[sustran] GTZ Training Course to precede the International Public
Transport Conference 2010 in Kuching
SUTP Team
sutp at sutp.org
Fri Jul 9 15:14:06 JST 2010
The Malaysian Institute of Planners (Sarawak and Sabah Chapter) is
organising an "International Public Transport Conference" from the 2-6th
August 2010 (2 days workshop and 2.5 days conference), in Kuching,
Sarawak, Malaysia. The conference will attract an international
gathering of experts, practitioners and campaigners dedicated to
promoting sustainable urban public transport.
The focus will be on the practical strategies, collaboration of
stakeholders and exchange of workable ideas that will assist the
conference participants in carrying out the works - ranging from the
planning of the urban transport strategies to the implementation of
urban transport projects.
The GTZ-SUTP project will be conducting a 2 day course on "Sustainable
Urban Transport" on the 2-3 August 2010, in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia,
preceding the Conference. The first day of the conference will focus on
the general concepts of sustainable urban transport and public transport
improvement and the second day will focus specifically on the issues of
non-motorised transport and travel demand management. Mr. Enrique
Peñalosa will give a key note address during this two day workshop.
A draft program for the training course can be downloaded from
http://www.sutp.org/documents/PRG-TC-KUCHING-DRAFT-240610-EN.pdf.
The theme of Kuching’s conference, "A Platform for Change” is centred on
bringing the car-dependent communities to review their deep-seated
individualistic lifestyle and culture, in considering other modes of
transport and an alternative range of strategies to make cities livable;
a place for people, rather than a place that is more for the cars.
The conference is supported by the Malaysian Institute of Planners; the
Sarawak Ministry of Planning and Resource Management; Ministry of
Housing and Urban Development; Ministry of Tourism and Heritage, Sarawak
Land and Survey Department; as well as Sarawak Convention Bureau. It is
to be held at the state-of-art Borneo Convention Centre, situated at a
short distance from Kuching City Centre.
To register for the conference please visit this link
http://www.kuchingptc.com/registration1.php
To know more information on the conference please visit
http://www.kuchingptc.com/
SUTP Team
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