eSafety at Aalborg ITS Congress

Creation date: 04 June 2007

eSafety will be on the agenda at the 6th European ITS Congress and Exhibition in Aalborg, Denmark, 18-20 June 2007. If you are planning to attend this event, make sure not to miss a series of sessions which will update and inform about the latest developments of the eSafety initiative.

The highlight will be a Special Session on Monday, 18 June (16.00-17.30) entitled “The next steps in Intelligent Car Initiative and eSafety”. Organised by the EC DG INFSO, the session’s objective is to present and discuss the main strategies and future actions in the Intelligent Car Initiative and its three pillars, with the focus on the eSafety Forum and its working groups.

Invited speakers include:

• Mr Arnold van Zyl, CEO, ERTICO - ITS Europe
• Mr Risto Kulmala, Research Professor, VTT, Finland
• Mr Wolfgang Reinhardt, Director Regulatory Affairs, ACEA
• Mr Jacob Bangsgaard, Director of Transport and Mobility, FIA Foundation

Specific eSafety developments will also be highlighted by eSafety Support’s Dr Alessandro Carrotta at Technical Session 002 – The Future of ITS I in his presentation “The eSafety Initiative: where do we stand? Progress of the 28 Recommendations” on Monday, 18 June from 9.00 - 10.30.  

Safety, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, and Cooperative Systems are the focus of an Executive Session “Safety”, on Tuesday, 19 June (14.00-15.30), in which DG INFSO Director Mrs Rosalie Zobel is an invited speaker. The session will discuss the investments in new communication network infrastructure and the marketing of advanced driver safety products/services to the end user.

Last but not least, make sure to visit the friendly folks of eSafety Support at the European Commission stand in the Exhibition, P1. The eSafety Support desk will have brochures and information about eSafety activities, so do stop by to have a chat about the latest eSafety developments. We look forward to seeing you!

For more information, please contact info@esafetysupport.org