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Between September 25-26, we organized together with Iasi City Hall the fifth edition of ITS Romania Congress, under the patronage of the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Development. The event was also supported by Iasi Transport Company and Gheorghe Asachi University. We thank once again the City Hall and local partners for the warm welcome.
The Congress enjoyed the presence of over 100 participants, including local and central officials, representatives of companies operating in industry, representatives of transport companies, as well as representatives of the academic environment. It was the perfect opportunity for all those interested to find out the latest news in the field and exchange valuable ideas for the development of the ITS industry in Romania.
There were two days of interesting presentations structured in several sections, as well as three technical visits. During the congress there was also an exhibition section, where various companies in the field of mobility exhibited their products and solutions.
The video recording of the congress proceedings is already available on the event website.
In addition to the congress, we also organized the General Assembly of ITS Romania members, where the Board of Directors of the organization was elected for the next 4 years. The composition of the new Council is available here.
The coordination team appointed by the Board of Directors consists of:
- Gheorghe GIGEA – President. Gheorghe holds a master's degree from the University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest and has over 20 years of experience in developing and implementing intelligent transport systems. Since 1996 he holds the position of Commercial Director within RADCOM, developer and supplier of ITS systems and solutions recognized on the Romanian market
- Mihai NICULESCU – Director General. Mihai graduated from the University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest – Faculty of Transport and since 2013 he also holds a PhD in transport. Mihai has over 15 years of experience in the design, architecture and management of intelligent transport systems. He has been involved in European and national projects in the field of ITS and since 2011 he coordinates the activity of ITS Romania as Director General
- Cristina Mihaela BICA – Secretary General. Cristina graduated from the Faculty of Transport, Department of Remote Controls and Electronics in Transport in 2009. In the last 5 years he coordinated the Presales and Bidding team as Product Management Department Manager within Altimate S.A., an integrator of ITS systems and solutions recognized on the Romanian market
We wish success to the new leadership as well as to our members in all their activities.
On 25 & 26 September 2023 we will organize a new edition of ITS Romania Congress together with Iași Municipality under the patronage of Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Regional Development. The event with international participation will take place in Iasi - Braunstein Palace, in physical format and online on Youtube. The Congress brings high-level speakers such as Adina VĂLEAN, European Commissioner for Transport, Adrian FOGHIS, State Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Mihai CHIRICA, Mayor of Iasi.
Topics
- Digital transport infrastructure
- Smart cities and green mobility
- Mobility as a Service, Systems as a Service
- Electro-Mobility, parking
- Multimodal ITS for integrated urban-interurban mobility
- Open mobility data, National Access Point, IoT
- Connected, Cooperative & Automated Mobility
- Policy, Financing, Training and Education
The Congress includes three technical visits to Orange 5G lab, CTP Public Transport Management Center and Continental Romania Iasi.
Participation is free, but requires filling in the registration from here. Following registration, you have access to: the opening ceremony, the plenary sessions, the technical sessions, technical visits, but also to the coffee and lunch breaks.
We look forward to welcoming you at the Congress and we invite you to regularly visit the event website for the latest news !
On 29 September 2021 we will organize a new edition of ITS Romania Congress under the patronage of Ministry of Transport and Bucharest Municipality. The international event will bring high level key-note speakers such as European Commissioner Adina VĂLEAN or Minister of Transport Cătălin DRULĂ and will take place in Bucharest, phisical and online.
Topics
- Digital transport infrastructure
- Smart cities and green mobility
- Mobility as a Service, Systems as a Service
- Electro-Mobility, parking
- Multimodal ITS for freight and logistics
- Open mobility data, National Access Point, IoT
- Connected, Cooperative & Automated Mobility
- Policy, Standards, Training and Education
Preliminary Agenda
| 08.30 – 09.00 | Welcome Coffee |
| 09.00 – 09.05 | Passing the ITS Romania Congress Flag from Timisoara to Bucharest |
| 09.05 – 09.30 | Opening Ceremony, moderator Cristian ANDREI – President, ITS Romania - Cătălin DRULĂ – Minister of Transport and Infrastructure - tbc - Adina VĂLEAN Transport commissioner (or video message) - tbc - Harry EVERS – Managing Director, World ITS Hamburg Congress 2021 - Nicuşor DAN – Mayor, Bucharest municipality - tbc |
| 09.30 – 10.30 | Plenary Session, moderator Mihai NICULESCU – General Director, ITS Romania - Ionel SCRIOŞTEANU, Secretary of State, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure - President of ITS Coordination Council - tbc - Gunther WEBER – Chairman, Network of National ITS Associations - ……Platinum Sponsor - Octavian OPREA, President, Agency for Digitalisation of Romania - tbc |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee/tea break |
| 11.00 – 13.00 | Session 1 – Smart and Green Mobility for Corridors and Cities, moderator Lucian ILINA, Head of Traffic Department - CNAIR- - |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 – 16.00 | Session 2 – Multimodal ITS services, moderator Stefan ROŞEANU - |
| 16.00 – 16.15 | Coffee/tea break |
| 16.15 – 16.45 | Plenary Session and closing remarks - Mariana IONIŢĂ - General Director, Road Infrastructure Administration - CNAIR - Aura RĂDUCU – Executive Director ADI TPBI - Robert DOBRE – General Director, MTI - General Directorate of Strategy |
| 16.45 – 17.00 | Passing the ITS Romania Congress Flag to Host town – ITS Romania Congress 2023 |
| 20.00 | Networking dinner |
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