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Save these dates! International experts will soon be addressing exciting technical topics related to roads and road transport. Join in!

16th March 2021

In the coming months, PIARC is organising several international events to share its knowledge on roads and road transport at the international level - save these dates!

Save these
dates! International experts will soon be addressing exciting technical topics
related to roads and road transport. Join in!

PIARC organises numerous events throughout the work cycle (the current one: 2020 - 2023) to promote and share knowledge on roads and road transport. Thanks to its broad membership base and geographical diversity, PIARC's vision is to play "a leading role in the exchange of knowledge on policy and practice in an integrated and sustainable transport context". PIARC is thus recognised for the quality of its outputs.

In addition to its congresses (World Road Congresses and World Winter Service and Road Resilience Congresses) held every four years, PIARC brings together international experts on a regular basis in seminars and workshops to help the Association's members achieve their goals and identify best practices.

There are many exciting and interesting events taking place over the next few months, so here is a list to make sure you do not miss out:

  • PIARC International webinar on Road Administration

    • Date: April 21, 2021 - 14:00 Paris Time
    • Field: Road Administration
    • Modality: On line
    • Languages: English
    • Information: webinar open only to members of the PIARC Strategic Theme 1 Technical Committees
  • International Webinar on Road Tunnel: recent trends, innovations, and way forward

    • Date : 5 - 6 May 2021
    • Field: Road tunnels
    • Modality: Online, organised from India
    • Languages: English
    • Registration and information here
  • Issues for sustainable roads and ecoinfrastructures: new challenges in the context of Energy and Climate

    • Date: 18 - 19 May 2021
    • Field: Environment
    • Modality: Online, organised from Lublin (Poland)
    • Languages: English and Polish
    • Registration and information here
  • Virtual International Seminar "Road Safety in Low to Middle Income Countries: Issues and Countermeasures"

    • Date: 18 - 20 May 2021
    • Field: Road safety
    • Modality: Online, organised from Tunis (Tunisia)
    • Languages: French, English and Spanish with simultaneous translation
    • Registration and information here
  • International Seminar "Winter service on roads and other public places"

    • Date: 27 - 29 September 2021
    • Field: Winter maintenance
    • Modality : online, organised from Kiev (Ukraine)
    • Languages: English
    • Registration and information: coming soon
  • International Seminar "Environmental Sustainability of Road Transport: Air Pollution, Noise and Relationship with Energy Transition and Climate Change"

    • Date: 20 - 22 October 2021
    • Field: Environment
    • Place: Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
    • Call for papers open until 16 May 2021
    • Languages: English
    • Registration and information: coming soon
  • Joint Seminar "Optimising Road Freight Transport using WIM Data"

    • Date: 7 - 9 November 2021
    • Field: Freight Transport
    • Place: Pretoria (South Africa)
    • Languages: English
    • Registration and information here

In addition to international seminars and world congresses, PIARC also organises international conferences. These are usually held in high-income countries, and address needs that are of broad interest to the international technical community. Save the date for 2022!

  • SURF 2022 - 9th Symposium on Pavement Characteristics

    • Date: 12-14 September 2022
    • Milan (Italy)
    • Call for papers open until 31 January 2022
    • Languages: English
    • Registration and information here
  • 2nd International Conference on Road Tunnel Operation and Safety

    • Date: 25 - 28 October 2022
    • Granada (Spain)
    • Call for papers open until 18 July 2021
    • Languages: English, French and Spanish
    • Registration and information here

Besides, PIARC continues its mission to provide timely information on the impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic on roads and road transport. To this end, it continues its programme of webinars in English, French and Spanish. Upcoming webinars:

  • Webinar: Post-COVID and roads: Planning for Economic Recovery

    • 24 March 2021 (13:00 Paris time)
    • Online
    • Language: English
    • Registration and information here
  • Webinar: PIARC and COVID-19

    • 7 April 2021 (16:00 Paris time)
    • Online
    • Language: Spanish
    • Registration and information here

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