8th edition of World Congress and Trade Exhibition on High-Speed Rail will take place from 10-13 July 2012 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
All strategic issues linked to the national and international development of high-speed rail systems will be addressed at this global event organised by UIC, International Union of Railways, and APTA, American Public Transportation Association, together with the American rail operator AMTRAK, the Association of American Railroads (AAR), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation and VIA Rail Canada. Key players from the international transport sector are expected to be present.
The previous edition of UIC HIGHSPEED, held in Beijing in 2010, concluded that high-speed rail is considered an important factor in facing current and future mobility challenges, where performance level, safety, cost effectiveness and environmental friendliness remain critical. High-speed rail offers great advantages for economic recovery, sustainable growth, social development, and in securing public welfare. It has become a recognised mode of transportation at a global level that is being built for the benefit of the next generation. UIC HIGHSPEED 2012 will build further on these and the next steps on the part of operations as well as investments in research and innovation.
President Obama’s vision for high-speed rail in America has created national awareness of the benefits of high-speed rail. The Department of Transportation has awarded nearly $10 billion in targeted investments in America’s high-speed rail network. Investments have been granted in 32 states, including the Northeast Corridor, the Midwest and the very high-speed rail system in California. Current projects on high-speed rail upgrades include the Chicago-St Louis run, Boston-Portland, as well as intermodal stations for California’s high-speed corridor.
UIC HIGHSPEED 2012 consists of a world congress and a trade exhibition. The congress is renowned worldwide as the most prominent and large-scale global event on high-speed rail. High-level speakers and participants will meet to consider and discuss all issues linked to high-speed rail development.
The themes of the congress are:
1.Social, environment, economy, finances
2.Commercial
3.Infrastructure
4.Rolling stock
5.Operations, safety, security
6.Engineering and project management.
7.Corridors
Participants include political decision-makers at a national and local level, representatives of governments, international institutions, key economical/financial/environmental organisations, financial institutions, industry research centers, universities, the global high-speed rail and supplying industry and the international press.
The trade exhibition will be held simultaneously with the world congress and will provide a meeting platform where latest technologies and developments in high-speed rail will be showcased. Railway manufacturers, railway undertakings, infrastructure companies, consultants, supplying industry, and service companies will demonstrate their innovative products and services to visitors of the exhibition as well as the high-level congress participants.
The programme will also include technical tours facilitated by AMTRAK and SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authoriy)
Get on board with us! Please take a moment of your time to enjoy the UIC HIGHSPEED 2012 preview video on the UIC HIGHSPEED 2012 website: www.uic-highspeed2012.com. This video introduces UIC HIGHSPEED 2012 in a nutshell.
Congress & exhibition secretariat
UIC HIGHSPEED 2012
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