EAPA Newsletter May
Dear asphalt friends,
In this Newsletter we would like to provide
you with the latest information of EAPA and the asphalt industry.
On 6 June 2019 the 11th EAPA Symposium will be held in Paris with a dinner in the evening before. Under the heading “The future of the asphalt industry” EAPA will inform the participants about the latest news of the asphalt sector concerning current and future topics. The Symposium provides an excellent opportunity for networking, information exchange and discussions; it will be held at La Maison des Travaux Publics, 3 rue de Berri, 75008 Paris, France, close to the Champs Elysées.
The target audience of the EAPA Symposium is EAPA members, members of EAPA members, asphalt & bitumen industry, road administration and academia.
Schedule and Programme
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
19.00 h. EAPA Symposium & Celebration Dinnerfor Egbert Beuving at La Maison des Travaux Publics, 3 Rue de Berri, 75008 Paris, France.
Thursday, 6 June 2019
8.00 Registration and welcome coffee in the exhibition area
9.00 Session 1 “Opening and Panel discussion”
Welcome by EAPA President John Kruse Larsen and Panel Discussion on topic “What does the future hold for asphalt roads in a changing mobility sector?” facilitated by Katrina Sichel with
- Fuensanta Martinez Sanz, Director Transport Policy, European Automobile Manufacturer’s Association (ACEA)
- Steve Phillips, Secretary General, Board of European Road Directors (CEDR)
- John Kruse Larsen, EAPA President
Coffee break and Exhibition
10.45 Session 2 “Digitalisation and Zero Emissions”
- The Digitalisation Project of CECE – Riccardo Viaggi, Secretary General, Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE), Brussels, Belgium
- Pavement Information Modelling (PIM), a lifecycle process and performance information system for Dutch contractors – Frank Bijleveld, Strukton Civiel, The Netherlands
- A vision of a climate neutral infrastructure by 2045 in Sweden – Hakan Johannsen, Coordinator Climate Mitigation, Trafikverket Sweden
12.00 Session 3 “Celebration speech of Egbert Beuving”
- What did the asphalt industry achieve in 40 years and what is next? – Egbert Beuving, retired former Secretary General of EAPA until end of 2018
Lunch break and exhibition
13.45 Session 4 “Communication Session – Strengthen the communication on asphalt’s advantages”
- In this session, drawn upon their experience, the participants of the symposium will develop together communication outputs that are accessible and meaningful for all actors in the asphalt sector. Structured by the facilitator, participants will work in groups to design a number of communications tools that can be used to address different priority audiences via different channels (social media, events, media outreach, audio visual etc.) more effectively.
- EAPA Secretary General Carsten Karcher will give a short introduction.
Coffee break and Exhibition
15.15 Session 5 “Asphalt pavements and applications – today and tomorrow”
- The MURE project – Multiple Recycling of asphalt roads – Jean Eric Poirier, Scientific Director of R&D department COLAS SA, France
- EAPA Position on European Classification of Roads – Breixo Gomez-Meijide, Technical Director, EAPA
- Asphalt in Railway Tracks – Xavier Carbonneau, Colas, France
16:30 EAPA Awards Ceremony
16.50 Resumé of the day and Closing of Symposium
On 6 June 2019 the 11th EAPA Symposium will be held in Paris with a dinner in the evening before. Under the heading “The future of the asphalt industry” EAPA will inform the participants about the latest news of the asphalt sector concerning current and future topics. The Symposium provides an excellent opportunity for networking, information exchange and discussions; it will be held at La Maison des Travaux Publics, 3 rue de Berri, 75008 Paris, France, close to the Champs Elysées.
The target audience of the EAPA Symposium is EAPA members, members of EAPA members, asphalt & bitumen industry, road administration and academia.
Schedule and Programme
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
19.00 h. EAPA Symposium & Celebration Dinnerfor Egbert Beuving at La Maison des Travaux Publics, 3 Rue de Berri, 75008 Paris, France.
