The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and the International Union of Railways (UIC) announce that the United States will host the 8th World Congress on High-speed Rail in Philadelphia, PA, on July 10-13, 2012. The World Congress is the world’s eminent gathering on high-speed rail and is expected to attract more than 2,000 attendees from across the globe to exchange views on the development and achievements of high-speed rail worldwide.
- Register for the Congress. Discounted fees are available for government sector, full time academics, and students.
- Sponsor and have your brand in front of nearly 1,500 delegates, exhibit-goers, and the CEOs of the world’s railway companies.
- Exhibit to introduce your product or service to the broadest market possible. Over half the floor has already been sold.
Technical Sessions
Technical sessions will embrace all speeds, and deal with both technical and economical issues as well as transport policy visions and the latest research findings. Geographic sessions provide a benchmark of systems implemented worldwide. And three sessions will deliver information about emerging corridors in the Brazil, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Russia, Poland and Scandinavia, the United States and Canada.
- Social environment, economy, finances
- Commercial
- Infrastructure
- Rolling stock
- Operations, safety, security
- Engineering and project management
- Corridors
Technical Tours
- Amtrak CNOC Control Center, Wilmington
- Amtrak HSR Maintenance Facility, Sunnyside Yard, NY
- SEPTA Operations Control Center, Philadelphia
- Rotem Assembly of SEPTA’s Silverliner Cars
Student Competition
From a pool of 45 students who progressed to the international competition for nine seats, two will be representing the United States at the 2012 World Congress. Congratulations to Zhenhua Chen, a graduate student of public policy at George Mason University and Joel Carlson, who is pursuing a masters of science in transportation at MIT.
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