[sustran] FW: Velocity announcement

Paul Barter paulbarter at nus.edu.sg
Wed Apr 20 10:38:54 JST 2005


A belated reminder about this year's Velocity conference in Dublin.
Sorry about the formatting... 
Paul

> 
> EU Commissioner for Transport to address Velo-city 2005
> 
> Monsieur Jacques Barrot, the recently appointed EU 
> Commissioner for Transpo= rt has now agreed to give the 
> keynote speech at Velo-city, the biggest cycling transport 
> conference. This=  is very significant. Together with M 
> Barrot will be Ireland's Minister of Transport and other 
> internation= al speakers. Velo-city takes place in Dublin 
> this year from May 31st to June 3rd 2005.
> 
> 
> 
> What is Velo-city Dublin all about?
> 
> All you need to know about the city and the conference's 
> exciting 4-day pro= gramme of events, site visits, keynote 
> speakers and technical presentations is available on a 
> downloadable=  
>
"http://www.velo-city2005.com/pdf/velocity_registration.pdf"http://www.v
elo-city2005.com/pdf/velocity_registration.pdf or on the Velo-city 
> "http://www.velo-city2005.com/"www.velo-city2005.com
> 
> 
> 
> Who should go to Velo-city Dublin?
> 
> Velo-city Dublin 2005 is essential for planners, engineers, 
> architects, tra= nsportation companies, local authority 
> officials, bicycle users and politicians who want to learn 
> more a= bout sustainable transportation, land use, city 
> planning and technical design, where the bicycle is the cent= 
> ral theme and springboard for debate.
> 
> 
> 
> Anything special about this Velo-city conference?
> 
> The Dublin conference includes first-class speakers from 
> around the world, = and is the first summertime Velo-city 
> conference. The host city, Dublin, is at the centre of 
> Ireland's = economic surge, and is tackling the problems of 
> rapid expansion through an integrated transportation strate= 
> gy. The conference will be looking at the role of the bike 
> within that strategy, as well as bicycle tr= ansport 
> developments from around the globe.
> 
> Uniquely, Dublin also offers the delegates the chance to see 
> the Dublin Por= t Tunnel under construction, visit the 
> recently opened two line Tram system and control centre, or 
> exper= ience the Dublin Regional Traffic Management Centre in 
> operation. Delegates can also buy a superb city bike a= t a 
> knockdown price, as part of the conference package.
> 
> 
> 
> Any special deals?
> 
> There is a special discount fee for delegates from 2004 
> Enlargement and Acc= ession applicant countries, and for 
> non-EU developing countries, as well as cycle advocacy 
> members. For ord= inary delegates who register before March 
> 11th, there is EUR100 saving on the standard delegate fee for 
> = the conference. Don't leave it to the last minute - book 
> now on 
>
"http://www.velo-city2005.com/registration.html"http://www.velo-city2005
.com/registration.html and start
> looking forward to a great week in Dublin!
> 
> 
> 
> Velo-city Dublin: Tuesday May 31st to Friday June 3rd 2005.


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