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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 ten years.
Before joining POLIS, she worked as Network Manager at ACCESS-Eurocities and as Project Manager at Langzaam Verkeer, a Belgian centre for mobility management.
Since 1998, Karen has been involved in European urban transport networking and policy activities, as well as EU research and innovation projects covering a wide range of urban mobility topics. She has been a speaker and moderator at many high-level events in Europe and beyond, on a wide range of urban mobility themes approached from the perspective of cities and the governance of innovation.
You can contact her in English, Dutch and French.
+32 486 21 42 65
kvancluysen@polisnetwork.eu
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14/04/2021
POLIS joins Madrid’s Observatory on Women and Safe Transport
POLIS has formally joined the Observatory on Women and Safe Transport established by Madrid's public transport operator EMT....
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16/03/2021
Cities and regions hold keys for Green Deal success
On the morning of the last day of the POLIS 2020 Conference, political representatives of leading European cities and regions convened for the Urban Green-Deal Makers Summit, where they engaged in a d...
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03/12/2020
COVID-19 is an opportunity to change urban mobility for the better, cities and regions say
At the POLIS Annual Conference, cities and regions of the POLIS Network affirm that COVID-19 offers a window of opportunity to influence deeply rooted mobility habits for the better....
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30/11/2020
POLIS Secretary General speaks to IMET about the future of urban mobility
POLIS Secretary General, Karen Vancluysen conducted an interview with Intelligent Mobility for Energy Transition (IMET)....
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26/11/2020
Cities Emmen and Helmond (NL) join forces for the Small and Medium-Sized Cities Platform (SMC)
To strengthen the SMC Platform, Deputy Mayors Guido Rink (Emmen) and Antoinette Maas (Helmond) discussed the potential of European cooperation for small and medium-sized cities (SMC) in the field of m...
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07/07/2020
Bouncing Ahead… And Out of the Box!
The webinar marks the end of the Post-Lockdown Mobility series, which brought stakeholders from across Europe to look at both the immediate challenges for cities and regions in the recovery from COVID...
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30/06/2020
Post-Lockdown Mobility webinar report: Recharging urban mobility in Europe — Next steps for electromobility
The session was moderated by Karen Vancluysen, Secretary General at POLIS. This webinar, hosted in cooperation with Transport & Environment and Uber, investigated the next steps for e...
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24/06/2020
Post-Lockdown Mobility report: Bikesharing in the aftermath of COVID-19: A new pillar of public transport?
The session was hosted by Karen Vancluysen, Secretary General of POLIS Network. We were delighted to host this webinar in collaboration with Cycling Industries Europe. Unlike previous webi...
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22/06/2020
Post-Lockdown Mobility webinar report: Sharing is (Still) Good
The session was opened by Pedro Homem de Gouveia, Senior Policy and Project Manager at POLIS. Pedro highlighted that with public transport capacity limited in most cities, and the desir...
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27/05/2020
COVID-19 Tailored Technical Meetings: A new service for POLIS members
There is no precedent to the current COVID-19 crisis. Without any existing guidance, cities and regions have had to act fast in making sure that essential mobility services are safeguarded, that trave...
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18/05/2020
Post-Lockdown Mobility webinar report: WeCount and insights from the POLIS members’ survey
Traffic monitoring post-lockdown: Telraam and the WeCount project
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Kris Vanherle, Researcher at Transport Mobility Leuven, delivered a presentation on ...
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12/05/2020
Urbanism Next Europe: Moving ahead, to Spring 2021!
After careful consideration, Urbanism Next Europe has been postponed to Spring 2021. The new date is being chosen, and will be announced soon. The place, however, will be the same – exciting Rotterd...
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28/04/2020
Small and medium-sized cities webinar: Size doesn’t matter when it comes to innovation!
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...
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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....
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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....
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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)....
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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...
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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...
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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....
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13/10/2019
27/11/2024 - 28/11/2024
27/11/2024 - 28/11/2024
Annual POLIS Conference 2024
The Annual POLIS Conference 2024 will take place on 27-28 November in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany....
