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Webinar: ITS European Congress

ITS Helsinki has announced a webinar on 4 June to present the congress programme and help visitors plan their trip to the European congress. Eric Sampson, senior congress programme advisor, will present this year’s programme by highlighting some of the most engaging sessions and events of the week, including the opening ceremony, the three plenary sessions and the closing sessions, as well as the eco-driving competition, the White Night and more. Didier Gorteman, director of Congresses, will introduce
May 22, 2014 Read time: 2 mins
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Eric Sampson, senior congress programme advisor, will present this year’s programme by highlighting some of the most engaging sessions and events of the week, including the opening ceremony, the three plenary sessions and the closing sessions, as well as the eco-driving competition, the White Night and more.

Didier Gorteman, director of Congresses, will introduce the 2014 Congress App available now for download for iPhone/iPad, 1812 Android and Windows Phone. The mobile application provides details of all activities during the week with a live newsfeed on events as they happen and access to the interactive programme.

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Technical tours scheduled to take place during the congress include: Icebreaker base of Finland; Smart Parking by Finnpark and the ITS Factory in the city of Tampere; Finnish Meteorological Institute; Finnish Transport Agency; Traffic Management Centre of Helsinki Metropolitan Area; 814 VTT Technical Research Centre; Finnish Transport Safety Agency Trafi & UAR Finland; 144 Vaisala; and Finnish Science Centre Heureka.

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