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FIA Mobility Conference
2015-09-15 - 2015-09-18 | Unnamed Venue, London, United Kingdom
The FIA’s 23rd Mobility Conference will be held in London from Tuesday 15 to Friday 18 September 2015, jointly hosted by the FIA and its British member organisations.
In keeping with our host city, London, this year’s conference theme reads “Keep Calm and Stay Connected”. This year’s conference programme will focus on key themes around the ‘connected city’, emerging approaches to mobility and transport solutions in the urban environment; and the ‘smart future’ for mobility clubs, harnessing new approaches to membership and technology.
The conference program will feature plenary sessions with world class keynote speakers, targeted workshop sessions, designed to explore topics in more detail, and extensive peer-to-peer networking opportunities.
FIA Mobility Conference is open to the delegates of all FIA member clubs and related entities.
The Conference program and agenda is primarily intended to benefit middle and senior executive management. It is also planned that this year’s Conference program will incorporate an optional FIA University module addressing strategic leadership and principles of governance, which may be of interest and relevance to non-executive (Board level) club delegates.
For more information, visit fia.com

4th International Cycling Safety Conference
2015-09-15 09:00 - 2015-09-16 17:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Valbonne
Hosted by Hannover Medical University in Hannover, Germany
Register here

IEEE-ITSC2015 Smart Mobility for Safety and Sustainability
2015-09-15 09:00 - 2015-09-18 17:00 | https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zeoethpGCTxU.kUtTfzRfvDPk&usp=sharing, Canary Islands, Spain
The IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference is the annual flagship conference of the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society. IEEE ITSC 2015 welcomes articles in the field of Intelligent Transportation Systems, dealing with new developments in theory, analytical and numerical simulation and modeling, experimentation, demonstration, advanced deployment and case studies, results of laboratory or field operational tests, under the general theme of Smart Transportation for Safety and Sustainability.
IEEE ITSC 2015 is organized by the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria located in the Canary Islands (Spain).
For more information visit the the official website: http://www.itsc2015.org/

The Networked Society and the Digital Single Market: Europe's 21st Century Opportunity.
2015-09-17 | Stanhope Hotel, Rue du Commerce 9,, Brussels , Belgium
Ericsson is organising a thought provoking afternoon seminar on how Mobility, Broadband and Cloud will be key to success of the Digital Single Market.
Ericsson CTO Ulf Ewaldsson will together with senior EU policy makers, industry representatives, and other key stakeholders discuss the path towards the Networked Society and how Europe can benefit from this transition in the best possible way.

66th International Motor Show 2015 in Frankfurt/Main
2015-09-17 - 2015-09-27 | Fairground of Messe Frankfurt, Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1 , Frankfurt/Main, Germany
The International Motor Show Cars (IAA) is the world’s most comprehensive show of the automotive industry for everybody who develops, manufactures or uses passenger cars. A special feature is the large presence of suppliers throughout the whole automotive value added chain. Around 400 exhibitors from the supply industry are presenting their products.
The IAA shows a unique broad range of the automotive industry:

Passenger cars
Special motor vehicles
Motor vehicles with two or three wheels
E-Mobility & Car IT
Parts and accessories
Trailers
Model cars
Products used for operation, care, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
Professional literature and periodicals
Organizations and corporations related to road motor vehicle engineering, motor vehicle traffic, transportation business
Protective clothing
Tuning
Telematics
Services
Test drives
Special shows and Specialist Events

Additional attractions:

Special action for grown-ups and kids, e. g. test rides, SUV-track, kid’s cinema
Symposia and conventions for trade visitors
Special interest exhibitions, e. g. Classic Cars, Recruiting or the “New Mobility World” on the topics Connected Car, E-Mobility, Urban Mobility and Mobility Services
Programs for pupils and students
Tuning, memorabilia, model car collectors fair “Automania”

