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3rd BESTUFS II Conference Warsaw 2007

"Vital cities optimise city logistics"


Thematic focus:

The movement of goods in urban areas is well organised by private companies whilst recently European municipalities have started to develop policies to change urban transport towards sustainable solutions. In this area of tension between established traditional transport structures and the objectives of cleaner, safer and more attractive Cities there are many innovations taking place European wide. The interest in being informed about interesting solutions and experiences in city logistics is growing. This BESTUFS Conference gave highlight recent innovative examples and presented main development directions and common problems faced as seen by transport operators, public bodies, retailers and domain experts.

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Thursday, 24th of May 2007
09:00 - 09:15Registration and Coffee
09:15 - 09:30Welcome from the City of Warsaw
by Mieczyslaw Reksins
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09:30 - 09:40Evaluation of the Impact of a Pilot Evening Distribution System in Stockholm
by Stig Franzen, Chalmers Industriteknik
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09:40 - 10:10Evaluation of the Impact of No-Car Lanes in Tyneside
by Corinne Mulley, TORG, Newcastle University
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10:10 - 10:50PIEK
"An overview of noise reduction techniques for urban delivery"
by Robert Govaers, Senter Novem
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10:50Coffee break
11:20 - 12:00Space Management and Night Delivery
by Julio Garcia Ramon, Barcelona
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12:00 - 12:40Central City Access in Prague
by Zdenek Suta, City of Prague
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12:40Lunch
14:00 - 14:40START
"Sustainable city logistics in collaboration with transport industry
by Blaz Jemensek, Prometni Institut in Ljubljana
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14:40 - 15:20Urban logistics in Polish cities
by Jacek Szoltysek, The Karol Adamiecki Institute
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15:20Coffee break
16.00 - 16.40Italian initiatives in urban logistics
by Guido Firelli, Regione Emilia Romane
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16:40 - 17:20Problems in freight distribution in Vienna
by Peter Kunisch, Wirtschaftskammer Wien
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18.30Common dinner

 

Friday 25th of May 2007
09:00 - 09:40EU Logistics Policy
by John Berry, EC
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09:40 - 10:20Rail freight for urban logistics
"Dream of reality?"
by Stane Bozicnik, University of Maribor
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10:20Coffee break
11:00 - 11:10New & Innovative Concepts for Helping European Transport Sustainability
by Wojciech Sucharzewski, NICHES
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11:10 - 11:30Update on the London Freight Plan
by Stephen Steele, Transport for London
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11:30 - 12:30Conference Summary and Conclusions
by Laurence Douvin
12:30Lunch
13:30 - 18:00Technical Visit