Call for speaker contributions to the CIVITAS Forum Annual Conference 2009 (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 Annual Conference 2009. The conference, hosted by the City of Krakow between October 19th and 21st, 2009, will be the 7th such annual event, following fora previously hosted in Bologna, Kaunas, Burgos, Nantes, Rotterdam and Graz where the series started in 2003.
The CIVITAS Forum Conference is an annual event which serves as an opportunity for the exchange of dialogue and views between CIVITAS Forum city network representatives and European politicians on the one hand, and experts in the field of urban mobility on the other. Typically around 400 persons attend the event, considered the leading annual European conference in the field of clean and sustainable urban transport. The titles and scope of each of the envisaged eight technical 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, whose approximate scheduling can be seen from the Conference’s draft agenda. Up to 80 participants are anticipated per session. Session conclusions will feed into the Conference’s final plenary session: The Way Forward for CIVITAS. 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.Your proposal should reach us no later than 17th July, 2009! Speakers can also submit their proposals via fax to the CIVITAS Forum Conference Secretariat.The conference programme committee, which consists of the leading organizers and the EC will evaluate proposals and invite successful speakers by 31st July, with a view to publishing the first full conference programme by 3rd August. We look forward to receiving your proposals!More information on the CIVITAS Forum Conference 2009 in Krakow can be found via www.civitas.eu/forum_conference_2009