Opening Transport to new businesses
2015-09-17 13:00 - 17:00 | Unnamed Venue, Hensinki, Finland
TS Finland and Microsoft organizes together a networking event 17th of September 2015.The day starts with seminar at 13.15–16.00 at Microsoft House, Keilalahdentie 2-4, 02150 Espoo and continues with networking at 16.00-17.00. Event offers you a possibility to know more about opportunities with Microsoft and gives you an easy-going atmosphere to network with different smart traffic companies and developers.
Keynote speaker of this event will be Microsoft’s Chief Technology Officer Cindy Mar from USA.
Participating to this event requires a registration. Please inform us as soon as possible if you are able to join (latest 10th of September). Sign up by sending en e-mail to:jonna.pollanen@its-finland.fi

For more information, click here

- iMobility Forum Steering Group Chairs meeting
2015-09-21 14:00 - 17:00 | Valbonne
More information on http://www.imobilitysupport.eu/

eCall Days Germany 2015
2015-09-23 - 2015-09-24 | Unnamed Venue, Berlin, Germany
The “eCall Days” is the largest conference on the pan-European eCall in Germany. It takes place in Berlin the fifth time and brings together all important stakeholders from the European Commission, politics and industry.

iMobility Forum Webinar on SafeAPPs
2015-09-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Valbonne
iMobility Forum will run a series of interactive webinars on the status and recommendations of the iMobilility Forum Working Groups. These webinars will be dedicated to topics such as probe data, SafeApp, IRM, VRU and Automation.
The third of this series of webinars will focus on SafeAPPs taking place on 23 September 2015 from 11h00 to 12h00 CEST
More information on agenda and speakers coming soon!
REGISTER NOW!
Find out more at http://www.imobilitysupport.eu/

iMobility Forum Steering Group
2015-09-24 13:00 - 17:30, 2015-11-19 14:00 - 18:30 | Valbonne

Transports Publics 2015: The European Mobility Exhibition
2015-09-29 - 2015-09-30 | Valbonne
Lyon, France
Information:transportspublics-expo.comhttp://www.transportspublics-expo.com/fr

Webinar: From Technology to Mobility Solutions for Cities: Cooperative ITS
2015-09-30 11:00 - 12:00 | Valbonne
Viajeo PLUS and the Compass 4D project are jointly organising a webinar on Cooperative ITS (C-ITS).
AGENDA:
Yanying Li, ERTICO ITS Europe: Introduction
Gert Blom, City of Helmond, The Netherland: City’s experiences on deployment of C-ITS: benefits, challenges and commitments
Zeljko Jeftic, International Road Union (IRU) Project: Users’ acceptance on C-ITS

Register here
For more information, visit viajeoplus.eu

PRAISE seminars on work-related road safety
2015-10-01 - 2015-10-02 | Valbonne
The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), together with the Fundación MAPFRE have the pleasure of inviting you to the next PRAISE seminars on work-related road safety to be held in Madrid on Thursday 1st October and Zaragoza on Friday 2nd October.
The seminars will mainly focus on success stories in relation to fleet and road-related risk management, and will feature businesses and experts from across Europe.
Interpretation English-Spanish will be provided.
For more information, click here

Seamless Travel: Fiction or Reality?
2015-10-01 09:00 - 13:00 | Evropský dům, Jungmannova 24, Prague, Czech Republic
on the future of integrated ticketing in Europe
Seamless travel and multimodal transport systems will make travelling for passengers in Europe much easier, and could also provide a boost to the entire transport sector.
But how close is Europe to ensuring interconnected transport information and payment systems
and compatibility of transport modes throughout the continent?
For more information and to register, contact prague@alde.cz before 24 September.

8th European Conference on ICT for Transport Logistics
2015-10-04 - 2015-10-07 | Valbonne
The 8th European Conference on ICT for Transport Logistics will be held from the 05 – 07th October 2015 in Bordeaux. This edition will be co-organized by the Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences (FHV) and the European CIP pilot project CO-GISTICS coordinated by ERTICO – ITS Europe. Additional, the 8th ECITL conference is organized in conjunction with the 22nd ITS World Congress.

