More on....SEETRAN NS 2011 The idea off arranging aa conferencee with brokerage possibilities for thee West Balkaan Countries and for thee Southeast p part of EU, w was raised m more than a year ago byy a group of transport reesearch expe erts from alll over Europe. The confference, calleed SEETRAN NS 2011 too ok place on April 12th tto April 13th h, 2011 and d more than 250 participants. p . attracted
The confereence was arrranged by ETNA (an organisation for the Natiional Contacct Points forr Transport),, Ministry of Transsport in Slovenia and The T Marib bor Univeersity in Slovenia.. SEETRANS 2011, Transsport Researrch Opportunities for So outh East Eu urope in thee EU, brougght togetherr research co ommunity as well as reepresentativves of business and politics from SSlovenia, So outh Eastern n European countries c an nd the rest of the EU in order to present theeir research results, the eir research h capabilities and plans. Based on expressed e reesearch interrests and aim ms, the worrking groupss focused att ps for the ne ext 7FP callss specific reseearch topicss in order to get prepareed and to form potential partnership and 8 8FP calls.. folllowing The confereence consisteed of severaal sessions: P Plenary Session day one, Brokerage SSession day o one, Plenaryy Session dayy two and theereafter two o parallel sessions day tw wo: Road and Intermodal modes and Waterbornee and other modes.. In addition the ETNA Fo orum held a parallel meeeting with the representaatives of the National Co ontact Pointss day two.. There were also numero ous descriptions of projeect ideas and d descriptions of transport research sstakeholderss presented on in the co onference room.. billboaards maain B of th he European Commission n presented the comingg During the Plenary Session on day one, Liam Breslin transport caalls of FP7 an nd also menttioned the changes of intentions thaat are under developmen nt within thee Commission n, where thee traditionall frameworkk programs probably p willl be abando oned and re eplaced with h new programs covvering both Research aand Innovation.. Following this, there were w 38 presentations ab bout researcch organisatiions and pro oject ideas made m duringg the B Brokerage Session.. o prominen nt speakers had h been invvited for the e second dayy and Ales M Mihelic of th he Slovenian n A number of Ministry of Higher Education gave a w welcome address..
PRESS4TR RANSPORT reepresentativves circulated d among parrticipants showing them m w has beeen positivelly welcomed d by everybo ody. PRESS4 4TRANSPORTT the Virtual Press Officee initiative which