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Marrakech is to host a major IRF Regional Conference

IRF will be joining with Moroccan Motorways (Autoroutes du Maroc) and the Moroccan Road Association to a host a major Regional Conference focusing on the North Africa & the Mediterranean region (MENA). The event, which benefits from support from the World Bank, the Moroccan Ministry of Equipment and Transport and ITS Arab, offers industry leaders a particularly prominent and conducive platform for stimulating business and connections in a fast developing region, rich in opportunities for the provision of su
January 2, 2013 Read time: 2 mins
The IRF Conference will be held in the extensive facilities of the Hotel Pullman Marrakech Palmeraie Resort & Spa in Morocco
1201 IRF Geneva will be joining with Moroccan Motorways (5199 Autoroutes du Maroc) and the Moroccan Road Association to a host a major Regional Conference focusing on the North Africa & the Mediterranean region (MENA).

The event, which benefits from support from the World Bank, the 3353 Moroccan Ministry of Equipment and Transport and 7046 ITS Arab, offers industry leaders a particularly prominent and conducive platform for stimulating business and connections in a fast developing region, rich in opportunities for the provision of sustainable road networks.

Programmed over two highly focused days (19th-20th March 2013) in the Hotel Pullman Marrakech Palmeraie Resort & Spa, the event is tailored to leading regional and international corporations, senior Government officials and key experts from multi-lateral institutions and international organisations.

It will feature plenary conference sessions on interurban road links, urban mobility and road safety as well as high-level panel discussions on road networks in the region and partnerships for the future.

A particularly dynamic feature will be the parallel organisation of two dedicated workshops respectively addressing Green Public Procurement and ITS Deployment in the MENA region.

To register, or for more information regarding the programme, as well as details of sponsorship packages offering exclusive business exposure in this high potential region, go to the home page of the IRF Geneva website (%$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 oLinkExternal www.irfnet.ch IRF Geneva false http://www.irfnet.ch/ false false%>).

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