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A major IRF regional congress is being held in Europe & Central Asia. The IRF’s global volunteer leadership invites those interested to take part in the 1st IRF Regional Congress in Europe & Central Asia held in Istanbul, on September 15-18, 2015. The European & Central Asia region is a geographic area covering 23 countries with a shared history of relatively recent transition from planned to market economies, and the profound impact this has had on trading patterns, transport services and infrastructure ne
February 27, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
A major IRF regional congress is being held in Europe & Central Asia

The 3918 IRF Washington’s global volunteer leadership invites those interested to take part in the 1st IRF Regional Congress in Europe & Central Asia held in Istanbul Wyndham Grand Hotel, on September 15-18, 2015.

The European & Central Asia region is a geographic area covering 23 countries with a shared history of relatively recent transition from planned to market economies, and the profound impact this has had on trading patterns, transport services and infrastructure needs. Throughout this period of change, the IRF has played a catalytic role in the establishment of cooperative transnational initiatives aimed at strengthening capacity in government agencies, stimulating private sector activity, and fostering a common culture of excellence in highway planning and operations.

The region is currently at a turning point with transport infrastructure expansion programs and a growing interest in developing road corridors to reap the economic benefits of regional trade. Turkey itself has embarked on an unprecedented effort to develop and modernise its transport infrastructure, with an estimated US$47 billion in new highway programmes alone by 2023.

According to IRF president & CEO C Patrick Sankey the IRF’s 1st Regional Congress in the ECA Region is “designed to provide a setting for sharing proven and innovative solutions for the region’s mobility challenges.

With this Congress, the goal is to help policy-makers, planners and infrastructure operators from across Europe & Central Asia translate these challenges into concrete policy and planning decisions.”

Call for Papers Open

The IRF is now accepting Technical & Scientific abstracts for the following themes:

• Roads & trade corridors
• Funding road infrastructure
• Road asset management
• Intelligent roads & mobility management
• Safer road engineering
• Pavements & materials
• Sustainable roads
• Tunnel & bridge design

The abstract should be written in English or Turkish, readily understandable to most readers and may contain a maximum of 250 words. The deadline for submission is March 1, 2015. There is no cost to submit an abstract.

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