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General calendar

Below you will find past and upcoming PIARC congresses and seminars, as well as events related to road and road transport organised by our partner organisations.

Date Event Place Domain Type
November 04-06, 2026 International Seminar "Resilient and Safe Road Freight Systems and Infrastructure for Reliable Connectivity and Economic Development" First annoncement of the Seminar Registration Link Antananarivo (Madagascar) Road Safety
Freight Transport
Road Resilience
TC 2.3 		PIARC Seminars
November, 9-11, 2026 SURF 2026 - 10th Symposium on Pavement Surface Characteristics First announcement Official program Tokyo (Japan) Road Assets Management
Road Pavements
 PIARC Seminars
November 9-10, 2026 International Workshop "Preparing road networks for a changing climate and other hazards" First announcement Second announcement Rovinj (Croatia) Environment
Risk Management
Road Resilience
TC 1.4 		PIARC Workshops
November 11-12, 2026 Meeting of the Technical Committee 1.4 "Planning the Resilience of Road Networks - Climate Change and other Hazards" (Reserved to TC 1.4 members only) Rovinj (Croatia) Planning
Road Resilience
TC 1.4 		PIARC Meetings
November 12, 2026 REAAA Climate Change, Resilience and Disaster Management Webinar 2026 Online Risk Management
Road Resilience
 International events
November 16-17, 2026 Meeting of the Technical Committee 1.3 "Finance and Procurement" (Reserved to TC 1.3 members only) Windhoek (Namibia) Financing of Road System
Project Management
TC 1.3 		PIARC Meetings
November 16-18, 2026 IRF 2026 Annual Conference Geneva (Switzerland) Road Policies
Environment
Decarbonization
TC 3.4 		International events
November 17-18, 2026 International Seminar "The Transport Agency of the Future and Contribution of Roads to Sustainable Economic Prosperity" Chengdu (China) Economic Studies
Financing of Road System
Planning
TC 1.1 - TC 1.2 		PIARC Seminars
November 18-20, 2026 International Seminar "Investing in Better Roads: Financing, Procurement and Governance for Sustainable Road Infrastructure" First annoucement of the Seminar Windhoek (Namibia) Financing of Road System
Governance of Road Authorities
TC 1.3 		PIARC Seminars
November 19-20, 2026 Meeting of the Technical Committee 3.4 "Environmental Sustainability of Road Infrastructure and Transport" (Reserved to TC 3.4 members only) Geneva (Switzerland) Environment
TC 3.4 		PIARC Meetings
December 2-4, 2026 International Seminar "Roads for Accessibility and Mobility in Urban Areas" Asunción (Paraguay) Urban Mobility
TC 2.1 		PIARC Seminars
December 7-8, 2026 Meeting of Technical Committees 3.1 "Road Safety" & 4.6 "Road Design Standards" (Reserved to TC 3.1 and 4.6 members only) Tunis (Tunisia) Road Safety
Road Network Operations
TC 3.1 - TC 4.6 		PIARC Meetings
December 9-12 2026 International Seminar "Designing and Managing Roads to Achieve the Safe System Approach" First announcement of the Seminar Tunis (Tunisia) Road Safety
Design of Inter-urban Roads
TC 3.1 - TC 4.6 		PIARC Seminars
April 12, 2027 Meeting of the Technical Committee 4.3 "Earthworks"  (Reserved to CT 4.3 members only) Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Road Earthworks
TC 4.3 		PIARC Meetings
April 13-15, 2027 International Seminar "Advancing Global Infrastructure Through Resilient Earthworks" Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Road Earthworks
TC 4.3 		PIARC Seminars
April 14-16, 2027 PIARC World Bridge Conference "Managing Bridges for Society" Marrakech (Morocco) Road Bridges
TC 4.2 		PIARC Seminars
April 16, 2027 Meeting of the Technical Committee 3.3 "Asset Management" (Reserved to PIARC members of TC 3.3) & 4.1 "Pavements" (Reserved to TC 3.3 and 4.1 members only) Shanghai (China) Road Assets Management
Road Pavements
TC 3.3 - TC 4.1 		PIARC Meetings
April 17-19 2027 International Seminar "Road asset management and performance improvement" Shanghai (China) Road Safety
Road Pavements
TC 3.1 - TC 4.1 		PIARC Seminars
October 04-08, 2027 XXVIIIth World Road Congress Vancouver (Canada) Road Policies
Environment
Economic Studies
Financing of Road System
Governance of Road Authorities
Planning
Risk Management
Project Management
Road Safety
Road Network Operations
Winter Service
Urban Mobility
Freight Transport
Design of Inter-urban Roads
Road Assets Management
Rural Roads
Road Pavements
Road Bridges
Road Tunnel Operations
Road Earthworks
Terminology
Road Resilience
Decarbonization
 PIARC Congresses
October 25-29, 2027 ITS World Congress Birmingham (United Kingdom) Road Network Operations
Urban Mobility
 International events
June 13-14, 2028 Via Nordica 2028 Tampere (Finland) Environment
Road Safety
Freight Transport
Road Assets Management
Road Bridges
Road Tunnel Operations
 International events

PIARC events

PIARC (World Road Association) regularly organises international exchanges on technical topics around the world: international seminars in low- and middle-income countries, and workshops in higher-income countries.

PIARC also organises major congresses every four years: the World Road Congress and the International Winter Road Congress.

These exchange opportunities are open to all, upon registration.

In addition, the Association's Committees and bodies also meet very regularly to share knowledge among members. These meetings are not open.

At national level, PIARC National Committees organise meetings and seminars, which allow knowledge to be shared among experts from the country.

Finally, the Association also participates in events organised by other organisations in order to share experiences and develop its partnerships.

PIARC events

PIARC (World Road Association) regularly organises international exchanges on technical topics around the world: international seminars in low- and middle-income countries, and workshops in higher-income countries.

PIARC also organises major congresses every four years: the World Road Congress and the International Winter Road Congress.

These exchange opportunities are open to all, upon registration.

In addition, the Association's Committees and bodies also meet very regularly to share knowledge among members. These meetings are not open.

At national level, PIARC National Committees organise meetings and seminars, which allow knowledge to be shared among experts from the country.

Finally, the Association also participates in events organised by other organisations in order to share experiences and develop its partnerships.