On 1 February 2011, Mr Siim Kallas, Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Transport will award six outstanding commitments to the European Road Safety Charter of 2010.

The Excellence in Road Safety Awards ceremony will take place on 1 February 2011, at the Square-Brussels Meeting Centre in Brussels, Belgium. The Awards honour the most innovative practices carried out in the framework of the European Road Safety Charter during 2010. The European Commission recognises the numerous actions undertaken to improve road safety and save lives on European roads.

Prior to the ceremony, the European Road Safety Charter team – together with their invites, signatories from all over Europe – will host workshops on the following issues:

• International Road Safety activities in the decade to come
• Occupational Road Safety: how to build an integrated solution
• Road Safety in the city: how to improve vulnerable users’ safety

The workshops will start at 2.30 p.m., followed by the awards ceremony at 5 p.m. and a cocktail at 6.30 p.m.

 

If you wish to attend the event, please send an email to : awards@paueducation.com

 

 

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AGENDA
 
2.30- 4.15 p.m. Road safety workshops
 (being held simultaneously)
 
                               Workshop 1:
                               International Road Safety activities in the decade to come 
                               Workshop 2:
                               Occupational road safety: how to build an integrated solution 
                               Workshop 3:
                               Road safety in the city: how to improve the safety of vulnerable users
 
5 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.  Excellence in Road Safety Awards ceremony
 
                               Welcome speech  
                               Siim Kallas, Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Transport 
                               Signing event 
                               New signatories make a commitment to the European Road Safety Charter
                               Awards ceremony    
                               Excellence in Road Safety Awards for the six categories: 
 

 

 
                              Group photographs  
                              Siim Kallas with the six award-winners and the new signatories
 
 
6.30- 7.30p.m. Cocktail party 

 

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