Further information and updates will be available via ecitl.eu

“Intelligent logistics solutions – a catalyst for digital economy”
2015-10-05 - 2015-10-07 | Unnamed Venue, Bordeaux, France
This year’s ECITL picks up this approach and in-depth technologies as Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V), Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I), etc. These technologies are not only essential for the introduction of Electronic Freight (e-freight); but they are also an innovative trend enabling sustainable logistics, intelligent cargo and resource-efficient employment of resources. The deployment of ITS helps to strengthen the entire logistics and supply chain network and to engineer more robust and resilient supply chains.
The 8th ECITL will highlight the emerging trends in the field of the deployment of ITS and will focus on the sub-themes:
· (Co-operative) Intelligent Transport System for Logistics
· eFreight
· Intelligent Cargo
· Logistics in Smart Cities / Urban Logistics
· Sustainable Cooperation between Stakeholders in Logistic Value Chains
· Safety and Security in Logistics and Supply Chains

For more information, click here

SXSW Eco Startup
2015-10-05 - 2015-10-07 | Austin Convention Centre, 500 E Cesar Chavez St, , Austin, TX, TX 78701, United States
The SXSW Eco Startup Showcase presented by Austin Technology Clean Energy Incubator and Austin Energyis a fast-paced pitch competition featuring top impact companies from around the world. Moving into its fourth year, the event has become a launching pad for the latest innovations set to positively impact society and the environment, and serves as a place of discovery for corporate, VC, angel and foundational investors across the country.
For more information, visit sxsweco.com

22nd ITS World Congress
2015-10-05 - 2015-10-09 | Palais de Congres de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
The ITS Congress and Exhibition is the world’s largest event in intelligent transport systems and services. Through the main theme “Towards Intelligent Mobility – Better Use of Space”, the Bordeaux Congress will focus not only on how achieving intelligent mobility will change our lives but also on the benefits space can bring to ITS applications.
REGISTER
For more information, visit itsworldcongress.com

8th European Conference on ICT for Transport Logistics (ECITL)
2015-10-05 08:00 - 2015-10-07 17:00 | Valbonne
We are delighted to announce the 8th European Conference on ICT for Transport Logistics (ECITL) which will be held in Bordeaux (France).
This year’s conference focus is on Intelligent logistics solutions – a catalyst for digital economy. The 8th ECITL will highlight the challenges, chances and emerging trends in this particular field. Furthermore, the 8th ECITL will focus on sub-themes as:
· (Co-operative) Intelligent Transport System for Logistics
· eFreight
· Intelligent Cargo
· Logistics in Smart Cities / Urban Logistics
· Sustainable Cooperation between Stakeholders in Logistic Value Chains
· Safety and Security in Logistics and Supply Chains
As every year, we are hosting a Scientific Day where scientists, PhD candidates and graduate students are invited to submit scientific papers. All papers get double blind reviewed. The best papers have the possibility of getting published in the International Journal of Advanced Logistics.
For more details, also check the ECITL homepage.

FOT-Net Data International Workshop on ITS and Connected Vehicle Data
2015-10-05 09:00 - 15:30 | Valbonne
From Field Operational Tests to Deployment
This workshop, organised in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), aims to facilitate exchange of information on FOTs and data sharing between the three regions, and will focus on challenges and opportunities with data collection, sharing, and management, as connected vehicle programs across the three regions transition from research to deployment.
Registration is free of charge, but required. To sign up, click here
For more information, visit fot-net.eu/event
Palais de Congress, room F1,
Bordeaux, France

BigDataEurope Workshop at Bordeaux ITS World Congress
2015-10-07 08:30 - 13:00 | Palais de Congres de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
The workshop focuses on Big Data in the H2020 Societal Challenge Smart, green and integrated transport. Participants to this workshop will have the opportunity to influence the design, and ultimate benefit from the Big Data platform that the BigDataEurope project will deliver. This platform aims to facilitate Big Data usage in real world examples, and will consist of an architecture, components, guidelines and best practices to make the best of Big Data in this case in the setting of transport.
The workshop will focus on the elicitation of requirements for Big Data management within the intelligent transport domain.
The interactive workshop will consist of three sessions with keynote presentations on the topics of:

BigDataEurope and existing Data-centric initiatives in Transport
Existing and potential Big Data use-cases and applications in Transport
Tools and technologies Technical requirements for a Big Data Platform in Transport

The presentations will be followed by a one hour break-out session, where participants can join one of the three groups on Policy, Data and Technology, or Business. The chairmen of the three break-out groups will report to the Plenary Session and the workshop will be rounded off with a final Q&A session.
To register for the workshop please click through to the ITS World Congress website.

