Marcel Hertogh, Programme Director Zagreb, 10 November 2009 Network for the dissemination of knowledge on the management and organisation of Large Infrastructure Projects in Europe Towards NETLIPSE Goals: Work to Date and the Road Ahead

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Towards the NETLIPSE goals: Work to date and the Road ahead  Decision: 4 Activities  Programme Network Meeting

The Decision: The 4 Activities NumberActivity 1Expanding and formalising the Consortium 2The NETLIPSE network knowledge exchange and dissemination 3Developing the Infrastructure Project Assessment Tool (IPAT) 4Developing a training programme

1.Expanding and Formalising the Consortium NumberDeliverable 1.Expanded NETLIPSE network 2.Study regarding future organisational structure 1.Expanded NETLIPSE network:  December 2009:10 Member States  June 2010: 15 Member States

2.The NETLIPSE network knowledge exchange and dissemination NumberDeliverable 3.Renew the internet website 4.Maintaining the internet website 5.Special interest groups

Special Interest Groups Special Interest Groups (SIGs):  are created for specific topics.  members will organise group discussions on separate themes, can prepare publications etc.  are coordinated by issue managers. Current SIGs:  Business Cases  Stakeholder management and Communication  Contracting and Tendering  Under consideration: SIGs on several topics.

2.The NETLIPSE network knowledge exchange and dissemination NumberDeliverable 3.Renew the internet website 4.Maintaining the internet website 5.Special interest groups 6.Network meetings

Network Meetings  Exchanging knowledge and experiences  Keeping up-to-date with NETLIPSE developments  Discussing actual topics in our work  Visiting projects  Meeting each other Warsaw Lisbon London Turin Zurich Zagreb

2.The NETLIPSE network knowledge exchange and dissemination NumberDeliverable 3.Renew the internet website 4.Maintaining the internet website 5.Special interest groups 6.Network meetings 7.Electronic newsletters

Newsletters  Information about our Network  Interviews  Forthcoming activities  From #6: Ambition to in depth articles about management and projects → NETLIPSE Magazine

2.The NETLIPSE network knowledge exchange and dissemination NumberDeliverable 3.Renew the internet website 4.Maintaining the internet website 5.Special interest groups 6.Network meetings 7.Electronic Magazines 8.Disseminating results: conferences

3.Developing the Infrastructure Project Assessment Tool (IPAT)

The Projects Projects (modality): 1.Betuweroute ((rail) 2.Ring road Bratislava (road) 3.Gotthard Base Tunnel (rail) 4.HSL-South (rail) 5.Lezíria Bridge (road) 6.Lisbon – Porto (rail) 7.Lötschberg Base Tunnel (rail) 8.Maaswerken (water) 9.Motorway A2 (road) 10.Motorway A4 (road) 11.Motorway E18 (road) 12.Nuremberg – Ingolstadt (rail) 13.Øresund bridge (road & rail) 14.Unterinntalbahn (rail) 15.West Coast Mainline (rail)

Book, published June 2008 Book Managing Large Infrastructure Projects ‘Research on best practices and lessons learnt in large infrastructure project in Europe’ Containing: -NETLIPSE project overview -Main findings -Best practises & Lessons learnt -Future activities and goals ISBN available at

3.Developing the Infrastructure Project Assessment Tool (IPAT) NumberDeliverable 9.Presentation of draft IPAT 10.Assessment reports 3 pilot projects 11.Evaluation and sharpening the IPAT to an operational version 12.IPAT Brochure 13.IPAT Assessors Manual

4.Developing a training programme NumberDeliverable 14.Plan for IPAT-Assessors course 15.IPAT-Assessors course 2 nd Course: The LIPs Management Course:  Focus on providing a theoretical basis and insight into experiences of LIPs in Europe.  To be developed in a next stage of NETLIPSE.

NETLIPSE Organisation (1) European Commission:  Sponsor, funds 50%  TEN-T Executive Agency Beneficiaries:  Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management  Department for Transport, UK Co-sponsors:  BAV: Bundesamt für Verkehr/ Federal Office of Transport (FOT), Switzerland  Transumo  AT Osborne

NETLIPSE Organisation (2) Client, Sponsors Board of Governance Service Provider Suppliers Advisory Council

NETLIPSE Organisation (3) NETLIPSE Board of Governance:  Leendert Bouter Chairman NETLIPSE Board  Cees Brandsen Dutch NETLIPSE Representative  Stuart Baker Deputy Chairman NETLIPSE Board UK NETLIPSE Representative  Tony Francis UK NETLIPSE Representative  Hans-Rudolf Schalcher Swiss NETLIPSE Representative  Marcel Hertogh Programme Director

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