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Karlsruhe, Germany
05/11/2024 - 07/11/2024
05/11/2024 - 07/11/2024
Tomorrow Mobility World Congress 2024
TMWC 2024 is the leading global platform dedicated to transforming urban mobility towards a more efficient and sustainable future....
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Barcelona, Spain
09/10/2024 - 11/10/2024
09/10/2024 - 11/10/2024
Urbanism Next Europe 2024
The upcoming Urbanism Next Europe 2024 Conference is scheduled for 9-11 October in Amsterdam, the Netherlands....
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
07/10/2024 - 10/10/2024
07/10/2024 - 10/10/2024
European Week of Regions and Cities 2024
European Week of Regions and Cities 2024 takes place on 7-10 October in Brussels, gathering numerous stakeholders to discuss cohesion policy....
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Brussels, Belgium
01/10/2024 - 03/10/2024
01/10/2024 - 03/10/2024
CIVITAS Forum 2024
The CIVITAS Forum 2024 will take place in Parma, Italy, from 1-3 October, featuring POLIS in multiple sessions and side events!...
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Parma, Italy
18/06/2024 - 21/06/2024
18/06/2024 - 21/06/2024
Velo-city 2024
Velo-city 2024, the world's largest conference dedicated to cycling and active mobility, will be held in Ghent between 18 and 21 June 2024....
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Ghent, Belgium
30/05/2024
30/05/2024
POLIS Leadership Summit: Prague
On 30 May 2024, POLIS will gather mobility leaders to join its upcoming Leadership Summit in the vibrant city of Prague....
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Prague, Czech Republic
22/04/2024 - 23/04/2024
22/04/2024 - 23/04/2024
Planning Urban and Trans-European Mobility Together
''Planning Urban and Trans-European Mobility Together'' is a unique event hosted by the City of Oslo and co-organised by POLIS and Eurocities. Taking place from the 22 till 23 April, it promises to be...
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Oslo, Norway
15/04/2024 - 18/04/2024
15/04/2024 - 18/04/2024
TRA 2024
In April 2024, Dublin will be hosting the 2024 TRA Conference. Want to find out what is changing in the world of transport? Register today!...
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Dublin, Ireland
02/04/2024 - 05/04/2024
02/04/2024 - 05/04/2024
Connecting Europe Days 2024
In Brussel, from 2 to 5 April, policymakers, industry leaders, and transport stakeholders will convene at Connecting Europe Days 2024....
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Brussels, Belgium
10/11/2023
10/11/2023
POLIS, ECF, and CIE Cycling Declaration Breakfast: An outlook to the future
POLIS, ECF and CIE host a joint breakfast session to discuss the future of cycling in cities and regions....
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Online; Brussels, Belgium
07/11/2023 - 09/11/2023
07/11/2023 - 09/11/2023
Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress 2023
Co-organized by Fira de Barcelona and EIT Urban Mobility, Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress 2023 is a global event on urban mobility!...
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Barcelona, Spain
10/10/2023
10/10/2023
Bus Driver Safety Seminar @ Busworld Europe 2023
The Bus Driver Safety Seminar will present the newest safety tools to be implemented in bus operations and more at Busworld Europe 2023....
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Brussels, Belgium
08/06/2023
08/06/2023
POLIS Leadership Summit: Stockholm
POLIS will be holding its Leadership Summit in Stockholm on 8 June to bring together leaders in government, business, advocacy and research....
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Stockholm, Sweden
09/05/2023 - 12/05/2023
09/05/2023 - 12/05/2023
Velo-city 2023
Velo-city 2023 Leipzig will be hosted by the European Cyclists’ Federation, the City of Leipzig, and Leipziger Messe from 9 to 12 May 2023....
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Leipzig, Germany
26/04/2023
26/04/2023
FUTURE-HORIZON Final Event
FUTURE-HORIZON, the European project supporting ERTRAC in identifying future research needs in the field of road transport, is coming to an end - but not before hosting its very own final event on A...
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Online
16/04/2023 - 19/04/2023
16/04/2023 - 19/04/2023
Automotive Week 2023
Automotive Week marks its return from 16 to 19 of April 2023 at the Automotive Campus in Helmond, the Netherlands....
