5th Africa Transportation Technology Transfer (T2) Conference

The Ministries of Works and Transport in Tanzania in collaboration with the Association of Southern African National Road Agencies (ASANRA) and other stakeholders in the transport sector worldwide is organizing the 5th Africa Transportation Technology Transfer Conference to be held at Naura Springs Hotel in the touristic City of Arusha, Tanzania, from 21st to 25th November 2011. The Conference Theme is "Developing Safe, Reliable and Sustainable Transportation Systems for Socio-Economic Development in Africa"

Also at the conference venue, an exhibition of technologies, products and services - a showcase for all related industries will be held in conjunction with the conference whereby construction companies, local and foreign equipment and raw material suppliers and consultants will be able to exhibit their products, services and technologies. Exhibition space is available on a first come, first served basis

This is the First Announcement and Call for Papers and Exhibitors. The Organising Committee of the 5th Africa Transportation Technology Transfer Conference invites everyone to submit their papers pertaining to any of the topics to be dealt with in the Thematic Areas. Participants wishing to present papers to the 5th Africa T2 Conference are invited to send a one page abstracts written in English, to reach the Secretariat by 16th May 2011.

There will be Africa T2 2011 Prize Competition. By submitting a paper in response to the Call for Papers authors will automatically be entered in the Africa T2 2011 Prize Competition and have a chance to win one of the three prizes for the Best Papers for the Conference.

Also authors who are University Students (undergraduate or graduate) from African countries currently enrolled at any university by submitting a paper in response to the Call for Papers will automatically be entered in the Africa T2 2011 Students Prize Competition and have a chance to win one of the three prizes for the Best Paper Students Category at the Conference.

This Africa Transportation Technology Transfer (T2) Conference is a forum intended to share, exchange and debate experiences, best practices, and new technologies in the provision, maintenance and management of all modes of transport. It is also a forum for sharing and exchange of existing and new approaches on technology transfer that enables countries to develop effective integrated transportation systems, which are safe, efficient, reliable and affordable. The conference format includes Key Note Addresses by leading international experts in various specialist areas, as well as presentations by authors of all accepted papers. There will be Plenary Sessions and Parallel Sessions on Presentations, Courses and Workshops.

More than 300 participants from most African countries, United States of America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Australia are expected to attend the conference. The Conference is targeted for transport sector policy and decision makers, providers of all modes of transport, development partners, practitioners, contractors, consultants, researchers, the academia, students, transport users and other interested parties.

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