Update on Crossroads World Road Meeting 2017 (WRM 2017) at Delhi, India – November 14th-17th, 2017

The WRM programme has taken shape with details to be completed by early September, with the receipt of full papers from the authors, due by 31st July 2017. There is considerable progress with regard to the Global Transport Ministers’ Meeting, with confirmations of participation received from various European and African nations. The ministers will be accompanied by small delegations. The IRF Geneva office is looking forward to sharing more detailed information regarding the programme in the next couple of
December 18, 2017 Read time: 2 mins

The WRM programme has taken shape with details to be completed by early September, with the receipt of full papers from the authors, due by 31st July 2017.

There is considerable progress with regard to the Global Transport Ministers’ Meeting, with confirmations of participation received from various European and African nations. The ministers will be accompanied by small delegations.

The 1201 IRF Geneva office is looking forward to sharing more detailed information regarding the programme in the next couple of issues. The Special Sessions with the Supporting Partners have been designed to announce a few initiatives that IRF Geneva will be pursuing in the coming years. The IRF Geneva office hopes to attract relevant young professionals into the YP forum to assume roles of champions of road safety and mobility. In the WRM Exhibition, along with the country pavilions, efforts are being made to have a Smart Cities Pavilion showcasing the development of Smart Cities of India.

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Public awareness and engagement key to making roads safer
    April 26, 2012
    Sustained public information campaigns on road safety can play a crucial role in reducing road fatalities on Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) roads, according to a UK government marketing professional, whose public communication campaigns have helped reduce deaths on British roads by 45 per cent in the last decade.
    Read More
  • International Road Federation has partnered with RAI Intertraffic
    April 1, 2016
    Delegates experience IRF training at world’s largest road fair The International Road Federation has partnered with RAI Intertraffic, the organiser of the world’s largest road fair, to hold complimentary training workshops open to all visitors. A pilot course on roadside hazard identification and management introduced during Intertraffic Istanbul in 2015 received very positive feedback and has now been expanded to four introductory courses on a wider range of topics made available to all Intertraffic Ams
    Read More
  • The global road safety crisis needs to be addressed
    October 12, 2017
    The global road casualty rate continues to climb as motorisation levels grow and is particularly acute in the developing world. Developing countries suffer from a particularly high rate of crashes and around 90% of road fatalities. The impact, both in economic and human terms, is unsustainable. These countries cannot afford the loss to their economies of the young and economically active.
    Read More
  • The global road safety crisis needs to be addressed
    October 12, 2017
    The global road casualty rate continues to climb as motorisation levels grow and is particularly acute in the developing world. Developing countries suffer from a particularly high rate of crashes and around 90% of road fatalities. The impact, both in economic and human terms, is unsustainable. These countries cannot afford the loss to their economies of the young and economically active.
    Read More

Highlighted Content