Thursday, 6 June 2019
8.00 Registration and welcome coffee in the exhibition area
9.00 Session 1 “Opening and Panel discussion”
Welcome by EAPA President John Kruse Larsen and Panel Discussion on topic “What does the future hold for asphalt roads in a changing mobility sector?” facilitated by Katrina Sichel with
- Fuensanta Martinez Sanz, Director Transport Policy, European Automobile Manufacturer’s Association (ACEA)
- Steve Phillips, Secretary General, Board of European Road Directors (CEDR)
- John Kruse Larsen, EAPA President
Coffee break and Exhibition
10.45 Session 2 “Digitalisation and Zero Emissions”
- The Digitalisation Project of CECE – Riccardo Viaggi, Secretary General, Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE), Brussels, Belgium
- Pavement Information Modelling (PIM), a lifecycle process and performance information system for Dutch contractors – Frank Bijleveld, Strukton Civiel, The Netherlands
- A vision of a climate neutral infrastructure by 2045 in Sweden – Hakan Johannsen, Coordinator Climate Mitigation, Trafikverket Sweden
12.00 Session 3 “Celebration speech of Egbert Beuving”
- What did the asphalt industry achieve in 40 years and what is next? – Egbert Beuving, retired former Secretary General of EAPA until end of 2018
Lunch break and exhibition
13.45 Session 4 “Communication Session – Strengthen the communication on asphalt’s advantages”
- In this session, drawn upon their experience, the participants of the symposium will develop together communication outputs that are accessible and meaningful for all actors in the asphalt sector. Structured by the facilitator, participants will work in groups to design a number of communications tools that can be used to address different priority audiences via different channels (social media, events, media outreach, audio visual etc.) more effectively.
- EAPA Secretary General Carsten Karcher will give a short introduction.
Coffee break and Exhibition
15.15 Session 5 “Asphalt pavements and applications – today and tomorrow”
- The MURE project – Multiple Recycling of asphalt roads – Jean Eric Poirier, Scientific Director of R&D department COLAS SA, France
- EAPA Position on European Classification of Roads – Breixo Gomez-Meijide, Technical Director, EAPA
- Asphalt in Railway Tracks – Xavier Carbonneau, Colas, France
16:30 EAPA Awards Ceremony
16.50 Resumé of the day and Closing of Symposium
Partnership on the built environment and construction
Representatives of the European construction sector have come together to call for a Co-programmed European Partnership on the Built Environment and Construction under Horizon Europe, the next EU research framework programme.
Launching the communication, the President of the European Council for Construction Research, Development and Innovation (ECCREDI), Sue Arundale said “The whole industry needs and wants to accelerate the digital transformation of the business, which will be critical to resolving the main societal challenges of Europe. This is why we need to build on the success of the current public private partnership under Horizon 2020 and we are pushing for a much-needed change of focus, like the one outlined in the paper”.
EAPA is a co-signatory to the communication from the European Council for Construction Research, Development and Innovation.
E&E Congress 2020
The Technical Programme Committee on behalf of the Foundation Eurasphalt, the organiser of the Eurasphalt & Eurobitume Congress 2020, is currently seeking volunteers for Paper Review Committee (PRC). If you would be interested in supporting the the PRC of the next congress by reviewing 3 to 4 papers this autumn please indicate this by registering as a reviewer on https://papers.eecongress2020.org/review-candidate-registration.
Upcoming events
2019 European Parliament elections
Don’t miss to shape the common future of the European Union by voting in the European Parliament elections on 23-26 May 2019.
2nd edition of ERF Lab ‘Impact of new mobility on road infrastructure and equipment’
June 3, 2019, 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Banca Monte Paschi Av d’Auderghem 22-28 1040 Brussels
More information can be found at https://erf.be/events/2nd-edition-of-erf-lab/
The 7th International Conference “Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements”
June 12 – June 14, 2019
Thessaloniki, Greece
More information can be found https://iconfbmp.civil.auth.gr/
The 18th AAPA International Flexible Pavements Conference & Exhibition
August 18 – August 19, 2019
Sydney, Australia
More information can be found at www.conference.aapa.asn.au