Easy Way. First Announcement TOWARDS INTELLIGENT FUTURE. i2tern CONFERENCE

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1 Easy Way TOWARDS INTELLIGENT FUTURE i2tern CONFERENCE JUNE 2007 AALBORG CONGRESS & CULTURE CENTRE CITY OF AALBORG NORTH DENMARK First Announcement

2 Contents - A quick overview I2TERN Conference Easy Way towards sustainable mobility June 2007 Aalborg Congress & Culture Centre, Aalborg - Denmark Welcome to the i2tern Welcoming letter 04 Human-scale conferences at the top of the European continent 06 Let Denmark s most lively city entertain you 08 The conference venue 10 Draft conference programme 12 Welcome to Denmark s premier holiday region - just another great incentive 14 Arrive in style at some of the world s best airports The i2tern conference 2007 represents a unique opportunity to present what the Euro-regional Projects have achieved so far and to share their results and outputs as well as take a glance into the future. The seven Euro-regional projects ARTS, CENTRICO, CONNECT, CORVETTE, SERTI, STREETWISE and VIKING are implementing intelligent transport systems and services in Europe. This conference will provide a forum for the projects to present their results, share experiences, stimulate informed debate, develop strategies, and to reinforce European cross border cooperation. Many representatives from Member States, partners involved in the project, members of the European Commission and high-level decision makers will be present - making it the ideal place to present the key achievements of the TEMPO programme as well as to put forward ideas, expectations and goals for the MIP2. The conference comprises opening and closing plenary sessions featuring various stakeholders on the European ITS scene presenting their views on the future including the EASYWAY programme. The conference will have three parallel lines of technical sessions focussing on the benefits and results obtained from ITS tests and deployments and providing the delegates with an updated overview of the state of the art of ITS in Europe. The VIKING partners are hosting this event and while it is not a commercial arrangement, a conference fee of just 285 Euros has been set to balance the conference costs. This fee includes access to all sessions, conference dinner, admission to the ITS Europe Exhibition (which is held at the same venue June) and a delegate pack. Furthermore, each of the Euro-regional projects will get one meeting room freely available throughout the conference. Note that if you wish to participate in both i2tern and ITS in Europe 2007 conferences, a common registration costs less than the sum of individual registrations. Aalborg We look forward to seeing you in Aalborg! Copenhagen Yours sincerely Henning Christiansen Director General Danish Road Directorate Charlotte Vithen VIKING National Co-ordinator Danish Road Directorate 02 03

3 Conferences Human-scale at the top of the European continent North Denmark and the city of Aalborg offer a real feel-good atmosphere. It s clean, safe, friendly and relaxing. In fact, we re sure even the most discerning conference delegate will love it While Copenhagen is the main hub of Scandinavia, the Baltic and Europe, the city of Aalborg in North Denmark offers some of the best conference facilities in Scandinavia. Being the fourth largest city in Denmark with some 160,000 inhabitants, Aalborg is a bustling university city boasting a lively, intimate and historic city centre with Scandinavia s longest restaurant street, the Jomfru Ane Street, where conference delegates have plenty of dining options. Still, it is a real human-scale city, where the conference delegate will sense full intimacy and will not feel lost. Just imagine travelling through the city without stress or delight in a 10 minute traffic-free transfer from the local airport. Where else is this still possible? At the top of the continent, we put life into conferences both inside and outside the meeting rooms. Everything a keen conference delegate could desire is available in the city of Aalborg and the surrounding region at the northern tip of Denmark s Jutland peninsula. 04

4 Let Denmark s most lively city entertain you Aalborg offers a truly welcoming and comfortable small-big city atmosphere where a real sense of history blends in effortlessly with modern Danish design and architecture. Stroll the pedestrianised shopping district for some real Danish design icons, dine in style at one of the city s more than 300 restaurants, meet up for an ice-cold Carlsberg and the local aquavit at a flash café, or stir your senses at one of Scandinavia s most fascinating museums of modern art. Choices are many, but as soon as the night falls, be sure to meet up with your colleagues in Jomfru Ane Gade - the longest bar & clubbing street in Scandinavia

5 Aalborg Congress & Culture Centre 5th Conference of the Euroregional projects 2007 Capacity in short Europe Break-out Foyer Quality Hotel Hall Opening sessions - up to 550 pax theatre style rooms - floor 1 Break-out rooms for conference/parallel sessions of Europe Hall and break-out rooms Poster presentation areas / information desk Hotel Aalborg 168 rooms covered access to the congress centre Hvide Hus 198 rooms one-minute walk from the congress centre Top-class facilities in the the city heart of Aalborg Congress & Culture Centre is one of the largest and most flexible conference centres in Northern Europe. There are three separate conference halls to choose from, all with stage facilities, and room for 2,400 in the biggest hall and more than 40 smaller break-out rooms. Having undergone a major refurbishment in 2002, the congress centre is equipped with the latest technology and all modern facilities required to make a success of major events. Even better, the congress centre is ideally located just a few minutes walk from the bustling city centre and in the very heart of Aalborg s largest green spot, the Kilde Park, ensuring a comfortable and easy-going atmosphere of the conference. Welcome to one of Scandinavia s largest and most versatile congress centres 08 09

