The PRISCILLA Project, launched in November 2000 within the framework of the European Union's 5th Framework Programme for Research and Development, and involving the cities of Genoa, Southampton and Toulouse, with funding from the European Commission's Information Society Directorate, will come to completion in September 2002. To mark the event, the project partners invite representatives of local authorities, transport operators, industrial societies and consultancies to take part in a conference specially dedicated to bus priority systems and their integration in global transportation management policies.

This conference's goal will be to introduce the results obtained in the framework of the PRISCILLA Project, to share experience acquired in the field by all the various players and discuss perspectives in terms of development and deployment of priority for public transport.

Choosing the Cité de l'Espace Museum to host the event is laden with symbolism as it conjures up both innovation as related to European projects (Ariane V), co-operation with the East European countries (MIR space station) and using satellites for vehicle positioning and guidance. www.cite-espace.com

This document is your invitation to the event, including a meal and a guided visit to the Cité de l'Espace. However, to better prepare the conference, please register before 12 July 2002, as the number of places is limited. We shall in turn confirm your registration as early as possible so you can organise your travel and accommodation arrangements in the Ville Rose …

Programme planned for the one-day event:

9.30 Reception of participants
9.45 Welcome speech

10.00 The PRISCILLA Project:
 - General presentation of the project
 - State of the art analysis in bus priority systems
 - Bus priority simulation - Southampton's experience
 - Presentation of the project's overall results
 - Best practices guide
 - Expectations in the Central and East European countries

12.30 Lunch

13.30     Visit to the Cité de l'Espace

14.30 Bus priority and mobility management:
 - Integration of the technical tool within a global and sustainable policy of mobility management
 - Implementing bus priority off the shell - Partnership between industrials, operators and local authorities
 - The future for bus priority systems - Absolute priority and segregated lanes Public Transport
17h30 Closing speech
 

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Please print this form and return it to the following address before 12 July:
 Mairie de Toulouse Service des Relations Internationales et Européennes 17, rue de Rémusat - 31000 Toulouse
 Fax : +33 (0)5 62 27 66 30

How to get to the Cité de l'Espace:
By public transport:
 Take the shuttle service from the Airport to the Matabiau main railway station.
 Take bus lane n°19 from the station to the Cité de l'Espace terminus.
By car:
 Take exit n°17 on the Toulouse-East urban motorway.
  Download access map from: www.cite-espace.com

Accommodation:
 

City Centre:	Near Cité de l'Espace:
Crowne Plaza **** 7, Place du Capitole 31000 Toulouse Tel: +33 (0)5 61 61 19 19 Fax: +33 (0)5 61 23 79 96 Rooms at 130 € (breakfast included) Special price negotiated by Mairie de Toulouse	Campanile**  Zac de la Grande Plaine - Futuropolis 31500 Toulouse Tel: +33 (0)5 61 54 46 25 Fax: +33 (0)5 61 34 82 95 Rooms at 50 € (breakfast 6 €)
Holiday Inn Toulouse Centre***  13, Place Wilson 31000 Toulouse Tel: +33 (0)5 61 10 70 70 Fax: +33 (0)5 61 21 96 70 Rooms at 101 € (breakfast included) Special price negotiated by Mairie de Toulouse	Etap Hôtel Cité de l'Espace 4, rue Maurice Hurel - Zac de la Grande Plaine 31500 Toulouse Tel: +33 (0)5 62 47 01 46 Fax: +33 (0)5 62 47 94 51 Rooms at 28.50 € (breakfast 3.80€)
Hôtel l'Ours Blanc** Place Victor Hugo 31000 Toulouse Tel: +33 (0)5 61 23 14 55 Fax: +33 (0)5 61 23 62 34 Rooms at 48 € (breakfast 6 €)

For further information:

- administrative matters:	contact Isabelle Rubira	+33 (0)5 61 22 21 39 Email:isabelle.rubira@mairie-toulouse.fr
- technical matters:	contact Alexandre Blaquière	+33 (0)5 61 12 60 85 Email:alexandre.blaquiere@smtcat.fr