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Support for the organisation of the Transport Research Arena 2020 Conference

 

The action will prepare and provide support to the Transport Research Arena Conference (TRA) to be organised in 2020. TRA is the European Transport Research conference which brings together representatives of transport stakeholders from all over Europe and beyond around research and innovation results and policy.

The objective of the conference is to provide a platform for discussion of political, industrial, research and policy issues on a European and global scene, which pursues a smart combination of top-down and bottom-up approaches. In line with previous TRA conferences, the event should address the technological and industrial developments of the transport sector (road, rail, waterborne and aviation sectors and also cross-modal aspects) providing a high-level, future oriented perspective coming from policy, the industrial and research communities, in response to Europe’s social needs and expectations.

In collaboration with the relevant actors, such as the European Commission services, t

To promote transport research in Europe by supporting the organisation of the Transport Research Arena (TRA) Conference in 2020.

The action will support the overall organisation of TRA 2020 and will therefore contribute to a wide dissemination of the results of European transport research and will raise the visibility and weight of the EU policy in the field.

It will facilitate the creation of links and exchanges between research and innovation stakeholders and policy makers, thus improving the development and deployment of innovative solutions for transport in Europe.