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IRF Newsflash

October 21, 2009

IRF Middle East Regional Congress

IRF and the International Tunnelling Association (ITA) are conducting a Middle East Regional Congress and Training Certificate Program December 6 - 9, 2009 in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Congress, themed Innovative Solutions for Better, Safer Roads & Tunnels in the Middle East, will bring together expertise and technology from around the world to discuss relevant issues pertaining to road and transportation in the Middle East region.

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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 15, 2009

• UAE likely to test Western expats' driving
• Feds give $50 million to improve traffic flow at city ports

October 19, 2009

• Motorbike and cycle safety push

October 21, 2009

• Motor insurers warn of premium hikes

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Intelligent Transportation

October 15, 2009

• IDB plans $1 billion investment bank

October 16, 2009

• EUROFOT to kick-start road safety systems tests
• Intelligent vehicles tested across European roads

October 19, 2009

• ADLINK: PICMG 1.0 full-size SBC with high speed SATA interface
• How Smart is Your Car? EU Mandates Transportation Communication Standards

October 20, 2009

• Sixnet Announces the First Industrial Ethernet Switch to Bring True Enterprise-class Networking to Harsh Environments

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Road Financing

October 16, 2009

• IDB approves $1 billion credit line for Ecuador’s road network
• World Bank gives $320 million loan for better roads in Andhra
• U.S. Department of Transportation Approves $341 Million Loan to Build Port of Miami Tunnel

October 20, 2009

• Nova Scotia, Canada Government invest $92 million in infrastructure improvements

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Environment

October 15, 2009

• Carbon Emissions See Big Two-Year Drop
• The Cost of Green in NYC

October 16, 2009

• CBO Director Says Cap-and-Trade Will Slow Economy
• Four great automotive technologies for the next decade

October 19, 2009

• Energy Firms Deeply Split on Bill to Battle Climate Change
• Golden State's green path
• Sustainable Now Technologies, Inc. Files Energy Conversion Machine Patent

October 20, 2009

• Opposition to clean energy acts grows larger, louder

October 21, 2009

• Building green can mean making green
• Opposite World: Is traffic good for the environment?

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