iRoUTE Updated Agenda
| Tuesday 27thJune | Event | |
| 10 am | Registration
& coffee/ tea |
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| 11 am | Welcome & Introduction | |
| 11.30 am | NTA’S plans for development of public transport in rural areas in Ireland – Anne Graham, NTA | |
| 11.50 am | The Role of Technology and Human Behaviour in Creating an Integrated Transport System – Tom Cullen, SIMI | |
| 12.10 | Coffee/ Tea break | |
| 12.30 | Workshop 1: Do passengers dream of electric vehicles? What role can new technology play in developing an integrated transport system for Rural & Urban Ireland
Workshop 2: Only losers take the bus?!? Can a national transport plan work without a change in public behaviour? Workshop 3: Pilots ready for take-off! How to kick-start an Integrated Transport System for your area ? |
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| 1.30 | Light lunch | |
| 2.30 | New ICT base for the Belbus in Flanders – Odette Buntinx, Lijn | |
| 2.50 | Implementation of new flexible transport solutions in the province of Gelderland, The Netherlands – Guy Hermans, Forseti | |
| 3.15 | Workshop 1: The Lowdown from the Low Countries What elements of the projects in Flanders and Gelderland provide lessons for an integrated public transport system in Ireland?
Workshop 2: Bending not breaking Would Irish communities accept/embrace an integrated transport system? Workshop 3: Public Challenges – Private Opportunities. What can the private sector contribute to a flexible transport system? |
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| 4.15 | Panel Discussion/ Q&A & coffee/ tea | |
| 8:00 | BBQ, Music & Networking event – Paris Texas Bar & Restaurant
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| Wednesday 28thJune | Event | |
| Coffee/ tea | ||
| 10.00 | ||
| 10.30 | Welcome & Set context | |
| 11.00 | Adapting the best elements of the Danish approach to combine several types of transportation – Finn Kock Sørensen, Flex Danmark | |
| 11.20 | Integrating Transport at the Community Level – Brendan Finn, European Transport & Telematics Systems Ltd (ETTS) | |
| 11.40 | Coffee/ Tea break | |
| 12.00 | Workshop 1: We’re all in this together – right? How can we address the diverse needs of different user groups (workers, disabled, youth, elderly, visitors, socialisers, etc) in the design of a system?
Workshop 2: What are we missing? What non-vehicle infrastructure needs to be developed to facilitate a truly integrated transport system? Workshop 3: Giant Leaps- Baby Steps. What are the next steps that need to be taken to develop an integrated transport system for rural and urban Ireland |
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| 1.00 | Wrap up/panel Discussion | |
| 2.00 | Light lunch |
