1 The World Road Association (PIARC). 2 A non-profit association founded in 1909 to promote international cooperation in issues related to roads and road.

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1 The World Road Association (PIARC)

2 A non-profit association founded in 1909 to promote international cooperation in issues related to roads and road transport

3 National Governments Regional Authorities Collective Members Individual Members in about 130 Countries Members

countries Iceland Togo Vietnam 109 countries Bhutan Cambodia Ghana Nepal Papua New Guinea Swaziland 2002 Namibia Cape Verde Gabon Mali countries 2004 Azerbaijan El Salvador

PIARC Member Countries

6 PIARC being the World leading forum in exchange of knowledge on roads and road transport policy and practices within an integrated sustainable transport context Vision

7 Mission To serve all members l by being a leading international forum l by disseminating best practice l by promoting efficient tools for decision making with special emphasis for developing countries and countries in transition

8 Values PIARC’s values are: l To provide universal quality service to its members, l To be open, objective and impartial, l To promote sustainable and sound economic solutions, l To recognize road transport in an integrated transport and land use context,

9 Values PIARC’s values are: l To be customer driven, l To respect the differing international road transport needs, l To be a leader in technology transfer.

10 Structure COUNCIL representation of all member countries EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE elected by the Council every four years GENERAL SECRETARIAT NATIONAL COMMITTEES

11 National Committees PIARC National Committees provide local animation and act as a relay for the dissemination of information in 30 member countries Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Burkina-Faso, Canada, Canada-Québec, Czech Rep., Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Madagascar, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

12 Activities l Sets up Committees and Develop Projects, l Publishes Documents and Software, l Cooperates with International Bodies, l Organizes International Winter Road Congresses l Organizes World Road Congresses

13 A large range of publications

14 For each 4 year-cycle, in-between two World Road Congresses, a Strategic Plan guides PIARC activities. For the period, 4 strategic themes cover the work of 18 Technical Committees + Committee on Terminology. A Strategic Plan

15 Strategic Themes ST1: Governance and Management of the Road System (K. Inoue – Japan) ST2 : Sustainable Mobility (G. Clarke – UK) ST3 : Safety and Road operations (C. Nottingham – USA) ST4 : Quality of road infrastructures (A.-M. Leclerc – Canada-Québec)

Road System Economics 1.2 Financing Road system Investment 1.3 Performance of Road Administrations 1.4 Management of Network Operations ST1 : Governance and Management of the Road System

17 ST2: Sustainable Mobility 2.1 Sustainable Development and Road Transport 2.2 Interurban Roads and Integrated Interurban Transport 2.3 Urban Areas and Integrated Urban Transport 2.4 Freight Transport and Intermodality 2.5 Rural roads and accessibility

18 ST3: Safety and Road Operations 3.1 Road Safety 3.2 Risk Management for Roads 3.3 Road Tunnels Operation 3.4 Winter Maintenance

19 ST4: Quality of road infrastructures 4.1 Management of Road Infrastructure Assets 4.2 Road/Vehicle Interaction 4.3 Road Pavements 4.4 Bridges and Related Structures 4.5 Earthworks, Drainage and Subgrade

20 On-going Projects l World Interchange Network l Seminars in Developing Countries and Countries in Transition l Technology Transfer Centres in Developing Countries l HDM-4 (software for the management of highways investments and projects) l Terminology

21 Tampere 1986 Troms Ø 1990 Seefeld 1994 Luleå 1998 Sapporo 2002 Turin-Sestriere 2006 PIARC Winter Road Congresses

22 Brussels 1987 Marrakech 1991 Montreal 1995 Kuala Lumpur 1999 Paris September 2007 PIARC World Road Congresses Durban October 2003

Visit PIARC website

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