Further information What is SIRWEC? The latest updated information will always be available on the Conference website. The 2nd Announcement, covering preliminary programmes and detailed information on registration and hotel bookings, will be available in October 2011, and can be downloaded via the Conference website: - www.sirwec2012.fi The Standing International Road Weather Commission (SIRWEC) operates as a forum for the exchange of information relevant to road meteorology. This includes management, maintenance, road safety, meteorology, environmental protection and any other area of interest considered relevant by the Commission. 16th International Road Weather Conference 23-25 May 2012 Helsinki, Finland SIRWEC seeks to identify new areas where increased research and development may yield improvements in practices, techniques, systems and methodologies. 1st Announcement and Call for Papers The expected conference fee will be 300 €. Further details on payment will be provided on the website and in the 2nd Announcement. Sponsorship Packages and Commercial Exhibition If your institution is interested in sponsoring the conference or participating to the commercial exhibition, please contact the local organisers: Mr. Pär-Håkan Appel - [email protected] Mr. Yrjö Pilli-Sihvola - [email protected] Mr. Pertti Nurmi - [email protected] SIRWEC exists to encourage meteorologists, road masters, highway engineers and others interested in road weather issues to express and exchange ideas in making our roads safer under all weather conditions. SIRWEC, originally established in Europe in 1984, became fully international by extending to other continents in 1992. SIRWEC Member states: Austria – Belgium – Canada – China – Czech Republic - Denmark – Estonia – Finland – Germany – Iceland - Italy – Japan – New Zealand – Norway – Slovenia – Sweden – Switzerland – United Kingdom – USA www.sirwec.org SIRWEC 2012 Conference is jointly organised by: Main sponsor of SIRWEC 2012 Conference: Helsinki, Host of SIRWEC 2012 Conference The SIRWEC 2012 Conference will take place in Helsinki, the World Design Capital of 2012. The Conference venue is the centrally located Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre. - web.finnexpo.fi/en For further information on Helsinki, the modern European city of culture, leader in design, technology and events, please visit: - www.helsinki.fi/en - www.wdc2012helsinki.fi/en - www.visitfinland.com/en Conference Session Topics Abstracts Topics of the conference include, but are not necessarily restricted to: You may submit an abstract for either oral or poster presentation. The Scientific Programme Committee reserves the right to convert a request for a oral presentation to a poster, or vice versa, considering the most appropriate form of presentation. The poster sessions will receive a special attention at the conference. Poster contributors will have the opportunity to briefly present the key findings of their work within the oral sessions. T1: Winter road forecasting techniques T2: RWIS sensors and equipment T3: Winter road treatment methods and actions T4: Decision support systems T5: Best practice and user experience T6: Communication with road users T7: F uture scenarios (ITS, new technology, climate change affecting winter roads, etc) You are invited to submit a paper if your field of expertise belongs under any of the session topics and you wish to present your ideas or results. You are also welcome to participate if you are interested in the topics of the Conference and keen to learn more about the progress in these areas. Please consult the Conference website for more information on the programme and on how to register: - www.sirwec2012.fi Abstract submission will open in September and deadline for submissions is: 16 December 2011 Short, concise abstracts are to be submitted in English and be no longer than 500 words in length. Each session theme will be assigned a panel of experts, constituting the international Scientific Programme Committee, whose task will be to review the abstracts. Authors of selected papers will be notified via e-mail by mid-January 2012 and invited to send their full extended abstracts by 29 February 2012. To submit an abstract please go to - www.sirwec2012.fi