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CZECHBUS 2015: The 5th jubilee year

Last year in November, the CZECHBUS 2015 bus and public transport trade fair celebrated a small jubilee - its 5th anniversary. Event was (as usual) organized by Incheba Expo Praha company.

CZECHBUS is an interactive, specialized B2B fair with a focus on the issue of Czech and Central European and European road public transport. The goals are, among other things, to increase the sales of new buses in the Czech Republic and to support the state’s export policy. Over the relatively few years of its existence, the event has gained a more than interesting position on the market. The theme of the trade fair addressed not only the exhibitors, but also primarily the professional visiting public. The fair was accompanied by a 3 all-day conferences, seminars and workshops.

Collective Innovation for Public Transport in European Cities looks for researchers

The Transport Systems Research Group of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (TSRG/AUTh) is looking to fill 2 full-time work positions in the field of research assistance, mainly in the framework of the “Collective Innovation for Public Transport in European Cities” (CIPTEC) project.

The candidates should have a background in:

Statistics and/or Operations Research with excellent skill in statistical analysis and/or OR, oral and written English, utilization of Office Suite software and writing scientific reports in English

Informatics and/or Electronic Engineering with excellent skill in mobile application and dynamic website content development, oral and written English, utilization of Office Suite software and writing scientific reports in English

New railway  “Patras – Pyrgos – Kalamata” in the Region of Western Greece

On Sunday 14th of February the Railways Organisation ERGOSE and the Region of Western Greece will present the study for the new railway between Patras, Pyrgos and Kalamata towns. Mr. Athanassios Vourdas, ERGOSE’s CEO, will present the study to the public sector, the local authorities and the general public during the event that will take place in Pyrgos  Ileias.

Mr. Apostolos Katsifaras, the Head of the Region of Western Greece, stated: “the re-opening of the railway line of Patras – Pyrgos – Kalamata, which was closed for several years, is imperative for the transport network of Western Greece, especially for Achaia and Ileia”.

GreenYourMove (GYM) is a European Research Project co-funded by LIFE

GreenYourMove main objective is the development and promotion of a co-modal journey application to minimize GHG emission in Europe.

GreenYourMove develops a multi-modal transport planner (both routing & ticketing system) considering all kinds of urban public transportation (urban and sub-urban buses, metro, tram, trolley, trains), where the user gets alternative routes combining more than one transport modes if necessary.