PARTNER TOPIC GROUPS - PTGs

On 8 February 2008, ERTICO – ITS Europe launched its new Partner Topic Groups, with the aim to accelerate the development and deployment of ITS by defining concrete future actions in the following areas:

• Mobility of People

• Goods Transport

• Security

• Environment

The objectives of the PTGs are:

• Process to move from broad strategic guidelines to detailed objectives & roadmaps
• Form ERTICO consensus view
• Opportunities for activities
• Develop project ideas and consortia
• Information about developments in various programs
• Contacts to business and user communities

Each PTG will be led by a Partner Convener (nominated by Strategy Committee & approved by Supervisory Board) and an ERTICO Coordinator.

PTGs	Conveners	Coordinators
Mobility of People	Dr. Martin Weiser,    Volkswagen	Maxime Flament m.flament@mail.ertico.com
Goods Transport	Michael Nielsen, IRU	Zeljko Jeftic z.jeftic@mail.ertico.com
Security	Jim Hammond, ACPO	Gary Bridgeman  g.bridgeman@mail.ertico.com
Environment	Jean-François Janin, French  Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning	Paul Kompfner p.kompfner@mail.ertico.com

For more information about a specific PTG, please contact the coordinator.