Better Roads, Better World

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16th International Road Federation World Meeting 2010
Lisbon, Portugal, Lisbon Congress Center, 25 May 2010 - 28 May 2010
From the 25-28 May 2010, Lisbon will be the venue of the 16th IRF World Road Meeting 2009. True to the motto Better Roads, Better World, the World Road Meeting will be looking at the road as a means to improve the quality of life of people.


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Birmingham, UK, 12 April 2010 - 24 April 2010
For over fifteen years, the Senior Road Executive Programme has provided continuing professional development for those working in the road sector and by so doing, contributed to the dissemination of knowledge and expertise throughout the world. The Programme is designed to advance the global understanding, through an inter-disciplinary approach, of the most pressing issues facing the road sector by providing a unique forum for debate and discussion with experts and fellow delegates, enabling managerial and technical concepts to be easily grasped.

Registration is now closed

IRF & ITA Middle East Regional Congress and Training Certificate Program
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 06 December 2009 - 09 December 2009
IRF and the International Tunnelling Association (ITA) have partnered together to create the Middle East Regional Congress and Training Certificate Program. This unique conference will offer expert training from world-renowned professionals as well as global best practices. Attendees will have direct access to top-level representatives from all sectors of the road industry.

IRF/gTKP/TARA 2009 Convention on Rural Roads
Arusha, Tanzania, 25 November 2009 - 27 November 2009
The Tanzania Roads Association (TARA) in cooperation with the International Road Federation and gTKP are organising an international conference on rural roads. This will be a rare opportunity for the governments, agencies, private sector, NGOs and other stakeholders to come together, exchange and discuss the latest experiences and research outcomes in rural roads and transport in Africa and other developing regions.

Presentations and papers presented in this convention can be downloaded here.

14th Annual IRF Executive Seminar on Contract Maintenance
Orlando, Florida, 25 October 2009 - 03 November 2009
Development of contract maintenance strategies continues to evolve and develop as more and more transportation agencies become involved in this activity. The process is being recognized as an effective strategy to perform highway maintenance newly constructed facilities as well as a way to rehabilitate and maintain older infrastructure. As part of the IRF commitment to provide technology transfer and training to the highway community worldwide, this annual seminar will be held for the 14th consecutive year.

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New Delhi, India, 23 October 2009 - 24 October 2009
Fourth Regional Conference of International Road Federation, in India, is scheduled to be held at New Delhi on 23rd and 24th October 2009.  It is being organized by International Road Federation on "Accident Prevention: Road Safety Measures".

Full proceedings now available.


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Cairo, Egypt, 12 October 2009 - 13 October 2009

Cairo will be the venue for the IRF seminar on Road Safety and PPP from 12 October to 13 October 2009. 

Senior Road Executives Programme thumbnail image Senior Road Executives Programme
Birmingham, UK, 11 May 2009 - 23 May 2009

IRF strongly involved in Senior Road Executive Course of Birmingham
University, UK
11-23 May 2009

Registration FormSenior Road Executives Programme

Trading on Carbon Markets
Geneva, Switzerland, Ramada Park Hotel, 10 November 2008 - 10 November 2008
Always anticipating new trends, the IRF is organizing a panel discussion on this promising and fast-growing market during the 2nd International Roads & Environment Conference to be hosted in Geneva, Switzerland, on 10-11 November 2008.

2nd Roads and Environment Conference
Geneva, Switzerland, Ramada Park Hotel, 10 November 2008 - 11 November 2008
Climate change is only one of the growing list of drivers underpinning clean-technology investments. But the evidence of its impact on our daily life is certainly a great incentive for the world to become more serious about tackling the environmental challenge the planet has to face. How does the road sector face the problem? What are the means deployed to improve its environmental performance?

IRF 3rd Regional Conference on Mobility and Safety in Road Transport
New Delhi, India, India Habitat Centre, 03 October 2008 - 04 October 2008
In wake of massive infrastructure development activities, road transportation has become more attractive over the years in terms of efficiency and output. The high rate of growth in motor vehicle ownership coupled with poor road user behaviour has led to a serious concern of road safety situation in most developing countries.

Combining PPPs with EU Funds
Bucharest, Romania, 04 February 2008 - 05 February 2008
It has long been recognised that realisation of the benefits of EU membership entails substantial commitment of resources to upgrading the infrastructure of new and aspiring member countries. Internationally, PPPs have demonstrated that sharing risks between private firms and the State can provide strong incentives for services to be delivered more efficiently to users.

IRF International Conference on Roads and the Environment
Geneva, Switzerland, 05 February 2007 - 06 February 2007

Leading scientists, public regulators and the private sector examined environmental issues associated with roads as well as innovative solutions to mitigate the effects of roads on the environment.