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Programme available in PDF format: turkish ¦ russian ¦ spanish ¦ arabic ¦ german
| SUNDAY, 11 MAY – TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008 |
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- Arrivals – Transfers, as of 13 May, from Istanbul Atatürk Airport to Congress hotels
- Pre-congress optional tours
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| TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008 |
| 14:00-17:00 |
TOBB-DEIK Seminar (Foreign Economic Relations Board)
New Opportunities & Projects in Road Transport >  or 
Lüfti Kirdar Congress & Exhibition Centre |
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| 17:00-18:30 |
TOBB-Cocktail
Lüfti Kirdar Congress & Exhibition Centre |
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| WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008 |
| 9:00-12:00 |
IRU Presidential Executive (IRU Presidential Executive Members only)
Hilton Hotel |
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| 09:00-12:30 |
IRU Taxi Group (IRU Taxi Group Members only)
Hilton Hotel |
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| 12:00-17:00 |
Exhibition open to public
Exhibition Halls (Lüfti Kirdar Congress & Exhibition Centre) |
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| 14:00-17:30 |
IRU TRANSPORT COUNCILS (IRU Council Members only)
Hilton Hotel |
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| 18:00-21:30 |
EXHIBITION OPENING COCKTAIL (IRU Members only)
Exhibition Halls (Lüfti Kirdar Congress & Exhibition Centre) |
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| THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008 |
| 09:00 |
EXHIBITION OPENS |
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| 09:00-12:00 |
IRU GENERAL ASSEMBLY (IRU Members only)
Hilton Hotel |
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| 12:30-13:30 |
LUNCH (All Congress delegates)
Military Museum |
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| 14:00-15:30 |
CONGRESS OPENING (Joint event with Ministers)
Entertainment
Welcome addresses
- Janusz LACNY, IRU President
- Rifat HISARCIKLIOGLU, President, Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), Turkey
- Binali YILDIRIM, Minister of Transport of Turkey
- Kofi A. ANNAN, Former UN Secretary General*
- Mikhail S. GORBACHEV, President of the USSR (1990-1991)
- HE Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN, Prime Minister of Turkey
Presentation of the IRU Grand Prix d’honneur
Congress Hall (Lüfti Kirdar Congress & Exhibition Centre) |
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| 15:30-17:30 |
CONGRESS SESSION I
Congress Hall (Lüfti Kirdar Congress & Exhibition Centre) |
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Road Transport, Driving Peace and Prosperity – An economic and social imperative
Subjects:
International trade and tourism as tools of peaceful co-existence to avoid conflicts among nations and to make the world a better place to live in.
Road transport’s indispensable role in enhancing prosperity, wealth distribution and social relations between regions and nations.
Speakers:
- Deunden NIKOMBORIRAK, Thailand Development Research Institute, Thailand
- Kenneth J. BUTTON, Professor, Director, Center for Transportation Policy, Operations and Logistics, George Mason University, US
- Jamal SAGHIR, Director, Energy, Transport and Water, World Bank
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| 15:30-18:00 |
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
1st Closed Session
(Parallel closed meeting of Transport Ministers, Lüfti Kirdar Congress & Exhibition Centre)) |
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| 20:00-23:30 |
COCKTAIL AND WELCOME DINNER
Grand Bazaar
Direct transfer as from 19:45** (Official Congress Hotels) |
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| FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008 |
| 09:00 |
EXHIBITION opens |
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| 09:00-10:30 |
CONGRESS SESSION II
Congress Hall (Lüfti Kirdar Congress & Exhibition Centre) |
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Road Transport, Driving Peace and Prosperity – How Road Transport Operators can continue to drive progress
Subjects:
Make your road transport operations more efficient, profitable, safer and more secure!
Road transport regulation and enforcement – Do not hinder economic growth and the distribution of wealth!
Understand the importance of efficient logistics in production and supply chains!
Speakers:
- Liang QIAO, Deputy General Manager, Beijing, Xianglong Transport and Logistics Group, People's Republic of China
- Cem KUMUK, CEO, EKOL Logistics, Turkey
- V. PRASAD CHALLAGALLA, Chairman, United Federation of Travel Agents' Associations (UFTAA)
- Victor S. PARRA, President & CEO, United Motorcoach Association, USA
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| 09:00-10:15 |
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
2nd Closed Session
(Parallel closed meeting of Transport Ministers, Lüfti Kirdar Congress & Exhibition Centre) |
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| 10:30-12:00 |
PUBLIC MINISTERIAL SESSION ON THE REVIVAL OF THE SILK ROAD
Subjects:
The Silk Road – A link between the Asian, European, CIS, Middle East, North, Central and South American economies.
