Are you an expert in winter service or road resilience? Share your professional achievements by submitting a 400-word abstract by January 31, 2021!
26th January 2021
With one week to go until the deadline, more than 200 authors from over 40 countries have submitted their abstracts and we are expecting many more. Join PIARC in Calgary in February 2022 for the XVIth World Winter Service and Road Resilience Congress, an exciting event!
The theme of the XVIth World Winter Service and Road Resilience Congress will be "Adapting to a Changing World" and will focus on two themes: winter service and resilience (new in 2022!). PIARC launched in July 2020 a call for papers on 15 topics to contribute to the programme of this Congress.
The call for papers was a success with more than 200 authors from over 40 countries. Are you an expert in winter service or road resilience?
>> Don't wait any longer and submit your abstract here before 31 January 2021! <<
All international road and transport experts are invited to submit abstracts in English, French or Spanish (new in 2022!).
The abstracts will be reviewed anonymously by PIARC Technical Committees and decisions will be notified to the authors before 15th March 2021. Authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to submit a full paper before 15 July 2021. Papers that are accepted will be published in the Congress proceedings and will provide input into the Congress sessions. All authors of accepted papers will present their work and results at interactive poster sessions. Some outstanding contributions will be selected for an oral presentation during the Congress.
Key dates
- Call for papers: From July 2020
- Deadline for authors to submit abstracts: 31st January 2021
- Notice of acceptance of abstracts: 15 March 2021
- Deadline for authors to submit full text of papers: 15 July 2021
- Notice of review of papers: 1 October 2021
- XVIth World Winter Service and Road Resilience Congress - Calgary 2022: 8-11 February 2022
PIARC Prizes 2022 and national competitions
Prizes will be awarded to the best papers among individual contributions as a result of the call for papers.
More information will be released on the Congress website later.
Are you an expert on Canada, Canada-Quebec, Chile, Spain, the United States, France, Japan or Poland? These countries organize a national competition for the best articles. Selected authors will go directly to Calgary 2022. Contact info@piarc.org for more information.
The XVIth World Winter Service and Road Resilience Congress
The World Winter Service and Road Resilience Congress is a world-class event that builds on decades of PIARC experience. It brings together road experts and practitioners from across the globe. This will be the 16th edition of the International Winter Road Congress, which PIARC has organised every four years since 1969.
Historically, this Congress represents a unique opportunity to discuss in depth all subjects related to roads in winter: traffic management, pavement conditions, de-icing agents, equipment, information to users, and more. These topics are and remain essential issues for many PIARC members.
The XVI Congress in 2022 will begin a new and exciting chapter for PIARC. In an effort to highlight issues of paramount importance to our members, the additional theme of resilience will be addressed during the 2022 Congress. Ensuring the resilience of roads and of transport services is indeed a priority for our members, who are confronted with deteriorating infrastructure, budget constraints, adverse climate events, and rapidly evolving user expectations. Road resilience will be addressed in the broadest sense, without seasonal constraints.