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April 2009

Cities for Mobility World Congress 2009 Pre-Announcement

“Socially inclusive mobility - Access for all”

June 14 to 16, 2009 City of Stuttgart

w www.cities-for-mobility.org

Online registration available

from 20th April at www.cities-for-mobility.org

Presentation

The City of Stuttgart has the great pleasure to announce the World Congress 2009 of the global network “Cities for Mobility” titled “Socially inclusive mobility – Access for all”. The event will take place in the city of Stuttgart from June 14 to 16, 2009. The congress will serve as a platform that enables participants to discuss and exchange experiences in the area of sustainable urban mobility for the purpose of jointly developing innovative project ideas and implementing them on the local level. The World Congress 2009 is addressed to local governments (mayors, councilors, traffic experts) as well as representatives from private sector, research and civil society.

Thematic focus

This year’s thematic focus will be laid on the social dimension of transport with special attention on the provision of mobility opportunities for motorized and non-motorized traffic users. The Congress will have three main topics that will be deepened in three workshops:

• How to face the challenges of daily mobility in our cities

Mobility is a basic condition for the participation in the labour market, in social and political life. In urban areas, it is difficult for many people to reach their work places in a reasonable time and at an affordable cost. On the other hand companies demand temporal and spatial flexibility from the employees. The effort for the organization of their daily life is enormous. In developing countries the situation is even more complex, public transport is expensive, informal or non-existent, especially in the poor outskirts of metropolitan areas. In the emerging countries traffic systems are reaching their limits.

• How to introduce young people to non-motorized mobility

By bike to school, by foot to friends. Short-distance mobility is the cheapest, healthiest and most environmentally friendly way to move in the city. There is an increasing awareness of the importance of walking and cycling for the quality of life in urban areas. If young people learn to use sustainable modes of mobility from an early age, they will keep this behaviour as adults. The cities have to provide programs to extend learning beyond the classroom and develop responsible attitudes and commitment, both at home and in the community. Cities should also provide an adequate infrastructure around schools.

• How to provide mobility in an ageing society

World wide, life expectancy has increased considerably. Additionally, the age structure is changing rapidly. The world’s population aged 60 and over, which currently represents slightly more than half the number of 15-24 year olds is rising sharply and projected to surpass 1 billion within two decades (and to overtake the 15-24 age group). What impact will this have on urban mobility? Even though this long-term and complex process is hard to perceive, we have to find solutions in the near future. What services will be available for the growing number of elderly people? How can we secure the financing of public transport considering a declining number of users?

Confirmed notable speakers

Michael Sommer, President of the Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB), Deputy President of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

Anne Houtman, Director of the Directorate Internal Market & Sustainability of the European Commission

Han Paixao, Director of Research of the Tongji University (Shanghai, China)

Denise Fampou, Mayor of Douala (Cameroon)

Lars Gemzoe, Associate Partner at Gehl Architects, Member of Board at “Walk 21” (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Call for Posters For the first time we will offer this year a new platform for the presentation of innovative ideas and projects. The poster session will take place on June 15, in the congress area of the City Hall.

Requirements:

• Posters may be submitted into one of the three workshop categories

• Posters should be no larger than 1x2 m, and can be displayed on bulletin boards. Please specify the method of display with submission

• All costs associated with creation of the poster will be the responsibility of the exhibitors

• Each poster should have at least one presenter who must remain with their poster throughout the session

• Poster session abstracts must be submitted to the Coordination Office (as .doc or .pdf files) to patrick.daude@stuttgart.de no later than May 15, 2009

• Questions may be submitted via email or by telephone at +497112168501

• Abstracts should specify to which of the three categories they apply and should include a brief description of the information to be included on the poster, including a listing of any handouts which will be made available. Please also include the main contact name, title, email address, and telephone number

• Exhibitors must give permission for poster abstracts to be published with conference materials, as well as posted on the CFM website (http://www.cities-for-mobility.org)

• Space is limited, and the Coordination Office reserves the right to reject any submitted abstract

Six reasons why you should attend

• Meet over 300 decision-makers and experts in urban transport area from more than 30 countries in one place

• Enlarge your international profile and network of contacts and analyze innovative transport solutions applied in cities world-wide

• Present your own ideas and projects to a large international audience disseminating widely the achievements in your cities

• Share experiences and approaches in solving and managing problems in transport area with other network members

• Finding project partners: Participants have the opportunity to get in contact with potential project partners and to initiate innovative cooperation proposals

• Get inspired by the experiences of other partners for implementing them in your city

Stuttgart – the cradle of the automobile

Over 120 years ago, the first automobile world-wide was developed in Stuttgart. Ever since, our city has been a symbol for innovation and progress in mobility. Leading corporations of the automobile industry, most notably Daimler, Porsche and Bosch have their headquarters here. As the capital of the State of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart is not only an industrial city; it is also a cultural city that has made a name for itself through its renowned State Opera and ballet programs, and the exceptional art collections.

Stuttgart's main attractions are clearly the hilly landscape, the numerous vineyards that stretch all the way to the city center, the many parks that make Stuttgart one of the greenest cities in Germany and the mineral water fountains that characterize this region as having the largest source of mineral water in Western Europe.

Highlights

Technical visits - Mobility On-Site

Special events

Presentation of public bike rental system “Call-a-bike”

Visit to the Mercedes-Benz Museum

Visit to the newly opened Porsche Museum

Stuttgart City tour with Public Transport

Sightseeing Tour on Pedelecs

Visit to the Integrated Traffic Management Center

Evening event at the Porsche Museum

When: June 15, 7:00 pm (tbc)

Where: Porsche Museum

Porscheplatz 1

70435 Stuttgart

Departure from City Hall

Get-together (Barbecue)

When: June 14, 7:00 pm

Where: City Hall Stuttgart

Roof Terrace

Marktplatz 1

70173 Stuttgart

Practical information

Venue

Stuttgart City Hall

Rathaus, Marktplatz 1

70173 Stuttgart, Germany

Registration will be available from April 20, 2009

Online under www.cities-for-mobility.org and

by Fax or E-mail to the Coordination Office

Registration deadline May 30, 2009

Congress attendance is free of charge, the cost

of travel and accommodation must be covered

by the participants

Language: During the plenary sessions on June 15

and 16, simultaneous interpreters will be available

in English, Spanish and German

Your contact persons

Patrick Daude Network Coordinator Phone: +49-711-216-8501 Fax: +49-711-216-6105 patrick.daude@stuttgart.de

Wolfgang Forderer Head of Policy Planning Phone: +49-711-216-1788 Fax: +49-711-216-6105 wolfgang.forderer@stuttgart.de

Nicolas Leyva Network Coordinating Officer Phone: +49-711-216-6106 Fax: +49-711-216-6105 n.leyva@stuttgart.de

Jitlada Bender Congress Officer Phone: +49-711-216-3782 Fax: +49-711-216-6105 jitlada.bender@stuttgart.de

Cities for Mobility Coordination Office Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart Stabsstelle des Oberbürgermeisters Rathaus, Marktplatz 1 70173 Stuttgart, Germany Phone: +49-711-216-8501 +49-711-216-3782 +49-711-216-6106 Fax: +49-711-216-6105 E-mail: cfm@stuttgart.de Website: http://www.cities-for-mobility.org