2008 PLANNING GUIDE

JANUARY

Main Themes:

• Eastern Europe
  

• Metros: Asian Cities
  

• Simulation

• International Railway Symposium (IT08.rail), Zurich, Switzerland, January 24-26
• Railway Age Security Forum & Expo, Arlington, VA, USA, January 28-29

FEBRUARY

Main Themes:

• Fare Collection
  

• Passenger Information
  

• Train Radio & Telecoms
  

• IT-Trans, Karlsruhe, Germany, February 13-15

MARCH

Main Themes:

• High Speed
  

• Track Maintenance
  

• Britain
  

• The Future of European Rail Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 11-12
• Infrarail 2008, Birmingham, Britain, March 11-13
• Asia Pacific Rail 2008 Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, March 11-13
• UIC Highspeed 2008 Congress & Exhibition, Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 17-19

APRIL

Main Themes:

• North America
  

• Signalling & Train Control
  

• Metros: European Cities
  

MAY

Main Themes:

• Italy

• Railway Research

• Measuring & Testing
  

• Asia Railtec Summit 2008, Shanghai, China, May 14-16
• Rail Infrastrucure Mena 2008 Conference, Dubai, UAE, May 18-20
• World Congress on Railway Research, Seoul, Korea, May 18-22
• Expo Ferroviaria Exhibition, Turin, Italy, May 20-22

JUNE

Main Themes:

• Light Rail
  

• Track
  

• Level Crossings
  

• UITP Light Rail Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, June 12-13
• UIC Level Crossing 2008 Symposium, Paris, France, June 24-27

JULY

Main Themes:

• Innotrans: Seating & Train Interiors
  

• Asian Railways & China
  

• Train Maintenance & Workshops
  

• InnoTrans Conference & Exhibition, Berlin, Germany, September 23-26

AUGUST

Main Themes:

• InnoTrans: Infrastructure Special
  

• Freight
  

• Transit Special
  

Exhibitions/Conferences Extra Distribution:

• InnoTrans Conference & Exhibition, Berlin, Germany, September 23-26

SEPTEMBER

Main Themes:

• InnoTrans: Innovative Trains
  

• InnoTrans show preview

• Germany
  

  
  

• TranspoQuip Conference, Sao Paulo, September 9-11
• InnoTrans Conference & Exhibition, Berlin, Germany, September 23-26

OCTOBER

Main Themes:

• Middle East & Turkish Rail Revival
  

• Bogies & Wheelsets
  

• Metros: North America

• APTA Annual Meeting & Expo, San Diego, USA, October 6-8
• TCDD/UIC International Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey, October 15-17

NOVEMBER

Main Themes:

• South America
  

• Diesel & Electric Locomotives
  

• Railway Planning and Information Technology
  

• Roadex - Railex Exhibition & Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, November 23-25

DECEMBER

Main Themes:

• Alpine Railways
  

• Track
  

• Passenger Coach Technology
  

IRJ will be distributed at other conferences and exhibitions as they are scheduled