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Karen Vancluysen
Secretary General
Karen was appointed as Secretary General of Polis in September 2014, after having been the network's Research Director for 8 years. Prior to joining POLIS in 2004, she was Network Manager at ACCESS-EUROCITIES for a New Mobility Culture and project manager at Langzaam Verkeer, a Belgian centre for mobility management. Since 1998, she has been involved in urban mobility networking, innovation and policy activities as well as a wide range of European urban transport research projects. You can contact her in English, Dutch and French.
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Register now for the Polis SMC (Small and medium-sized cities) webinar taking place on 17 March 10:00 – 12:00 CET The Polis SMC (Small and medium-sized cities) platform gives a voice to SMCs an...
Read more 06/03/2020
Road safety is everybody’s responsibility
Earlier this month, world leaders met in Stockholm at the Third Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety and discussed joint actions to achieve the global road safety goals by 2030....
Read more 27/02/2020
Polis to bring cities’ perspectives to world leaders summit on road safety
Polis will contribute to several sessions and side events of this year's Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, which will take place on 19-20 February 2020 in Stockholm, Sweden....
Read more 29/01/2020
Small cities, big impact! Ambassadors Initiative for Small and Medium-sized Cities
The SMCs Ambassadors Initiative was launched during the 2019 Polis conference the founding Partner cities of Helmond and Emmen (NL)....
Read more 17/12/2019
Polis leads COP25 workshop on the role of cities in combatting climate change
On 7 December 2019, a workshop focusing on mobility and climate change took place in Madrid as part of the UN Climate Conference (COP25). Titled ‘Mobility and climate change: The integrated approach...
Read more 16/12/2019
Polis Secretary General talks ‘Automation’ beyond cars at CoMotion LA
Autonomy isn’t just for cars. What are the advantages and opportunities for autonomous buses and other new forms of transit — speed, efficiency, safety? How can cities harness this technology for...
Read more 14/11/2019
Join Shared and Micromobility experts talking at SAE Workshop in Paris
SAE International, in partnership with Autonomy & The Urban Mobility Submmit, is organizing the workshop “Shared and Micromobility: What’s Beyond the Hype?” in Paris....
Read more 13/10/2019
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03/04/2020
NEW DATE! Polis webinar on Small and medium-sized cities
The COVID-19 pandemic is heavily impacting our society. New drastic measures are being taken every day by an increasing number of countries, including Belgium. For this reason, the SMC webinar has bee...
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MOVE2020: Mobility Re-Imagined
MOVE2020 is a mobility event where disruptive technology and innovation drive much-needed change. MOVE brings together disruptors, their technology and their attitude with stakeholders across all mode...
Read more ExCeL London, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock - E16 1XL, London
07/12/2019
07/12/2019
COP25 Workshop “Mobility and climate change: The integrated approach of cities”
This COP25 workshop will show how cities are tackling transport sector's challenges and which planning tools, measures and solutions are being deployed. ...
Read more IFEMA exhibition centre, Madrid, Spain
14/11/2019 - 15/11/2019
14/11/2019 - 15/11/2019
3rd CoMotion LA Leadership Conference
The global conference CoMotion LA will take place in Los Angeles on November 14-15, 2019 and will explore the new mobility revolution and the challenges and opportunities it poses for cities....
Read more ROW DTLA, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
15/10/2019
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SAE Workshop: ‘Shared and Micromobility: what’s beyond the hype?’
SAE International in partnership with Autonomy & The Urban Mobility Summit is organizing the workshop “Shared and Micromobility: What’s Beyond the Hype?” in Paris....
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25/09/2019
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Polis Small and Medium-sized Cities Platform: First Meeting
Members of the Polis Small and Medium-sized Cities Platform will meet for the first time in Bilbao, Spain on 25 September 2019. The Small and Medium-sized Cities platform is open to Polis members i...
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