in the automotive industry.
https://www.sae.org/congress/

Transport Research Arena (TRA 2016) Conference
2016-04-18 09:00 - 2016-04-21 17:00
National Stadium Warsaw, Poland
April 18-21, 2016
Special invitation from Prof. Leszek Rafalski, the Chair of TRA2016 Program Committee and Director of the IBDiM
You can start your submission process here
Contact: office@tra2016.eu
