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Sunday, November 28th, 2010

Sneek Peek of Future Mega-Bridge Between Germany and Denmark

Bridge enthusiasts are now able to get a preview of the fixed link that might one day connect Germany and Denmark. The conceptual design, which was recently released by Femern A/S, features a cable-stayed bridge that spans 19 kilometres of the Baltic Sea. If commissioned, the bridge will rank among the world’s  longest cable-stayed structures with two main spans

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

Alps-Adriatic Working Community: Plenary Assembly sets Course for the Future

At the Pleanry Assembly of the Heads of Government in Trieste Croatia took over the presidency for 2011 and 2012. Hans Niessl received the Alps-Adriatic-Award. In the course of the Plenary Assembly of the Heads of Government of the Alps-Adriatic Working Community in Trieste on November 22nd 2010, Renzo Tondo, president of the Autonomous Region Friuli

Saturday, November 27th, 2010

Finmeccanica and Russian Railways Sign an MoU for a Multi-year EUR 1,5 Billion

Finmeccanica and Russian Railways (RZD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Rome for industrial programmes in the areas of railway signalling, telecommunications, automation and safety & security. The agreement relates to the supply of technology for 100 stations, 100 vehicles and 50 railway lines by 2020 for a combined value that could be up

Saturday, November 27th, 2010

Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event, Munich, Germany

A conference entitled Joint urban remote sensing event – JURSE 2011′ will take place on 11 and 13 April 2011 in Munich, Germany. A continuously increasing amount of multiple sensory data offers opportunities to address new questions and solve existing problems more effectively in urban remote sensing. To exploit the full potential these diverse data sources offer,

Saturday, November 27th, 2010

Disaster Risk Can be Reduced Through S&T – Angara

Senator Edgardo J. Angara said that the establishment of the Disaster Science Management Center (DSMC) should be a national priority in order to better prepare the nation for the dealing with the multiple disasters that hit the country. “We need the DSMC to help us prepare for the typhoons and similar disasters that will continue to

Saturday, November 27th, 2010

Symposium on Remote Sensing & Geoinformatics from November 29

The Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Pune Chapter, will organise a national symposium on Remote Sensing & Geoinformatics in Infrastructure Development & Management from November 29 to December 4. The event will be held at Sinhagad College of Science, Pune, and Sinhagad Technical Education Society, Lonavala. Read More

Saturday, November 27th, 2010

Forests and Climate Change in Eastern Europe and Central Asia – New FAO publication

The primary objective of this document is to provide an overview of forest and climate change issues, actions and areas for cooperation in the Eastern European and Central Asian countries. The country reports included within were prepared and presented at the FAO workshop on “Climate change impacts on forest management in Eastern Europe and Central

Saturday, November 27th, 2010

Policy Lessons from REDD Projects and New Methodologies

The Side Event “Policy lessons from REDD projects and new methodologies” will discuss different approaches and initiatives for REDD + currently submitted to the VCS and how independent certification under a credible standard like the VCS could support policy discussions at the local and sub-national level. Linked to this, we will discuss how design options can

Saturday, November 27th, 2010

Siemens Upgrades Mass Transit System in Kuala Lumpur

Siemens Mobility is to supply traction equipment and vehicle control systems for a total of 38 six-car multiple units for the Malaysian mass transit operator Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) in Kuala Lumpur. The equipment ordered includes transformers, power converters, traction motors and vehicle control systems. The order is worth about 65 million euros. The

Saturday, November 27th, 2010

2011 Pan-Am CGS Geotechnical Conference

GEO-SLOPE is pleased to be a Platinum Sponsor at the upcoming 2011 Pan-Am CGS Geotechnical Conference, taking place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 2-6, 2011. We are very excited about this conference as it will be the combination of the 64th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, and the 14th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.