In case you have already registered for the Congress, you can modify your registration and add the workshop to your list of associated events.
In case you are not an ITS Congress participant, you will need to follow the Congress registration process and select the BigDataEurope workshop you will attend. Under the tab ‘Registration Category‘ please select ‘Exhibition Visitor‘ in the drop-down menu. You will receive your ITS Congress registration badge at the entrance of the Congress that will give you access to the BigDataEurope workshop.

Registration to this workshop is for free for both Congress and non-Congress participants.
The workshop targets European stakeholders to participate in the definition of the Big Data needs and requirements for the European intelligent transport domain.
The workshop is the first in a series of three workshops, the following two foreseen to take place in 2016 and 2017. The future workshops will focus on the alignment and improvement of the specifications, and on the evaluation of project technologies on selected use cases.

Preliminary Agenda
9:00 Official Welcome (Maxime Flament, ERTICO – ITS Europe)
9:15 Opening Session

9:15-9:30: Big Data for Transport – Why Does it Matter? (Paul Timmers, European Commission)
9:30-9:40: What can big data do for transport? (Sören Auer, University of Bonn)

9:40 Session 1: Data-centric Initiatives in Transport

9:40-9:50: What are the existing large data source in road transport,
CERTH literature review (Evangelos Mitsakis, CERTH)
9:50 – 10:00: The use of big data for public transport performance measurement (Roberto Baldessari, NEC)
10:00 – 10:15: The role of social media in transport (Dave Marples, Technolution)

10:15-10:25: Coffee break
10:25: Session 2: Big Data Use-cases in Transport

10:25-10:35 Real-time Traffic information and traffic management (Nick Cohn, TomTom)
10:35-10:45: Open Logistics (German Herrero, ATOS)
10:45-10:55 How to deal with all the data that is generated by the vehicle sensors? (Sean Gaines, Vicomtech)

10:55: Session 3: Technologies and Tools used and envisaged

10:55 – 11:05: Existing tools and technologies used across other sectors (Simon Scerri, University of Bonn)
11:05-11:15: Data Analyses in Transport

11:20-12:20 Breakout sessions (Business, Policy, Data & Technology)

Leader of the Business group: Dave Marples, Technolution
Leader of the Policy group: Maxime Flament, ERTICO
Leader of the Data & Technology group: Sean Gaines, Vicomtech

12:30 Breakout session reprots12:20 Coffee break
12:55 Closing note

We further invite you to:

Join the discussion on the BDE-Smart, Green and Integrated Transport Community Group https://www.w3.org/community/bde-transport/
Subscribe to the BigDataEurope Newsletter
Follow us on the Social Media (Twitter, LinkedIn, SlideShare, Flickr)

2015 Australasian Road Safety Conference, Qld
2015-10-13 - 2015-10-16 | Valbonne
Be part of the inaugural 2015 Australasian Road Safety Conference (ARSC2015).
14 – 16 October 2015
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland
Conference Website
The inaugural ARSC conference is the result of a successful merger of Australasia’s two premier road safety conferences: the Australasian College of Road Safety Conference, and the Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference.

