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IRF Newsflash

September 30, 2009

IRF 14th Annual Seminar on Contract Maintenance & Asset Management

As part of the IRF commitment to provide technology transfer and training to the highway community worldwide, this annual seminar will be held for the 14th consecutive year.

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In This Issue

IRF News

• IRF Upcoming Events

Industry News

• Road Safety
• Intelligent Transportation
• Road Financing
• Environment

IRF Upcoming Events

• IRF seminar on Road Safety and PPP
  October 12-13, 2009
  Cairo, Egypt
• 4th Regional IRF Conference on Road Safety
  October 23-24, 2009
  New Delhi, India
• 14th Annual IRF Executive Seminar on Contract Maintenance
  October 25 - November 3, 2009
  Orlando, Florida
• gTKP/IRF/TARA Conference on Rural Roads
  November 25-27, 2009
  Tanzania
• IRF & ITA Middle East Regional Congress and Training Certificate Program
  December 6-9, 2009
  Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• IRF World Road Meeting 2010
  May 25 - 28, 2010
  Lisbon, Portugal
  
  

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Industry News

Road Safety

September 24, 2009

• Warning to drivers over energy drinks
• Rap fans 'at increased car accident risk'

September 28, 2009

• UK Government Admits Traffic Accident Figures Miscounted
• Rules apply to bikes, too

September 30, 2009

• ADB to Extend $500 Million to Georgia for Seven-Year Road Upgrade Program

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Intelligent Transportation

September 24, 2009

• ITS America, IBM, Spencer Trask & Partners Announce the Winner in Challenge for Traffic Congestion Solutions
• Capstone Turbine Expands Distribution Into Middle East -- Names Al-Nasr International Its Distributor In United Arab Emirates

September 25, 2009

• Intelligent vehicles tested across European roads
• IBM Brings 50% Reduction in Waiting Time to the Morning Commute in Sweden's Capital

September 28, 2009

• TIA, Inside Business Report to Work on Educational Programming for ICT Industry

September 29, 2009

• Actelis Networks Named Worldwide Market Leader of EFM Over Bonded Copper by Infonetics Research
• Approval given for 'world leading' intelligent transport centre

September 30, 2009

• Drivers and their toys: Unsafe at any speed?: Tech-driven dangers behind the wheel are now a national focus, but it'll take more to get drivers to put their toys down
• Chinese city builds public cloud to aid innovation

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Road Financing

September 24, 2009

• EBRD funds strategic motorway in Serbia

September 25, 2009

• Guyana, Brazil open talks on financing Lethem-Linden road

September 28, 2009

• Crash imminent on road funding

September 30, 2009

• Governor's race: Holton backs Deeds; Republicans talk mental health

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Environment

September 24, 2009

• New IBM Research Reveals Critical Gap for Managing Congestion Problems in Cities Worldwide
• Going Green: What Cities Can Teach The Country

September 25, 2009

• Report lauds I-95 toll lanes
• Sen. Carper's Plan To Cut Black Carbon Passes Full Senate Today
• Caltrans' "Fix I-5" Earns Top Ten Spot in National Competition Up for Grand Prize and People's Choice Award

September 28, 2009

• HOT lane plans grow cold after lawsuit
• U.S. says climate bill might not pass in time
• Pool cars for peak travel
• Changing gears on transportation
• Aging highways a growing problem across Texas
• Volvo to introduce plug-in diesel hybrid in 2012

September 29, 2009

• Senate climate-change bill to be unveiled this week
• Groups urge Kansas to spend millions more on transportation over a decade
• The World's First Commercial ITS Verification Test Carried out in Changchun City, China
• Infrastructure reform key to ecological advances
• Transportation Secretary Praises ARC's Livable Centers Initiative Program

September 30, 2009

• Unveiling of the Electric Vehicle Technology Roadmap for Canada
• Biofuels face research, image challenges
• Green Technology -The How and When of Energy Efficient Computers in Green Technology
• Smarter Transportation: 10 Social Media Tools to Navigate Your City

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