Viajeo Seminar: “Strengthening Cooperation in ITS between EU and China: the Viajeo project and beyond“

The seminar aims to share experiences and good practices of EU-China cooperation in the ITS field. The Viajeo project is co-funded by the European Commission DG Research under the 7th Framework Programme (FP7). The Specific International Cooperation (SICA) runs from 01/09/2010 to 31/08/2012 and has two demonstrations site in China: Beijing and Shanghai.

At the seminar, the Viajeo activities and achievements of EU-China cooperation will be presented. Good practice and experiences on EU-China cooperation in technologies will be shared. The seminar will bring together speakers with many years of experience in EU-China cooperation. Participants will also discuss future opportunities and strategies. Key note speakers include:

• Mr. Frédéric Sgarbi, Head of Unit, DG Research, European Commission
• Ms. Ping Lu, Deputy Director, Science Technology & Information Division, Shanghai Municipal Transport and Port Authority
• Mr. Jean-François Janin,  General Engineer, Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Sea, France
• Mr. Philippe Caradec, Resident Director of ParisTech in China
• Prof. Pengjun Zheng, Faculty of Maritime and Transportation, Ningbo University
• Prof. Reinhart Kuehne, Head of Transportation Studies, German Aerospace Centre (DLR)

Agenda

Draft agenda, update of 17 August 2010: .pdf (174.3 KB)

Travel

Please note that the Viajeo project  is not responsible for your travel logistics.

We recommend participants to book the Hotel Pullman Skyway (15 Dapu Road , Luwan District , 200023 Shanghai)

All participants should gather at the Hotel Pullman Skyway to be transfered to the Seminar venue. Departure time is 08:00.

VISA

Contact the nearest Chinese Embassy to learn what are the VISA requirements to enter China. More here

Registration fee

The payment of the registration fee is no longer required.

THNS Forum 2010, Shanghai, China, 11 – 12 September 2010

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Contact

For any enquiries please contact the Viajeo team by email .

 Registrations are now closed. For more information contact the Viajeo team.