Busworld Academy & IRU Seminars at Busworld Kortrijk 2015
2015-10-19 13:00 - 2015-10-21 17:00 | Valbonne
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
Find the more extensive preliminary programme here.
Monday 19.10.2015 – Start 13:00
Opening of the Busworld Academy by :
Mr. Ben Weyts, Flemish Minister for Mobility
Mrs. Jacqueline Galant, Belgian Minister for Mobility
Keynote Speeches by:
Mrs. Magda Kopzcynska, Head of Unit Innovative and Sustainable Mobility, DG Move, representing the European Commission.
Mr. Ananth Srinivasan, Consultant Automotive, Frost & Sullivan: Market Analysis on New Energy Vehicles
High Level Debate for Operators
Chaired by IRU
With confirmed speakers from:
• De Lijn (Flanders), Mr. Roger Kesteloot, CEO
• Global Passenger Network, Mr. Paul Cremers, Board Member
• Keolis, speaker tbc
• United Motorcoach Association, Mr. Victor S. Parra, President & CEO
• American Bus Association, Mr. Peter Pantuso, President & CEO
• PURPLE (India), Mr. Prasanna Patwardhan, Chairman & Managing Director
• Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (India), Mr. Anand Rao, Executive Director
• …
Special Interest Sessions
WINTEX, the use of smart textiles in buses & coaches.
chaired by Ghent University & Ghent University College
AUTOMATION in Passenger Transport, first results of European demonstrations.
chaired by POLIS
Tuesday 20.10.2015 – Start: 09:00
Introductions by:
Mr. Carl Decaluwé, Governor of West-Flanders
Mr. Vincent Van Quickenborne, Mayor of the city of Kortrijk
Keynote Speeches by:
Mr. Umberto Guida, Director European Projects, UITP : Presentation of the European Projects: 3iBS, ZeEUS, EBSF2
Mr. Carlo Mol, Belgian Representative in the International Energy Agency, on behalf of VITO, The Flemish Institute for Technological Research
Mr. Alex Stewart, Associate Director, Element Energy: Market analysis on new energy vehicles
Mr. Carlos Navas, Project Manager, Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking : The future role for fuel cells & hydrogen in passenger transport
High Level Debate for Manufacturers
Chaired by Busworld Academy
with confirmed speakers from:
• Volvo, Mrs. Jessica Sandström, Senior Vice President City Mobility
• Solaris, Dr. Andreas Strecker, CEO
• Van Hool, Mr. Sven Somers, Manager Engineering, CAD, Homologation & Documentation Department.
• VDL, Mr. Peter Wouters, General Director
• IVECO BUS, Mr. Philippe Grand, Institutional Relations Director
• BYD, Ingbrand Ho, General Manager
• …
High Level Debate for Authorities
Chaired by POLIS
with confirmed speakers from:
• BIVV, Mrs. Karin Genoe, Managing Director
• Transport for London, Mr. Mike Weston, Director of Buses
• Metropolitan Transit System San Diego USA, Mr. Julio Ortiz, Director of Fleet and Facility Maintenance
• EMT MAdrid, Mr. Sergio Fernández Balaguer, Head of the European and Mobility Projects
• Transport for Greater Manchester, Mr. Howard Hartley, Head of Bus
• Tisseo Toulouse, speaker tbc
• BKK Budapest, speaker tbc
• Flanders Region, speaker tbc
• DG Mobility & Transport, European Commission, Mr. José Fernandez-Garcia, Policy Officer
• …
Special Interest Sessions
Intelligent Transport Systems, technology solutions for mobility challenges in our smart cities of the future.
chaired by ERTICO
Fire Safety in New Energy Vehicles.
chaired by SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden
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ACCOMODATION TIP:
Regarding the accommodation we have made an agreement with the Holiday Inn Express in Ghent, they have a special discounted offer for Busworld Academy Participants. Here, you can find a reservation form for the hotel. A shuttle service will bring you back and forth to the exhibition centre.
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For more information, click here.

iMobility Forum Plenary meeting
2015-10-21 | Diamant, Boulevard A. Reyerslaan 80 , Brussels, 1030, Belgium
The 6th iMobility Forum Plenary Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 21 October at the Diamant Conference Centre, Brussels under the theme ‘Automation: Impact for Vehicles, Infrastructure and Users‘.
About the Topic
The iMobility Forum is working towards safe, smart and clean road mobility via the large-scale deployment of intelligent vehicle and infrastructure systems in Europe in the context of the Digital Agenda for Europe, EU ITS Action Plan and ITS Directive. The biannual iMobility Forum Plenary Meeting is the opportunity for all stakeholders involved in intelligent mobility to get together, and learn about and discuss the progress and achievements of the iMobility Forum.
Emerging vehicle solutions have the potential to transform travel experiences for end-users on the one hand and freight transportation on the other hand. The role of transport data and the trend towards automation will be discussed from diverse perspectives (i.e. users, suppliers, OEMs, transport/freight operators, authorities). Connectivity and automation, is one of the core topics in order to maximise benefits for the transport system. The road to fully-automated cars, however, is likely to be long and beset with concerns about legislation, data sharing, HMI, safety, and liability. The outcome of the panel discussions will feed into the on-going work of the Automation WG of the iMobility Forum which is expected to deliver final recommendations for the deployment of Automation in the EU but also provide new research opportunities and priorities for Automation.
Registration
To register for the event, please click through!
Agenda
To view the latest version of the agenda please click through!
For more information on iMobility please check http://www.imobilitysupport.eu/

