First Meeting – Rome, Italy 23-24-25-26 May 2007

AGENDA ( download .pdf file )

Registration Form ( download .doc file )

23 May: EcoLanes Management Meeting Venue: FISE, Via del Poggio Laurentino 11/b, Rome

9:30 – 10:00 Welcome/Introductions
Approval of inaugural meeting’s minutes
10:00 – 10:45 6 Monthly Progress Overview for WP 9, 8, and 1 (WP Leaders)
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:30 6 Monthly Progress Overview for WP2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 (WP Leaders)
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30 Administrative issues: Contractual / Budget (Prof Kypros Pilakoutas)
15:30 – 15:50 Break
15:50 – 16:50 Administrative issues: Contractual / Budget (Prof Kypros Pilakoutas)
16:50 – 17:00 Closure of Management Meeting
20:30 Informal Dinner arranged by AD.RI.A

24 May: EcoLanes Site Visit Venue: Sulmona Pratola Peligna

9:00 Departure from hotel in Rome (Transport arranged by AD.RI.A)
11:00 – 13:00 Site visit to tyre recycling facilities
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 Departure for Rome

25 May: EcoLanes Technical Presentations Venue:
FISE, Via del Poggio Laurentino 11/b, Rome

9:20 – 9:30 Introductions / Welcome
9:30 – 9:50 WP1 Technical Presentation (Adriatica Riciclaggio e Ambiente s.r.l.)
9:50 – 10:10 WP2 Technical Presentation (University of Sheffield)
10:10 – 10:30 WP3 Technical Presentation (Technical University of Iasi)
10:30 – 10:50 Break
10:50 – 11:10 WP4 Technical Presentation (Akdeniz University / Technical University of Iasi)
11:10 – 11:30 WP5 Technical Presentation (Aggregate Industries)
11:30 – 11:50 WP6 Technical Presentation (Compania Nationala de Drumuri Nationale din Romania)
11:50 – 12:10 WP7 Technical Presentation (Antalya Municipality / Public Works Department Cyprus)
12:10 – 12:20 Closure of Meeting
12:20 – 13:45 Lunch Break

25 May: EcoLanes Industrial Seminar Venue:
FISE, Via del Poggio Laurentino 11/b, Rome

14:00 – 14:30 Welcome and Overview of EcoLanes Project
14:30 – 15:00 Tyre Recycling (ETRA)
15:00 – 15:30 Fibre Reinforced Roller Compacted Concrete (University of Sheffield)
15:30 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 16:30 Long-Lasting Rigid Road Pavements (Technical University of Iasi)
16:30 – 17:00 Environmental Impact of Transport Pavements (Technical University of Iasi)
17:00 – 17:30 Seminar Closure
20:30 Informal Dinner arranged by AD.RI.A (reserved to partners' project)

26 May: EcoLanes Work Package Meetings Venue: Hotel, Rome
10:00 – 13:00 Work Package meetings to be arranged by Work Package Leaders

FISE is our Environmental Association. Is located close to the ring of Rome, towards west. It is mid distance between the down town and Fiumicino Airport.
FISE may be easily reached by taxi from both airports Fiumicino (20 minutes) and Ciampino (30 minutes), if you arrive in the morning of 23rd May.
You may reach FISE easily from down town or TERMINI Train Station or TIBURTINA Train Station by Metro Line B, stopping at EUR Fermi, and then 200 metres walk.

Hotel Information

We have reserved up to 20 single rooms in the two following hotels. You may book within May 11th, by using the format you may download from the web site www.adria-abruzzo.it. The two Hotels are very close each other, and both very close (walking distance) to TERMINI Rail Station.


Hotel Galles ( map )
Via Castro Pretorio 66
ROMA
Phone + 39 06 4454741 - Fax +39 06 4456993
e-mail : anna@phh.it
- single standard room at Euro 139,00
- single superior room at Euro 155,00
Reservation form (download )

Hotel Royal Santina ( map )
Via Marsala 22
ROMA
Phone +39 06 448751 - Fax +39 06 4941252
- single superior room at Euro 149,00
Reservation form (download )

Additional Information
Information about Rome and the surrounding region can be found at
website : www.romaturismo.it