2nd Asia BRTS Conference 2014 and Regional Expert Group Meeting on Sustainable and Inclusive Transport Development 2014

From September 29th to October 1st, The Second Asia BRTS Conference will be take place in Ahmedabad, India. Following on the success of the first Asia BRTS Conference organized in 2012, the Second Asia BRTS Conference aims at bringing Asia region transportation planning and design fraternity, system stakeholders and users on a common platform of knowledge sharing. This platform would enable knowledge diffusion within the Asian cities and enable best practices being implemented for the benefit of individual cities.

The organizers of the Asia BRTS Conference is also partnering with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to hold a joint Regional Expert Group Meeting on Sustainable and Inclusive Transport Development 2014 during the Conference period. In Through the Regional Expert Group Meeting, UN-ESCAP plans to bring together government policy makers, transport planners, city officials, experts, multimodal public transport operators and service providers to share ideas, issues and experiences in building better, more sustainable and inclusive transportation systems. This expert group meeting provides an enabling platform for the key stakeholders in Asia and the Pacific to share knowledge and experience, discuss emerging issues and promote the development of sustainable and inclusive transport systems and services.

Detailed information on schedule and speakers, can be found at the Programme of the Conference.

For any inquiries about the conference, please contact coe.ut[at]cept.ac.in.