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TRAINS, PLANES AND AUTOMOBILES
Transport in Britain : Driving Tourists Out?

Wednesday 24th October 2007, MIC Conference Centre, London

PROGRAMME
5.00pm:  
Viewing of the new St Pancras Eurostar station with a photographic exhibition of the development of the station
6.00pm:
Arrival & registration at the MIC Conference Centre
6.30pm:
Chairman's welcome and introduction - David Quarmby FTS, Director, Colin Buchanan; Chairman, Independent Transport Commission; Former chairman, British Tourist Authority
6.35pm:
Transport in Britain in the run-up to 2012 - Ben Stafford, 2012 London Olympics, Department for Transport (DfT)
click here for the pdf presentation
6.50pm:
British Airport Development - Ann Graham, University of Westminster
click here for the pdf presentation
7.05pm:
Air Transport in Britain - Roger Wiltshire, Secretary General, British Air Transport Association
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7.20pm:
Discussion Forum
7.30pm:
Rail Travel - lessons learned from Europe - Michael Birtles, Managing Director, European Rail
click here to view Michael's speech
7.45pm:
Tourism and Road Transport in Britain - Peter Hampson, Director, British Resorts & Destinations Association (BRADA)
click here for the pdf presentation
8.00pm:
Preparing for the Olympics: Beijing 's transportation infrastructure - Juliet Zhu, City University
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8.10pm
Discussion Forum
8.45pm:       
Networking with refreshments

PHOTOS

Members & guests view the new St Pancras station
Members & guests view the new St Pancras station
Members & guests view the new St Pancras station


An audience of 50 gathered at the MIC Conference Centre in Euston


An audience of 50 gathered at the MIC Conference Centre in Euston

L-R: Michael Birtles (European Rai), Anthony Lambert MTS & Alison Rice

University of Westminster Masters Students with Professor Robert Maitland FTS

Event Co-organiser Rob Davidson FTS and Claire Humphreys MTS

David Summers MTS (Go Skills) with Bournemouth Transport Lecturer Derek Robbins


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