| Event Date |
09 Nov 2006
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Event Type |
Workshops
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| Subject |
SIMBA India Priority Workshop
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SIAM
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SIMBA
India Priority Workshop
9 & 10 November 2006
Hotel Shangri La, Ashoka Road, New Delhi
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SIAM is coordinating a Workshop under the EU Programme for Strengthening
road transport research cooperation between Europe and emerging international
markets (SIMBA). SIMBA aims to increase cooperation between the EU and
the emerging markets of China, India, Brazil and South Africa in Intelligent
Transport Systems (ITS), Infrastructure and Automotive.
The main outcome
of SIMBA Project will be trans-national networks of key road transport
stakeholders that can help define the priorities, research needs and
future cooperation areas for road transport.
SIAM is organising
the first SIMBA regional workshop on 9th and 10th of November 2006 at
Hotel Shangri-La, New Delhi. The Workshop participation would consist
of Government Officials from Ministry of Shipping Road Transport and
Highways, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Ministry
of Information Technology, Ministry of Urban Development, Ministry of
Non Conventional Energy Sources, Department of Science and Technology,
Academic Institutions, IT Industry, Auto Component and Vehicle Manufacturers.
A Team from EU would be travelling for this Workshop.
During the workshop,
participants would:
• Share and
learn about latest developments in ITS, Infrastructure and Automotive.
• Discuss and identify areas for joint working between India and
EU in the areas of ITS, Infrastructure and Automotive.
• Identify specific projects that could be taken up.
• Define priorities and research needs in the areas of ITS, Infrastructure
and Automotive.
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Tentative
Programme |
9 November 2006 |
Inaugural session |
| 0900-0910 |
Welcome
& Opening Remarks |
Mr
S Sandilya, Treasurer, SIAM
& Group Chairman, Eicher Group |
| 0910-0915 |
Welcome
Address (Video) |
Dr
Luisa Prista, Head of SurfaceTransport,
Mr Patrick Mercier-Handisyde,
Project Officer, European Commission, Directorate Research
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| 0915-0930 |
Keynote
Address |
Mr Indraneel Ghose, European Commission
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| 0930-0945
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Workshop
Aims and Objectives |
Mr Paul Kompfner, Head
of Efficiency and Environment, ERTICO
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| 0945-1000
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Address |
Prof
S Mohan, Co-Chairman CAR |
| 1000-1020
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Address
by Guest of Honour |
Dr Ramesh Chandra Panda, Secretary Ministry
of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises |
| 1020-1030 |
Vote
of Thanks |
Dr
Aravind Bharadwaj,
Chairman, Task Force on Automotive Infotronics |
| 1030-1100 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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| Plenary
Session – Challenges and Opportunities for ITS, Automotive and Infrastructure
in India |
| 1100-1107 |
Overview
of ITS Opportunities in India
Dr
Anand K Iyer, Director, PRTM |
1107-1240
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Chairman/
Co Chairman
Mr K K Anand, Pricol Ltd
Mr Sunil Chaturvedi, CEO and Project
Director, NATRIP
Panel Discussants
India:
Mr Arvind Kumar,
Ministry of Shipping Road Transport and Highways
Mr Sushil Kumar, Ministry of Heavy
Industries & Public Enterprises
Dr
T K Sarkar, Ministry of Communication
& Information Technology Mr
B Bhanot, Ex Chairman,
CMVR TSC Mr A K Sharma, Institute of Urban Transport Mr Sajid Mubashir, Department of Science & Technology
EU:
Mr
Paul Kompfner, ERTICO Mr
Akram Ahmedi, FEHRL Mr
Benjamin Thoma, ACEA/EUCAR |
| 1240-1300
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Briefing
for breakout sessions |
Dr
Aravind Bharadwaj,
Chairman, SIAM
Task Force on Automotive Infotronics
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| 1300
- 1400 |
Lunch |
| 14:00
– 17:00
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Parallel Breakout Sessions: Automotive, ITS, Infrastructure
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Automotive Breakout session |
Moderators:
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India - Capt N S Mohan Ram, TVS
Motor Company |
| EU - Mr
Benjamin Thoma, ACEA/EUCAR |
| Indian contributions |
Indian automotive research
state of the art and priorities
Hydrogen based Public
Transportation Systems
Hybrid electric vehicle
strategies
Intelligent vehicle
dynamics priorities
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Dr. B M S Bist
Ministry
of Non-Conventional Energy Sources
Mr R K Malhotra, Indian Oil Corp.
