Call for speaker contributions to the CIVITAS Forum 2011 - Call closed
The CIVITAS Forum Conference Secretariat hereby invites proposals from speakers interested in contributing to one or more of the eight technical sessions of the CIVITAS Forum Conference 2011. The conference, scheduled on 17-19 October, will be hosted by the City of Funchal. It will be the 9th such annual event, following fora previously hosted in Malmö, Krakow, Bologna, Kaunas, Burgos, Nantes, Rotterdam and Graz.
The CIVITAS Forum Conference serves as an opportunity for the exchange of views between CIVITAS Forum city network representatives, European politicians and experts in the field of urban mobility. Typically, about 400 persons attend, making it the leading annual European conference in the field of clean and sustainable urban transport. The titles and scope of each of the envisaged sessions are detailed within the “Call for Speaker Contributions to the CIVITAS Forum Conference Technical Sessions” part of our Guidelines and Proposal Form which can be downloaded here. Each technical session will last for 90 minutes. Up to 80 participants are anticipated per session. Session conclusions will feed into the Conference’s final plenary session. If you are interested in participating as a speaker, please complete our proposal form with details about yourself and your envisaged presentation and send it to: Forum [dot] Contributions [at] civitas [dot] eu. NB: Contributions from those not involved in CIVITAS to date are warmly encouraged. Deadline: 25th May, 2011! Speakers can also submit their proposals by fax to: The CIVITAS Forum Conference Secretariat c/o The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC), Ady Endre út 9-11, 2000 Szentendre, Hungary Tel: +(36-26) 504-000 (ext. 313) Fax: +(36-26) 311-294 The conference programme committee, consisting of the leading organisers and the European Commission, will evaluate proposals and invite successful speakers by mid-June. The first full conference programme will be published in early July. The draft agenda is available here while the conference webpage is here. We look forward to receiving your proposals!
