Plans are now in hand for the AEMA-ARRA-250 ISSA-PPRA-IBEF-1294 FP2 Pavement Preservation World Summit. This will be held from February 22nd – 25th 2015 at the Palais des Congrès Convention Center in the French capital, Paris. The website for the event is also in place: pprsparis2015.com and gives details of the programme. According to the organisers, the PPRS Paris 2015 event will provide a discussion focus for shared projects and ambitions. It follows the PPRA’s decision to organise an annual meeting in Paris in 2015, IBEF’s drive to continue on in the wake of the WOE, and FP2’s desire to be part of the event in the framework of its second International Conference on Pavement Preservation. The organisers say the event is needed as it will help motivate decision-makers to maintain road networks at a level which remains compatible with global economic requirements. The need for greater awareness is a shared issue amongst international associations, such as the World Road Association and the 1202 European Road Federation.
The first target of the PPRS Paris 2015 is to raise awareness about the need to maintain road networks amongst the political decision-makers whose job it is to allocate the financial resources. The PPRS Paris 2015 also aims to foster an exchange of ideas and the sharing of experience amongst key stakeholders. These bodies include public administrations and road agencies that define road maintenance policy, the companies and the road industry that bring these decisions to life downstream, and the equipment builders that contribute to technological innovation.
Best practices exist worldwide and an exchange of experience will enable the participants to bring in new ideas, based on genuinely successful experiences. This includes products and processes, network management, and contracting aspects with regard to road agencies and medium to long-term maintenance contracts. In addition, the PPRS Paris 2015 will also reflect an open view of the future and a cross disciplinary approach, highlighting industry wide dynamics, supported by the decision-makers.
PPRS Paris 2015 is a two and a half day event and will include an exhibit area as well as presentations, with two plenary sessions and three parallel sessions. The speakers will be selected by committee but there will be no call for papers. The plenary speakers will be selected for their international profile and will be asked to speak on more general, institutional subjects. The selection will take the international aspect of the event into account. The PPRS is neither an American nor a French event and will be international, while some 400 - 600 industry figures are expected to participate.
The organising associations (IBEF, AEMA, ARRA, ISSA and FP2) have subcontracted the organisation out to Package, with the financial risk being borne by the associations (except for FP2). A steering committee has been formed including Mike Krissoff, (executive director of the AEMA, ARRA et ISSA), Jim Moulthrop (executive director of FP2), Jean Claude Roffé and Étienne le Bouteiller for IBEF and as the interface with Package.
The initial program committee includes two representatives from each association: Bernard Eckmann and Siobhan Mc Kelvey (IBEF), Mike Helmsley and Gaylon Baumgartner (AEMA), Robert Jerman and Carter Dabney (ISSA), Stephen Cross and Todd Thomas (ARRA), Larry Galehouse and Rod Birdsall (FP2). Representatives from other organisations will be joining the committee at a later date.
The first target of the PPRS Paris 2015 is to raise awareness about the need to maintain road networks amongst the political decision-makers whose job it is to allocate the financial resources. The PPRS Paris 2015 also aims to foster an exchange of ideas and the sharing of experience amongst key stakeholders. These bodies include public administrations and road agencies that define road maintenance policy, the companies and the road industry that bring these decisions to life downstream, and the equipment builders that contribute to technological innovation.
Best practices exist worldwide and an exchange of experience will enable the participants to bring in new ideas, based on genuinely successful experiences. This includes products and processes, network management, and contracting aspects with regard to road agencies and medium to long-term maintenance contracts. In addition, the PPRS Paris 2015 will also reflect an open view of the future and a cross disciplinary approach, highlighting industry wide dynamics, supported by the decision-makers.
PPRS Paris 2015 is a two and a half day event and will include an exhibit area as well as presentations, with two plenary sessions and three parallel sessions. The speakers will be selected by committee but there will be no call for papers. The plenary speakers will be selected for their international profile and will be asked to speak on more general, institutional subjects. The selection will take the international aspect of the event into account. The PPRS is neither an American nor a French event and will be international, while some 400 - 600 industry figures are expected to participate.
The organising associations (IBEF, AEMA, ARRA, ISSA and FP2) have subcontracted the organisation out to Package, with the financial risk being borne by the associations (except for FP2). A steering committee has been formed including Mike Krissoff, (executive director of the AEMA, ARRA et ISSA), Jim Moulthrop (executive director of FP2), Jean Claude Roffé and Étienne le Bouteiller for IBEF and as the interface with Package.
The initial program committee includes two representatives from each association: Bernard Eckmann and Siobhan Mc Kelvey (IBEF), Mike Helmsley and Gaylon Baumgartner (AEMA), Robert Jerman and Carter Dabney (ISSA), Stephen Cross and Todd Thomas (ARRA), Larry Galehouse and Rod Birdsall (FP2). Representatives from other organisations will be joining the committee at a later date.
