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The World Bank will hold its Transport Forum in
Washington DC, from March 28th to 31st, 2011. It
will focus on 50 Years of Innovation in
Transport - Achievements and Future Challenges.
The World Bank's Transport Forum is a bi-annual
gathering of transport policy makers and practitioners
from the World Bank, other international development
agencies, donor agencies and developing countries
governments as well as contributions from NGOs and the
private sector who are involved with World Bank
activities or contribute to transport projects content
and innovation. The event provides an opportunity for
discussing emerging trends, exchanging ideas and
experiences, networking and mutual learning. It is
expected that the physically present audience will be
around 200 people but the virtual viewers could be many
more.
The Transport Forum will comprise of four days of
main morning sessions and afternoon learning
opportunities. This year's main theme highlights the
impacts of transport infrastructure and services in
transforming people’s lives across regions and
countries, and looks ahead at how the sector must
transform itself to meet the needs of the 21st
century.
The plenary sessions will be arranged around three
themes: Innovation and Technology, Innovation and
Governance and Innovation and Society. Check the draft program. | 
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