6 Clockwise - Draft conference programme Wednesday 20 June 2007 Thursday 21 June :30-10:00 Conference registration 09:00 10:30 3 parallel sessions 09:00-10:30 The ITS2007 exhibition opens 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break Time table January March 2 April 15 May 15 June 1 Call for papers Deadline for abstracts Preliminary programme Early registrations & payment Deadline for presentations 12:00 Lunch together with participants in ITS :00-14:30 Opening session 14:30-15:00 Coffee Break 15:00-16:30 3 parallel sessions 15:30 Closing of ITS2007 exhibition 16:30-17:00 Coffee Break 17:00-18:00 3 parallel sessions 19:00 Conference dinner 11:00-12:30 3 parallel sessions 12:30-13:30 Lunch 13:30-14:45 3 parallel sessions 14:45-15:00 Coffee Break 15:00-16:30 Closing session June Conference 10 Special delegate advantages - Free entrance to the ITS exhibition (Wednesday) - Exhibition space available at the congress centre Outline of conference fees Delegate fee (euro) excl. VAT Early bird (before 15th May 2007) 285 After 15th May Discount for ITS2007 delegates 35 Conference Dinner and afterparty in Jomfru Ane Gade - Free shuttle busses to the hotels The evening of the conference dinner takes its beginning at the Hotel Hvide Hus. Here we shall enjoy a 3-course conference dinner prepared by the renowned head-chef. After dinner the party continues with live music and dancing at Saltlageret in Aalborg s well-known Jomfru Ane Street - the longest bar & clubbing street in Scandinavia. 11

7 Top of the Continent, Skagen 90 minutes The rough west coast 30 minutes The calm Limfjord 45 minutes Legoland 120 minutes Aarhus 60 minutes Aalborg The island of Læsø 120 minutes Copenhagen 45 minutes Welcome to Denmark s premier holiday region - Just another great incentive Odense 150 minutes Being the Danes preferred holiday region, North Denmark offers the perfect setting for combining business with pleasure. The region of North Denmark is famous not only for its fabulously rich scenery and the extra hours of sunshine it gets compared to the rest of the country, but also for its unique, varied natural phenomenon of the three seas that meet here to bring their own distinctive appeal to this region of Denmark. This region has the wild and foaming North Sea with its mile-long sandy beaches and vast dune landscapes; the milder and far more tranquil Kattegat to the east, and the wonderful, glittering Limfjord to the south with its wealth of idyllic coves and sounds with large and small islands, sheer cliffs and green forests. In fact, the region boasts more than 2,500 kilometres of coastline, so you re never more than 30 minutes from the seaside. Don t miss out on the clashing meeting of the two seas at the very Top of the Continent - it s a world-class experience! Add to this, a rich choice of fairytale castles, great museums, traditional inns, glass blowers, superb restaurants, intimate seaside resorts and the relaxed and easy-going attitude of the Danes themselves, and you re well off to a memorable stay at the Top of the Continent. Be inspired at

8 Arrive in style at some of the world s best airports Lying at the crossroads of Europe, the Baltic and Scandinavia, Denmark is easy to get to - and to get around in once you re there. Aalborg Airport, the main gateway to North Denmark, is conveniently situated just a short 10 minutes transfer from the city of Aalborg. The airport is linked with Copenhagen Airport by more than 25 daily flights, and direct flights from London, Oslo and Malaga. Copenhagen is the main air traffic hub of Northern Europe, and is served by some 60 international airlines flying non-stop from 120 cities around the world. Billund Airport lies in the heart of West Denmark and is the country s second largest international air traffic hub, with direct services to almost all major European cities. Add to this, excellent ferry coonections from Norway and Sweden as well as a modern and efficient road and rail infrastructure. Arriving at Aalborg Airport you re just 10 minutes from the city centre 14 15

9 Aalborg - City of ITS Aalborg and its surrounding region have for a number of year played an active role within the field of ITS and use ITS services in practice, as, for example, within public transport where quite complex systems are used. Its participation in numerous European projects - e.g. the VIKING project - also speaks for itself and the fact that the 6th European Congress on ITS will take place i Aalborg on 18th - 20th June 2007 is also a sign of this region s commitment to ITS. North Denmark Region Niels Bohrs Vej 30 DK-9220 Aalborg Denmark Contact Person: Svend Tøfting tel mobile svto@rn.dk VisitAalborg Convention Østerågade 8 DK-9000 Aalborg Denmark Contact Person: Project Manager Hanne Kristiansen tel hk@aalborg.dk Conference Secretariat Division of Town Planning, Roads and Traffic Department of Development and Planning 11, Fibigerstraede DK-9220 Aalborg Denmark Contact Person: Lilli Glad tel lilli@plan.aau.dk Susanne Løøw tel loow@plan.aau.dk