Tagungsankündigungen
European conference on Mobility Management 2002
ECOMM 2002 European conference on Mobility Management 2002
Gent, Belgium, May 15-17, 2002
Introduction to ECOMM
The 6th European Conference on Mobility Management (ECOMM) will take place from May, 15-17, 2002 in the city of Gent in Belgium. Under the supervision of EPOMM, the European Platform on Mobility Management, ECOMM has grown into a well-established and highly regarded series of annual conferences. Former ECOMMquot;s took place in Amsterdam (the Netherlands), Nottingham (UK), Münster (Germany), Bregenz (Austria) and Rome (Italy). Objectives of the Conference
Mobility management is steering the demand side towards more sustainable travel and transport by encouraging changes in the behaviour of organisations and individuals. For about a decade mobility management has been implemented on national, regional, urban and site level in several European states. Reflections on the experiences during this decade have made clear that social and organisational aspects of mobility management are crucial. ECOMM 2002 will explore best strategies and practices to come to effective partnerships and complementary interaction between the demand and supply side. This is a key to success in the field of mobility management. The economic and educational community and the public transport sector have already demonstrated their ability to act as responsible partners. New partnerships with the leisure, shopping, tourist and health sector, the freight and logistics sector, housing developers, and the public at large, can add potent force to achieving a significant change in travel behaviour. Other sectors can also be of interest for ECOMM 2002 if they show interesting aspects in view of a broad diffusion of best practice.
The central theme "Responsible mobility - Active partnerships" will be explored on various levels and a wide range of best strategies and best practices in mobility management will be shared with the attendants.
First of all the conference will identify key perspectives, strategies and the social and economic framework of the different concerned actors. Secondly, the conference will examine techniques and tools for effective mobility management partnerships.
The main topics and policy fields and related "indicative subtopics" are listed in Table 1.
| Main topics & policy fields (A) | Indicative subtopics related to the main topics and policy fields in A: (B)I |
|---|---|
| A.1 Sustainable cities and towns: best strategies and practices in local, regional and national mobility management policies, based on active partnerships covering different sectors | B.1 Identification of the partners' profiles as background for their current position in the mobility debate |
| A.2 The educational community as a demanding partner for sustainable transport, traffic safety and health: schools, universities, training organisations... | B.2 Point of view of the different actors on responsible mobility: vision on their own role and the role of the other involved partners. What are their interests and needs? How to cope with diverging and converging views, strategies and interests in a responsible mobility perspective? |
| A.3 The leisure, tourist and shopping sectors potential for active partnerships in a context of flexible time-use | B.3 How to create effective and operational partnerships? How to start co-operation? How to get people around the table: what are effective platforms or forums? Role of leadership, pioneers and successful demonstrations. Integration with local and regional mobility planning |
| A.4 Is the economic community (companies, institutions, hospitals, administrations...) willing to act as a partner? What can they gain from strategies and best practices in mobility management? | B.4 Evaluation of partnership strategies and programmes (performance analysis and measurement, benchmarking) |
| A.5 The freight/goods transport and logistics sectors potential to push forward intermodal transport through innovative sustainable mobility services | B.5 Integration and co-operation for responsible partnerships through voluntary initiatives, through negotiation (if you invest, I do my bit/quid pro quo), through charters, covenants... and through legislative, mandatory initiatives |
| A.6 The role of the mobility manager and the mobility centre as facilitator in creating effective partnerships; market opportunities and the need for innovative partnerships in chain mobility for passengers and goods (pre-trip travel information, on trip guidance, interchanges, new products and services) | |
| A.7 Public involvement: the citizen as a partner in transport policy. How to involve the public at large or specific target groups (esp. the socially deprived) in mobility management strategies? |
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