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International Conference on Road Safety "A commitment to the present and a challenge for the future"

19-20 April 2018, Lisbon (Portugal)

This international Conference was organized by the Technical Committee C.1 "National Road Safety Policies and Programs" of PIARC (World Road Association).

Preparatory documents for the International Seminar

International Conference Program - 19-20 April 2018
A commitment to the present and a challenge for the future

Day 1 - April 19, 2018


8:30-9:00 Conference Registration

9:00-10:00 - Welcome Address

  • Infraestruturas de Portugal, CEO - António Laranjo
  • First Portugal Delegate of PIARC (Portugal) - Eduardo Peralta Feio
  • Introduction - Patrick Malléjacq, General Secretary of the World Road Association (France)
  • PIARC/AIPCR - A manual for the global road safety - Roberto Arditi, Chairman of PIARC Technical Committee on Policies and Programs for Road Safety (Italy)
  • Minister for Planning and Infrastructure (Portugal) - Pedro Marques

9:30-11:00 -Journey 1: The Safe System Approach
Moderator:
Imelda Julies, Project Manager of the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL)

Discussion and Conclusions

11:00-11:30 Networking Break

11:30-13:00 - Journey 2: Road Safety Policies and Programs
Moderator: Dorota Marzy?ska, Director of Quality Assurance and Transportation System Safety (USA)

Discussion and Conclusions

13:00-14:00 Networking Lunch

14:00-15:30 - Journey 3: The Role of Infrastructure on Road Safety
Moderator: Laurent Carnis, General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (Poland)

Discussion and Conclusions

15:30-16:00 Networking Break

16:00-17:30 - Round Table: Effectiveness and Acceptance of Road Safety Policies and Programs
 Moderator:
António Pinelo, Vice President of CRP (Portugal)


Day 2 - April 20, 2018


9:30-11:00 - Journey 4: New Trends and Technologies in Mobility: Impacts on Road Safety
Panel Members:
Laurent Carnis, French Institute of Science and Techonology for Transport, Development and Networks (IFSTTAR)

11:00-11:30 Networking Break

11:30-12:15 - Round Table: New Roles of Transport Administrations and Infraestructure Managers with New Tendenciesand Technologies on Mobility

12:15-12:40 - Conclusions of the Conference
Moderators:
Roberto Arditi, Chairman of PIARC Technical Committee on Policies and Programs for Road Safety (Italy) and Ana Tomaz, Road and Rail Safety Department Director (Portugal)

12:40-13:00 - Official Closing of the Conference
António Laranjo, Infraestruturas de Portugal, CEO and Eduardo Peralta Feio, Instituto da Mobilidade e Transportes (IMT), CEO, Portugal

13:00-14:00 - Networking Lunch

14:00-17:00 Technical Visit


Slideshow of the International Conference in Lisbon

  • Patrick Malléjacq, General Secretary of the World Road Association

  • Tribune of the Conference

  • Laurent Carnis, French Institute of Science andTechonology forTransport, Development and Networks (IFSTTAR), Researcher

  • Technical Committee C.1