Grand Paris Express: First Results of Satellite Monitoring Presented at the World Tunnel Congress 2018 in Dubai
The Grand Paris Express is an unprecedented urban development project centred on a major expansion of the existing public transport network for the whole Paris metropolitan area. It consists of a fundamental rethink, redesign and focus on the public transport network on the scale of the metropolitan area. The purpose of this project is to provide Grand Paris with multimodal transport solutions, more integrated transport services, thus supporting a model of polycentric development. 68 new statio...
Congressional Briefing on the History of U.S. Infrastructure
The National History Center invites you to attend our Congressional Briefing on the History of U.S. Infrastructure Friday, May 4, 2018 from 11:00 am-12:00 pm Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2043 While it is widely recognized that America's aging infrastructure needs a major overhaul, policymakers disagree about how to accomplish this task. So how did the great infrastructure projects of the past get built? Three leading historians will explain how this happened and what it can teach...
NCDOT Announces 2018 N.C. Drone Summit and Flight Expo
GREENSBORO– For three days this summer, Greensboro will be the center of the drone world. The2018 North Carolina Drone Summit and Flight Expo (NC Drone SAFE) at the Grandover Resort and Conference Center from August 5-7 will feature speakers, exhibitors and flight demonstrators from around the world that showcase the present and future of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS, or drone) industry. The N.C Department of Transportation Division of Aviation’s UAS Program Office is hosting the e...
Trace Software International Will Exhibit at HISPACK
In its next edition Hispack – the leading Iberian fair for the packaging industry- will welcome 750 global exhibitors on a 39,000m2 total surface area of La Fira in Barcelona. Trace Software International, successful in delivering reliable and innovative electrical engineering solutions since 1987, confirms its assistance to the event from the 8th to the 11th May 2018. The value proposition of Hispack 2018 is to create valuable and rewarding connections between all the actors involved in...
Building a Roadmap for Water’s Future at The Global Water Summit 2018
The Global Water Summit 2018 will take place in Paris on 15th-17th April 2018. The conference comes at a time of widespread change for the international water sector, with new finance sources, PPP opportunities, and $100 billion of national infrastructure spending plans being unveiled in several key water markets, and the event will unpack these emerging trends as part of its theme of “Transcending Boundaries”. The Global Water Summit will assemble business leaders and decision makers from ac...
CFSEI Announces Program for 2018 Expo
WASHINGTON, DC, April 9, 2018 —The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) has announced the program for the 2018 CFSEI Annual Expo, which will be held May 15-16, 2018 at the Wyndham San Diego Bayside Hotel, 1355 N. Harbor Drive in San Diego, California. This event is designed for architects, builders/contractors and engineers, with an educational program geared toward both skilled cold-formed steel (CFS) framing professionals as well as newcomers. This year, the Expo includes a ch...
Transportation Department Hosts Idaho Freight Summit in Early April
BOISE - Improving freight mobility, safety and economic opportunities in Idaho will be the focus of the Idaho Freight Summit on Tuesday, April 10, in Boise. Idaho Freight Summit – Building Idaho’s Economy, will be hosted by the Idaho Transportation Department and will be held in the North Star Conference Room at the Riverside Hotel, 2900 W. Chinden Boulevard in Boise. Presentations and open discussion topics will include infrastructure projects, legislative actions, research programs, pe...
Trimble Dimensions: CALL FOR SPEAKERS - OPEN CALL
Trimble Dimensions 2018 returns this November, featuring an unparalleled combination of education, technology and networking. To fill our action-packed agenda, we are seeking industry experts with amazing stories of how Trimble technology is transforming the way we work. Will you be one of them? If selected, you’ll share best practices and insights with industry peers from around the globe and showcase your company’s success. Plus, speakers receive a special registration rate of $495 (norm...
The 8th World Water Forum Celebrates World Water Day
World Water Council – Co-organized by the World Water Council and the Government of Brazil, the 8th World Water Forum gathers over 12 Heads of State, upwards of 100 Ministers, Parliamentarians and Mayors and thousands of water and sustainable development experts and global citizens in Brazil to commemorate World Water Day on 22 March. To commemorate this day during the week of the World Water Forum, the World Water Council has prepared a Video News Release revealing global water realities, an...
The 8th World Water Forum Unites World Leaders and Thousands of Experts to Mark World Water Day
Co-organized by the World Water Council and the Government of Brazil, the 8th World Water Forum gathers over 12 Heads of State, upwards of 100 Ministers, Parliamentarians and Mayors and thousands of water and sustainable development experts and global citizens in Brazil to commemorate World Water Day on 22 March. By 2025, half of the world’s population will be living in water-stressed areas. 80% of countries report insufficient funding to meet national drinking water targets. More than...