25th Road World Congress
2015-11-02 | Unnamed Venue, Seoul, Korea, Republic Of
The 25th edition of the World Road Congress will be held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2-5 November 2015. Under the theme of ‘Roads and Mobility – Creating New Value from Transport’, this five-day event will bring together thousands of road and road transport stakeholders from around the world, including about 50 ministers or vice ministers and top leaders from public and private organizations. Dozens of sessions will allow participants to get a broad and global picture of the current situation of the road sector and its main challenges for the future. This Congress is therefore the 2015 road event, offering a unique opportunity to strengthen one’s knowledge and expand one’s network, while enjoying the discovery of Korea’s state-of-the-art technologies in road transport, as well as its exceptional blend of tradition and modernity, thanks to special events leaving participants with unforgettable memories of Korea.
For more information, visit piarcseoul2015.org

tank.tech 2015
2015-11-04 - 2015-11-06 | Valbonne
The automotive, supplier, and petroleum industries gather at the tank.tech conference every two years to discuss current technologies and innovations in the area of fuel and SCR systems.
This year’s speakers will again exoplore the full range of current challenges from the viewpoint of the OEMs, the supplier industry, regulators, and associations. Participants can see new products firsthand during the accopanying industrial exhibit.
If you are interested in presenting a paper, submission of abstracts is open until 27 March 2015. Topics:

Requirements for fuel and SCR systems: legislation andgeneral conditions
Trends for fuel and SCR systems at the OEMs, includingthe effects of powertrain developments on fuel systems
Current and future manufacturing methods for storage systems, processing and application examples and production methods
Component architecture and functionalities: sensors andactuators, fuel pumps, lines, valves, filters, etc.
Development methodology from simulation to testing, prototype manufacturing
Development of fuels and refueling capabilities, SCRinfrastructure, refuelling equipment and fuel pump nozzles
Tank systems for alternative drives (hybrid, liquid nitrogen and CNG vehicles)

For more information, click here

European Data Forum 2015
2015-11-15 23:00 - 2015-11-17 22:59 | Valbonne
The European Data Forum (EDF) is an annual meeting place for industry, research, policy makers, and community initiatives to discuss the challenges and opportunities of data in Europe, especially in the light of recent developments such as Open Data, Linked Data and Big Data. The forum balances technical (the technology and infrastructure needed to master the volume, heterogeneity and dynamicity of today’s data), application (new products and services that are now possible due to Open Data, Linked Data and Big Data), and socio-economic issues (social impact, legal issues, government policies and regulations, business models, commercialization and innovation in this new era).
For more information, visit 2015.data-forum.eu

iMobility Forum Steering Group Chairs meeting
2015-11-16 15:00 - 18:00 | Valbonne

Smart Ticketing & Payments conference, London
2015-11-24 09:00 - 17:00 | etc.venues, 155 Bishopsgate, London, United Kingdom
Eurotransport’s brand new Smart Ticketing & Payments conference will bring together ticketing leaders from all over Europe to present their visions, share best practice in delivering world-class ticketing systems and to meet new partners for their ticketing and payment projects .
The conference and exhibition will be co-located with the Real Time Passenger Information conference, which already attracts 200+ delegates from transport and local authorities, as well as rail and public transport operators. This will enable the ticketing and information communities to network with one another throughout the refreshment breaks and joint conference drinks reception.
You can view information regarding the programme, speakers and current sponsors on the event website http://www.smartticketingconference.com/ and the attached brochure.
If you are interested in participating, please contact Chris Yates, Sponsorship Manager at cyates@russellpublishing.com.
