[sustran] (Fwd) COLIN RELF AWARD FOR INNOVATIVE WORK ON RURAL TRANSPORT

[Priyanthi Fernando]

<bigger>Dear Colleagues   


With apologies for the unreadable formatting of this message sent 
earlier - here is a more readable repeat 


A note to remind you that the closing date for the Colin Relf Award   
 is the 31st August 2001 - so if you are intending to encourage    
colleagues and students to apply of if you are intending to apply    
yourself you need to send those letters in soon!   


The terms of the award is given below in case you missed the  earlier 
  communication.    


Best wishes   


Priyanthi Fernando   

Executive Secretary, IFRTD   

_________________________________________   

COLIN RELF AWARD   


Applications are invited by the Secretariat of the International    
Forum for Rural Transport and Development (IFRTD) for the Colin  Relf 
  Award for innovative work on rural transport.  In 1985, Colin  Relf 
  initiated the idea for the Forum, he helped establish it and    
continued to support its work till his death last year. He was also a 
   pioneer in highlighting the fact that large-scale investments in   
 transport infrastructure were not improving the lives of rural   
people.  This award celebrates Colin’s interest in rural transport   
and his  concern with promoting and motivating the people with whom   
he  worked.   


The award, worth 250 UK pounds (approximately 350 US dollars),  will  
 be given to a student or young professional from a developing    
country whose study/project/proposal, the panel of judges  considers  
 the most interesting and exciting in terms of furthering  the 
current   thinking on rural transport.  There is no standard  
application  form.  Applicants need to   


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contact details, including email address where possible.</paraindent>

 


All applications must be in English, and preferably typewritten or    
word processed. They should reach the IFRTD Secretariat by post  or   
by email (see address below) no later than <bold>August 31, 2001</bold>.   The   
successful candidate will be announced at the IFRTD Advisory    
Committee Meeting at the end of September and details will appear  in 
  the Forum News.    


<bold>Colin Relf Award   

IFRTD Secretariat   

2 Spitfire Studios   

63-71 Collier Street   

London N1 9BE   

UK   

Email:<underline><color><param>0000,8000,0000</param>ifrtd at gn.apc.org</underline></color>   










________________________________________________________________________
Priyanthi Fernando
Executive Secretary
International Forum for Rural Transport and Development
2 Spitfire Studios
63-71 Collier Street
London N1 9BE
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7713 6699
Fax: +44 (0)20 7713 8290
email: ifrtd at gn.apc.org OR priyanthi.fernando at mcmail.com
Web page: http://www.gn.apc.org/ifrtd