Dismantling Barriers to Trade, Tourism and Transport along the Silk Road.
Speakers:
- Jacques BARROT, Vice President & Transport Commissioner, European Commission
- Noeleen HEYZER, Executive Secretary, UNESCAP
- Marek BELKA, Executive Secretary, UNECE
- Renate SOMMER, Member of European Parliament (EU)
- Binali YILDIRIM, Minister of Transport of Turkey
- Martin MARMY, IRU Secretary General
Congress Hall (Lüfti Kirdar Congress & Exhibition Centre) |
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| 12:00-13:00 |
CONGRESS CLOSING
Joint event with Ministers
Congress Hall (Lüfti Kirdar Congress & Exhibition Centre) |
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- Janusz LACNY, IRU President - Conclusions
- Adoption of the IRU Istanbul 2008 Declaration
- Farewell Messages
Rifat HISARCIKLIOGLU, TOBB President, Turkey
Mustafa YILDIRIM, Chairman, TOFED, Turkey
Tamer DINCSAHIN, President, UND, Turkey
Binali YILDIRIM, Minister of Transport of Turkey
- Dr Abdullah GÜL, President of the Republic of Turkey
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| 13:30-14:30 |
LUNCH (All Congress Delegates)
Military Museum |
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| 14:30-16:15 |
INTERNATIONAL PRESS CONFERENCE
Lüfti Kirdar Congress & Exhibition Centre |
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WORKSHOPS (Subject to special registration)
Lüfti Kirdar Congress & Exhibition Centre |
| 14:45-17:00 |
Workshop 1: How to Make Your Road Freight Transport Operations More Profitable?
Subjects:
- Serve your Customer!
- Focus on Quality, Efficiency & Profitability!
- Select your Business Model!
- Drive Down your Costs!
- How to Negotiate Good Rates?
- Invoice all your Costs!
- Have your VAT Reimbursed!
- Network to find your partners!
- Apply new Technology and Logistic Solutions!
- Buy or Lease?
- New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative (NELTI)
- Trucking Interconnecting Regions along the Silk Road!
- Long Distance Trucking in the USA
Speakers:
- Adalbert WANDT, Wandt Spedition Transportberatung GmbH, Germany
- Serik SARSENBAYEV, Director, “CB” LLP transport company, Kazakhstan
- Ray KUNTZ, Chairman, American Trucking Association, USA
- Nevzat SAYGILIOGLU, Barsan Logistics,Turkey
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| 14:45-17:00 |
Workshop 2: How to Make Your Bus/Coach/Taxi Operations More Profitable?
Subjects:
- Serve your Customer!
- Drive down your Costs!
- How to Negotiate Good Rates?
- Invoice all your Costs!
- Have your VAT Reimbursed!
- Network to find your partners!
- Apply new Technology and Travel Solutions!
- Buy or Lease?
- Regular Bus Services - Quality Travel for all!
- Coach Tourism, the Efficient & Customer-orientated Alternative!
- Taxis, a Door-to-Door Solution for Urban Mobility!
Speakers:
- Mustafa Yildirim,President, Turkish Bus Fleet Operators' Federation (TOFED), Turkey
- Vyacheslav Mihailovich MARTYNENKO, General Director, Primoravtotrans, Russian Federation
- Giles FEARNLEY, CEO, Blazefield Holdings Ltd, UK
- Yongli WANG, President, National Express Group, Peoples Republic of China
- Brian HUNT, President, American Taxicab, Limousine and Paratransit Association, USA
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| 20:00-01:00 |
COCKTAIL & GALA DINNER,
Ciragan Palace
Direct transfer as from 19:00**
(Official Congress Hotels) |
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| SATURDAY, 17 MAY 2008 |
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- Post-congress optional tours
- Departures – Transfers to Istanbul Atatürk Airport
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* to be confirmed
**Transfers will be confirmed at Congress meetings and hotel desks
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