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Helmond, Netherlands
12/04/2023
12/04/2023
Rhine-Meuse Forum 2023 – Mobility in Europe: Which solutions to a sustainable and borderless transport?
The Rhine-Meuse Forum 2023 'Mobility in Europe: Which solutions for sustainable and borderless transport' is taking place on 12 April 2023....
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Brussels, Belgium
21/03/2023 - 23/03/2023
21/03/2023 - 23/03/2023
Amsterdam Drone Week
The Amsterdam Drone Week will be held on March 21-23 to discuss the implementation of air mobility services in cities....
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Amsterdam and online
25/01/2023
25/01/2023
Launch Event for Representation of Porto Metropolitan Area
Porto Metropolitan Area comes to Brussels! To celebrate, a launch event will be held on January 25 featuring keynotes and a roundtable....
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Brussels, Belgium
28/11/2022 - 29/11/2022
28/11/2022 - 29/11/2022
eHUBS International Academy 2022
At the eHUBS International Academy in Leuven - Brussels, Belgium, which will take place between 28 and 29 November, you can learn first-hand from several experts and practitioners of the eHUBS projec...
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Leuven - Brussels
15/11/2022 - 17/11/2022
15/11/2022 - 17/11/2022
Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress 2022
Co-organized between Fira de Barcelona and EIT Urban Mobility, Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress 2022 will be held from 15 to 17 November....
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Barcelona, Spain
14/11/2022 - 17/11/2022
14/11/2022 - 17/11/2022
TRA2022: Transport Research Arena 2022
TRA2022 - Transport Research Arena Conference 2022, will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 14 November to 17 November 2022....
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Lisbon, Portugal
14/10/2022
14/10/2022
Regions Working Group: Commuter traffic planning and demand management
The Regions Working Group will meet to discuss ‘Regional traffic planning and transport demand management to reduce car commuting’....
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Online
29/06/2022 - 30/06/2022
29/06/2022 - 30/06/2022
Best of Belron 2022
Best of Belron 2022 is back with, among other things, a conference dedicated to "Accelerating change - Key global and automotive trends impacting us today"....
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Fira de Barcelona
27/06/2022
27/06/2022
Regions working group meeting: Climate protection and regional SUMPs
POLIS' Regions working group will be holding a physical meeting in Brussels, on regional SUMPs and climate protection....
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Brussels
20/06/2022 - 21/06/2022
20/06/2022 - 21/06/2022
eHUBS conference: Building hubs for sustainable and liveable cities
You can now register for the Metropolitan Mobility Conference: eHUBS transitioning to livable and sustainable cities, that will take place on 20-21 June in Amsterdam, the Netherlands....
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Amsterdam
17/06/2022
17/06/2022
eHUBS 6th webinar: Potential Business models for eHUBS?
On June 17, eHUBS' partners Mpact and Autodelen.net organise the last eHUBS webinar on potential business models for eHUBS....
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Online
14/06/2022 - 17/06/2022
14/06/2022 - 17/06/2022
Velo-City 2022
Velo-city, the world cycling summit, is an annual conference organised by the European Cyclist Federation (ECF). POLIS Secretary General will moderate the second plenary, featuring two POLIS members....
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Ljubljana
10/06/2022
10/06/2022
eHUBS 5th webinar: Communication strategy – eHUBS’ successful uptake
On June 10, eHUBS' partners Mpact and Autodelen.net organise the second-to-last eHUBS webinar on eHUBS' communication strategy towards end users....
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Online
23/05/2022 - 24/05/2022
23/05/2022 - 24/05/2022
SMC Platform meeting
From 23-24 May 2022 POLIS’ Small and Medium-Sized City Platform will be convening for the Working Group’s first face-to-face event of 2022....
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Groningen & Emmen
03/05/2022
03/05/2022
eHUBS 4th webinar: Planning and evaluation of eHUBS
The eHUBS project is happy to invite representatives of local authorities, city planners, researchers, shared and electric mobility experts and providers to a one-hour webinar, where we will present a...
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Online
23/03/2022
23/03/2022
Regions working group meeting: Public transport
POLIS' Regions working group will meet in March 2022, the first in several events planned across this calendar year....
