Ethics and Financial Integrity in Highway Project Management
June 5-7, 2012
Orlando, Fl USA
Introduction
Billions of dollars are invested each year in highway construction and maintenance projects across the world. Up to 5% of these funds are estimated to be lost on account of insufficient ethical and financial oversight. Highway Agencies and tendering authorities are particularly at risk.
According to the June 2011 World Bank report “Curbing Fraud, Corruption and Collusion in the Roads Sector”
“... roads projects around the globe remain plagued by fraud, corruption and collusion.”
Implementing financial integrity principles stretches public budgets further and is beneficial to the relation with private sector contractors.
IRF is now offering the first international course dedicated to preventing, detecting and addressing fraud & corruption on highway projects. In this certified course you will develop a comprehensive toolkit to apply financial integrity principles and detect issues of fraud throughout the lifecycle of highway construction projects. After attending this IRF Executive Workshop, you will have the knowledge to develop risk profiles for all major transportation projects you are involved in.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the benefits of ethical and financial oversight of Highway Projects
- Acquire techniques to identify and minimize the risk of fraud and corruption
- Learn how to develop risk profiles and action plans
- Understand how to apply legislative, enforcement, internal control and awareness building solutions
- Expose yourself to lessons learned from other organizations
Who Should Attend?
Legislators, Executives, Managers, Engineers, Procurement Officials, Financial Officials and others who want to take action to minimize fraud and corruption
Hotel Information
Wyndham Lake Buena Vista
1850 Hotel Plaza Blvd
Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830 USA
Tel: +1 407 828 4444
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Program Information
IRF Workshop on Performance-Based Contracts & Evaluating Asset Condition
August 14-16, 2012
Washington DC, USA
This workshop is designed to help road operators and agencies understand how to use and apply performance-based maintenance contracts in order to lower operating costs. It will focus on North American experiences and compare them to experiences in Australia, Europe & New Zealand.
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Andean Highway Congress - Innovation, Solutions and Sustainability
August 20-22, 2012
Lima, Peru
The Andes mountain range is characterized by high altitude crossings and jungle-type vegetation, posing complex engineering challenges for road builders. This workshop will look at international practices as well as successful programs in an effort to define appropriate guidelines for regional actors.
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Saudi & Gulf Highway Professionals Workshop (Part 2: Road Safety Audits)
September 9-12, 2012
Riyadh, Saudi Aabia
Performing an effective road safety audit (RSA) improves safety and demonstrates to the public an agency’s dedication to crash reduction. This training provides practical information on how to conduct a RSA, location selection, building independent, multidisciplinary teams and the steps to conduct successful RSAs.
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Preserving Our Highway Infrastructure Assets
September 11-13, 2012
Miami, FL USA
Affordable, Safer, and Environmentally Friendly Pavement Preservation Practices
As the global leader in advocating for better, safer and environmentally friendly roads, and building upon the success of the first three seminars, IRF is proud to invite you to the 4th Annual Executive Seminar: “Preserving Our Highway Infrastructure Assets: Focus on Implementation” in Miami, Florida September 11-13, 2012. Utilizing IRF’s international presence, the seminar will connect international transportation experts with people at all levels of government and private industry to discuss challenges and cutting-edge solutions.
Last year’s seminar fielded experts from over 16 countries who discussed and shared their expertise on the latest and best Pavement Preservation Solutions and Road Asset Management Practices. This year’s seminar focuses is on the implementation of best Asset Management practices through using effective management systems, adopting innovative techniques and new materials for maintenance and rehabilitation, and applying cutting- edge funding tools and programs to sustain pavement preservation.
These are crucial questions for road engineers, highway planners and network managers at home and abroad. International lending organizations and donor agencies are increasingly providing loans and technical assistance to support the development and implementation of Pavement Preservations programs that will assist highway agencies and strengthen commerce and industry.
Lead Instructor: Dr. Carlos Chang Albitres
Dr. Chang is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at El Paso. Dr. Chang’s major areas of interest are pavement evaluation and design, pavement management, construction management, knowledge management, and asset management. Dr. Chang is licensed as a professional engineer in Texas and member of the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE). He is recognized as an international consultant in his area of expertise and has participated in major highway projects. He is registered as an international consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank.
Hotel Information
Miami Beach Holiday Inn
4333 Collins Avenue Miami Beach
Florida 33140, USA
Tel: +1 305 532 3311
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Abu Dhabi Road Safety Conference
September 16-18, 2012
Abu Dhabi, UAE
This event will reunite global thought leaders and regional and local decisionmakers in diverse areas of sustainable transport, including environmentally sustainable planning, and financial, operational and economic sustainability.
Objectives include raising awareness, promoting sustainable management and design, sharing best-practices and innovation, promoting initiatives and opportunities for regional and international cooperation.
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Road Safety Courses
October, 2012
Muscat, Oman
Road safety sessions and training will focus on best practices & technologies from around the world, and their applicability in Oman and the Gulf Region.
More information to be added shortly.
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Environment and Climate Change and Impacts on Road Transport
October 22-26, 2012
Cordoba, Argentina
Held in conjunction with the XVI Congress on highway and traffic in Argentina, IRF will be hosting an expert workshop looking at mitigation and adaption strategies in the road sector.
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IRF Executive Seminar on Performance-Based Road Maintenance Contracting
October 28 - November 6, 2012
Orlando, USA
This workshop is designed to help highway operators and agencies around the world understand and learn how to use and apply performance-based maintenance contracts in order to address life-cycle maintenance challenges and lower operating costs at a time of constrained budgets.
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Saudi & Gulf Highway Professionals Workshop (Part 3: Performance-Based Contracting)
November 10-14, 2012
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The 3rd workshop for Kingdom and Gulf highway and road professionals will focus on showing how to use and apply performance-based maintenance contracts in order to address life-cycle maintenance challenges and lower operating costs.
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Safer Roads by Design, Executive Seminar Series
December 2-12, 2012
Miami, USA
The workshop will focus on all the key elements necessary to implement a successful Road Infrastructure Safety Management System with the goal of integrating safety into all aspects of design, planning, and construction while ensuring the best use of the road agencies’ limited resources.
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ITS Gulf Region Summit & Conference
2013
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
This event will be both a summit meeting for ITS stakeholders and decision makers in the Gulf Region, and an ITS conference featuring the largest and most comprehensive ITS program in the history of the Middle East. Sessions and training will focus on best practices and technologies from around the world in all areas of ITS, and their applicability and adaptability to the Gulf region.
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