[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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