Conferences, seminars and courses
Passive safety of rail vehicles.
Berlin, Germany
November 23 - 24 2000
2nd international symposium: Passive safety of rail vehicles.
Contact:
IFV Bahntecknik
Salzufer 17-19 SG 20
D-10587 Berlin
Germany
Fax: +49 30 314 25452
E-mail: passive-safety@ifv-bahntechnik.de
updated: October 16, 2000 2:07 pm ET
Escape from trains & crash survival
London Heathrow, Great Britain
November 20 - 21 2000
Contact:
Stephanie Whitham
Independent Technical Conferences Ltd
PO Box 452
Kempston Bedford
MK43 9PL
Great Britain
Fax: +44 1234 841375
The seminar will be co-chaired by: Mr. Vic Coleman, HMRI Chief Inspector of Railways, and Mr. Alan Cooksey, HMRI Deputy chief Inspector of Railways.
Topics to be covered will include:
Legal issues and moral dilemmas — passenger perspectives, Human behaviour in exercises & real life situations, Post incident trauma, User education, Crash worthiness, Fire survival of rolling stock, Recent full scale exercises, New rolling stock and Emergency management strategies & passenger safety.
Web site: http://www.itc-conferences.com
updated: October 15, 2000 7:04 pm ET
Rail Defects
Havel, Germany
November 16 - 17 2000
Contact
IFV Bahntecknik
Salzufer 17-19 SG 20
D-10587 Berlin
Germany.
Fax: +49 30 314 25452
E-mail: schienenfehler@ifv-bahntechnik.de
updated: October 15, 2000 6:58 pm ET
Roadbed & rails
Wilmington, Delaware, USA
November 13 - 17 2000
Contact:
Institute for Railroad Engineering
PO Box 4017
Wilmington DE 19807
USA
Fax: +1 302 571 0384
E-mail: ire@dol.net
Web site: http://www.instituteforrailroadengineering.com
updated: October 15, 2000 6:56 pm ET
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