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Online
09/12/2021 - 13/12/2021
09/12/2021 - 13/12/2021
eHUBS webinars: ‘Data integration for eHUBS: TOMP-API and CDS-M’ (EN/FR).
The eHUBS project was lucky enough to welcome new pilot regions and cities to the project. We want to take the opportunity to share with them and with you our insights into data integration...
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Online
30/11/2021
30/11/2021
eHUBS International Exchange Event
POLIS, on behalf of the eHUBS project, is pleased to invite you to the eHUBS International Exchange event in Gothenburg - Sweden taking place on November 30th from 14:00 to 17:00 CET, in...
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Gothenburg - Sweden
09/11/2021
09/11/2021
POLIS Public Transport Lab: Complementing mass transit with shared mobility
What is the future for the relationship between public transport and micromobility? The Public Transport Lab webinar series explores!...
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Online
29/09/2021 - 01/10/2021
29/09/2021 - 01/10/2021
eHUBS International Academy is back!
After being postponed due to the restrictions of covid-19 on travel and physical events, one of eHUBS’s project main international events is back this autumn.
Do you work for a local or re...
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Bergen, Norway
20/09/2021
20/09/2021
Electronomous: Active Travel and Micromobility, one happy family?
On September 20, POLIS will be moderating a discussion on active travel and micro mobility at Electronomous....
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Online
17/09/2021
17/09/2021
Public transport & COVID-19: What happened and what will happen?
This first webinar of the Public Transport Lab series will have a look at what has happened to public transport during the COVID-crisis....
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Online
02/07/2021
02/07/2021
ERTRAC Annual Conference 2021
The ERTRAC Annual Conference will discuss the next challenges for road transport research that should be addressed in the Horizon Europe programme....
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Online
28/06/2021
28/06/2021
Small and Medium Sized City platform meeting
The POLIS Small and Medium Sized City platform (SMC) will convene on 28 June...
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Online
25/05/2021 - 27/05/2021
25/05/2021 - 27/05/2021
EU Conference on Access to Risk Finance for Clean Energy Technologies
Held on May 25-27, this Conference will provide a platform to network and discuss the future of EU energy technology funding. ...
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Online
10/05/2021
10/05/2021
POLIS at THE PEP: Reallocating space towards permanent infrastructure for active travel
Join the POLIS’ event at THE PEP Vienna 2021 – Fifth High-level Ministerial Meeting on Transport, Health and Environment....
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Online
06/05/2021 - 07/05/2021
06/05/2021 - 07/05/2021
Governance and Integration Working Group meeting: Public Private Partnerships
POLIS’ Working Group Governance & Integration will meet to discuss the role of public-private partnerships for the next generation of urban transport...
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Online
16/03/2021
16/03/2021
Policy Making for Data Sharing – A European and Local Perspective
POLIS is co-hosting a webinar to discuss European perspectives on data sharing for MaaS, in partnership with WBCSD and IRF....
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Online
30/06/2020
30/06/2020
Post-Lockdown Mobility webinar: Bouncing Ahead… and Out of the Box!
We are standing before a unique opportunity to make our urban mobility systems more sustainable and safe. But for change to happen, we have to overcome existing practices and prejudice, and an inertia...
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Online
23/06/2020
23/06/2020
Recharging urban mobility in Europe: Next steps for electromobility
Organised in cooperation with Transport & Environment and Uber
Electrification could be a game changer for mobility in our fight to reduce emissions and noise in cities. Nevertheless, the curre...
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Online
23/06/2020
23/06/2020
Urban transport innovation in the aftermath of COVID-19. Have the disruptors been disrupted?
This webinar will look at how disruptive urban transport solutions are coming out of the crisis and will reflect on their possible contribution to making cities’ mobility systems bounce back from CO...
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Online
03/04/2020
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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Webinar
11/02/2020 - 12/02/2020
11/02/2020 - 12/02/2020
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...
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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. ...
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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....
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ROW DTLA, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
15/10/2019
15/10/2019
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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Paris, France
25/09/2019
25/09/2019
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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Bilbao, Spain