More ITS for greener mobility - ITS World Congress 2015
Bordeaux, 8 December 2011. Today, ERTICO - ITS Europe and TOPOS AQUITAINE signed the contract for the ITS World Congress 2015 at the Metro'num event. ITS World Congresses are the year's première event on ITS, representing a unique opportunity for showcasing and experiencing new technologies, networking and discussing and evaluating the latest developments.
Alain Rousset, President of Bordeaux Region, and founding member of "TOPOS AQUITAINE", the satellite application cluster of Aquitaine and Anne Marie Keiser, Vice President of the Conseil general de Gironde and President of Gironde Numerique, witnessed André Perpey, President of TOPOS and Gunter Zimmermeyer, ERTICO Chairman, sign the agreement to host the 22nd ITS World Congress in Bordeaux in 2015, under the theme "More ITS for greener mobility".
Bordeaux has been an ITS pioneer since the 1980s and is home to several ITS research centres - ensuring a full and varied technical visit programme. Moreover, Bordeaux is a green city, offering eco-friendly forms of multi-modal transport. The 2015 ITS World Congress will focus on how mobility can be "greened" through the deployment of ITS solutions. The ITS possibilities and applications of Galileo will also be demonstrated in real life situations.
In addition to the being in one of the world's most famous wine producing regions, Bordeaux is also a most convivial and beautiful city - the old town is on the UNESCO World Heritage List - perfect for the numerous technical demonstrations and networking events planned for Bordeaux 2015!
Gunter Zimmermeyer, ERTICO Chairman, said, "With a superb location and a strong transport industry, dedicated political and industry support, I believe Bordeaux will make the ITS Congress a great success. There is a lot of work ahead, but I am convinced that the 2015 ITS World Congress in Bordeaux will be another milestone towards deployment of ITS not only in Europe but worldwide."
Whether discussing the latest ITS developments with 3000 of your peers at the 200+ Congress sessions, or seeing the cutting edge of ITS from 300 companies at the exhibition area, or trying out it all out for yourself in the demonstration area, or meeting and networking with the world's greatest gathering of ITS specialists, government and industry representatives and journalists, the 2015 ITS World Congress will be unmissable!
ERTICO also welcomes Bordeaux Aquitaine as a new ERTICO Partner.
For further information, please contact:
Valérie Mindlin
v.mindlin@mail.ertico.com
+32 (0) 02 400 07 82
About ITS World Congresses
To share knowledge and experience within the ITS community is seen as a must in the development and implementation of ITS technologies. In that regard, European and World Congresses provide the ideal opportunity for all players of the ITS world to come together and make the necessary contacts to help move initiatives forward. Over the years, they have also received the highest support throughout the ITS world from government, industry and other organisations.
ERTICO - ITS Europe, ITS America and ITS Japan work closely together in the preparation of the annual ITS World Congress and Exhibition attracting over 8000 people. Each year the event takes place in a different region, and it is held in Europe every third year. Valuable support is also provided by the host region, including by the national ITS association of the country. European ITS Congresses that bring together over 1500 people are organised by ERTICO - ITS Europe in years when there is not an ITS World Congress in Europe. In 2012, the World ITS Congress will take place in Vienna, Austria from 22 to 26 October.
The 19th ITS World Congress will again be in Europe, this time in Vienna, after successful Congresses in Orlando and Busan. With the theme "Smarter on the way" the Vienna Congress will focus on the main challenges faced by the ITS sector such as connecting seamlessly, serving customers and encouraging sustainability.
Vienna: http://2012.itsworldcongress.com/content/
About ITS and ERTICO
ERTICO - ITS Europe is a multi-sector, public/private partnership pursuing the development and deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems and Services (ITS). We connect public authorities, industry players, infrastructure operators, users, national ITS associations and other organisations together and work to bring "Intelligence into Mobility".
The ERTICO work programme focuses on initiatives to improve road safety, security and network efficiency whilst taking into account measures to reduce environmental impact. Our vision is of a future transport system working towards zero accidents, zero delays and fully informed people, where services are affordable and seamless, the environment is protected, privacy is respected and security is provided.