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IRF Newsflash

October 14, 2009

IRF 14th Annual Seminar on Contract Maintenance & Asset Management

As part of the IRF commitment to provide technology transfer and training to the highway community worldwide, this annual seminar will be held for the 14th consecutive year.

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In This Issue

IRF News

• IRF Upcoming Events

Industry News

• Road Safety
• Intelligent Transportation
• Road Financing
• Environment

IRF Upcoming Events

• 4th Regional IRF Conference on Road Safety
  October 23-24, 2009
  New Delhi, India
• 14th Annual IRF Executive Seminar on Contract Maintenance
  October 25 - November 3, 2009
  Orlando, Florida
• gTKP/IRF/TARA Conference on Rural Roads
  November 25-27, 2009
  Tanzania
• IRF & ITA Middle East Regional Congress and Training Certificate Program
  December 6-9, 2009
  Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• IRF World Road Meeting 2010
  May 25 - 28, 2010
  Lisbon, Portugal
  
  

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Industry News

Road Safety

October 9, 2009

• Media Release - Latest braking technology mandatory from 2011

October 12, 2009

• Driver education cuts crash risk
• National Study Shines Danger on Rural Roads

October 13, 2009

• Nigeria: Road Accidents Claim 969 Children, Youths

October 14, 2009

• Safety on the bus starts with parents

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Intelligent Transportation

October 8, 2009

• Washington Metro Uses IBM Software to Keep Mass Transit System Safe and On Time
• ABI Research: ITS Drives Environmental and Safety Concerns

October 9, 2009

• France's rail sub-contracting sector attracts international investors

October 12, 2009

• CTFO Acquires Unisits
• Iteris Receives Contract Award from Abu Dhabi Department of Transport

October 14, 2009

• Delphi Announces New Advanced Digital Tachograph for Commercial Fleets

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Road Financing

October 9, 2009

• AFC: New credit to finance Southern Interoceanic Highway will reach US$200 million

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Environment

October 8, 2009

• Asian Development Bank: ADB Urges New Approaches to Ease Traffic Congestion in Asia's Gridlocked Cities
• Green tech execs descend on Washington to press for climate change bill
• Study: Railroads, mass transit can ease congestion

October 9, 2009

• The Future of Travel: Solutions for America’s Transportation Problems

October 12, 2009

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce loses some members over carbon-emissions laws
• As I See It: The Greening of IT
• Road pricing 'should be used to help meet carbon targets'

October 13, 2009

• Carbon controls could hike fuel costs
• Public transportation must be the priority in road improvement funding

October 14, 2009

• Economic Reasons to Use Battery Switching Technologies

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