Mr M K Chaudhari,
ARAI
Mr V G Gujrathi,
Tata Motors
Mr N Abid
Ali Khan, TIFAC-CORE, SASTRA University
Mr V Narayanan, Satyam Automotive
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| EU contributions |
‘Priority
topics for EU automotive research’
‘AVL
automotive research activities in EU funded research
projects’
‘Integrated
Safety R&D and examples for EU-India collaboration’ |
Mr Benjamin Thoma, EUCAR/ACEA
Mr Martin Pfleuger, AVL
Mr Shanmukh Katragadda, DaimlerChrysler
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Q&A |
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ITS
Breakout session |
| Moderators: |
India - Mr B Ghosh,
Maruti Udyog |
| EU - Mr Paul Kompfner,
ERTICO |
| Indian contributions |
Indian
ITS research state of the art and priorities
ITS for large events
Intermodal Freight and Fleet Management Operations |
Dr S Rajagopalan,
IIITB
Mr Upadhyay,
Delhi Traffic Police
Dr Ramakrishna, CIRT
Mr V G Gujrathi, Tata Motors
Mr P Balamuralidhar,
TCS
Mr Shekar
Babu, Amrita Vishwa
Vidyapeetham
Mr Amitabh
Bajpai, AITS
Ms Anumita
Roy Chaudhury, CSE
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| EU contributions |
‘Priority
topics for EU ITS research’
‘ITS
applications for sustainable urban mobility’
‘Navigating
towards accelerated development and deployment of ITS in India’
‘Emergency
response, traffic management and location-based services’
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Mr Paul Kompfner,
ERTICO
Mr Marino Mazzon, THETIS
Mr Urmez
Daver, LogicaCMG
Mr
Alexander Weiss von Trostprugg, Altea
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Q&A |
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Infrastructure
Breakout session
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| Moderators: |
India - Dr Aravind Bharadwaj, Ashok Leyland |
| EU - Mr Akram Ahmedi, FEHRL |
| Indian contributions |
Indian
infrastructure research state of the art and priorities
Road pricing & Electronic Toll Collection
Traffic
data collection |
Mr Sudip
Choudhary, MoSRT&H
Dr Gangopadhyay,
CRRI
Prof Dinesh Mohan, IIT Delhi |
| EU contributions |
‘EU
infrastructure research priorities’
‘European research
on highway engineering and road transport’
'Road
safety, addressing local infrastructure needs in India'
‘The
German Toll Collect system - a chance for India? |
Mr Akram Ahmedi on behalf of Mike Mcdonald,
ERTRAC
Mr Akram Ahmedi, FEHRL/TRL
Mr Jean Grebert, Renault
Dr Uwe Leinberger, Satellic |
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Q&A |
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10
November 2006 |
| 0900-1100 Parallel
Break out Sessions : Automotive,
ITS, Infrastructure |
| Potential EU – India Collaborative Research |
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| 9:00 -11:00 |
EU-India
Automotive brainstorming joint
cooperation activities |
India - Capt N S Mohan Ram, TVS Motor Company
EU - Mr Benjamin Thoma, ACEA/EUCAR
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| EU-India
ITS brainstorming joint cooperation
activities |
India - Mr B Ghosh , Maruti Udyog
EU - Mr Paul Kompfner, ERTICO |
| EU-India
Infrastructure brainstorming joint
cooperation activities |
India - Dr Aravind Bharadwaj, Ashok Leyland
EU - Mr Akram Ahmedi, FEHRL
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| 11:00
– 11:20 Tea Break |
| 1120
– 1220 Plenary Session - II |
| Leveraging
Safe and Efficient Transportation for Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games:Opportunities
for EU-India Cooperation |
| Chairperson |
Dr Surinder Kapur,
Chairman & Managing Director, The Sona
Group
Panel
Discussants :
Mr Shekar Babu, Amrita
Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Dr S Rajagopalan,
IIIT Bangalore
Prof Dinesh Mohan, IIT Delhi
Mr
A S Lakra, DTC
Mr
A K Sharma, Institute of Urban Transport
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| 1220-1335 Concluding Session |
| 1220-1240 |
Results of the automotive break-out session |
Capt N S Mohan Ram
& Mr Benjamin Thoma |
| 1240-1300 |
Results of the ITS break-out session |
Mr B Ghosh &
Mr Paul Kompfner |
| 1300-1320 |
Results of the infrastructure break-out session |
Dr Aravind Bharadwaj & Mr Akram Ahmedi |
| 1320-1330 |
Summing up and the Way Forward |
Prof S Mohan, Co Chairman CAR |
| 1330-1335 |
Vote of Thanks |
Mr Dilip Chenoy, Director General, SIAM |
| 1335 – 1430 Lunch |
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