Presentation in Related Conferences

21-24 September, Berlin

 The IMS Summer School: Manufacturing Strategy

First Edition 2010: Sustainable Manufacturing ETH Zurich, May 26-28, 2010

The IMS Summer School 2010 on Sustainable Manufacturing approaches two evolving research topics:

Young researchers and industry practitioners with special interest in these topics were invited to present problems, share knowledge and discuss these topics in plenary and parallel sessions during the summer school.

Paper - IMS Summer school 2010 LCC

 Software Technologies Concertation on Formal Methods for Components and Objects

4 - 6 November 2009

Part of the Formal Method week, Eindhoven The Netherlands

For more information please consult the FMCO web-site

 ERTMS World Conference

This year the UIC ERTMS World Conference was held in Malaga, Spain, from 31 March to 2 April 2009.

The programme included keynote speeches and presentations on the latest developments, issues and challenges surrounding the adoption of ERTMS by Infrastructure Managers and Train Operating Companies (Railway Undertakings).

The conference attracted 800 participants from around the world, bringing together representatives from leading railway organisations and associated companies.

In tandem with the conference was the ERTMS exhibition, held in a dedicated 5000m² space within the conference venue, where visitors had the opportunity to liaise with UIC (organisers), participating UNIFE members, GSM-R industry representatives and prominent professionals from railway signalling and telecommunications.

Representing railway signalling, the European INESS project was also presented at the exhibition. INESS project representatives were available to inform participants and visitors about the latest developments.

Printed information about the project is available at UIC for your information.

 8th World Congress on Railway Research

The 8th World Congress on Railway Research (WCRR 2008), the world’s largest railway festival was held in Seoul between May 18 and 22 co-hosted by KORAIL, KR and KRRI. The 5-day event was attended by 800 CEOs and experts in the railway sector from 50 countries across the world. Under the theme ’Towards a Global Railway’, the congress consisted of academic sessions, exhibition and technical visits.

"ERTMS compliant interlockings - INESS project - INtegrated European Signalling System" was presented by Paolo de Cicco (UIC), Peter Winter (SBB Consulting), Andy Doherty (Network Rail) and Frans Heijnen (Invensys Rail Group).