The Watford Conference 2010

Wednesday October 21st – Sunday 24th
Strasbourg, France

special conference theme:
"Cooperation / Competition"
The opening up of the European rail transport market introduces new competition and new challenges.
How do station and rolling stock designers react to this situation ?
Are there new needs for flexibility and adaptability ?
Does integrating the needs and requirements from various operators change the design,
and if yes, for the better or for the worse ?
If you are not from Europe, how is the situation in your country ?
Please show us how cooperation / competition affect or have affected your design work
and how you do react.

The conference is getting a new organisational scheme in 2010:
consisting of a core programme and optional visits.
To minimize conference fee, standard of Hotel and train was reduced.
See Invitation, programme and inscription form for details
(to be downloaded from left column)

highlights:
keynote speech, theme presentations and professional discussions
visit to Paris and Paris region stations i.e. Nord, Magenta,
Haussmann, St-Lazare, Est, Ermont-Eaubonne, Chelles, Massy
visit to train maintenance center of TGV East
visit to construction site of Paris St Lazare station
visit to TGV-Est-Stations i.e. Reims, Champagne-Ardenne
visit to Le Mans station (2010 La Vie du Rail prize for intermodality)
visit to Strasbourg station (2008 Brunel Award) and city

Conference Organisation:
Andreas Heym
Gares&Connexions / AREP
16, Avenue d’Ivry
75647 PARIS Cedex 13 - France

Registration:
Please fill in the inscription form (to be downloaded from left column)
and send it back by e-mail to andreas.heym@arep.fr,
with a copy to samira.difallah@arep.fr.

Please do this as soon as possible, but not later than September 10th.
Only the completed official inscription form will be considered as a valid inscription.
So even if you have already told us informally that you will come,
please fill in the form and send it to us.