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Technical tours
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The
information about the Technical Visits and the Technical
Sessions is available below.
Technical Visits
WED 14th (14:30 - 18:15)
Participants must register at the ‘On-Site Registration’ desk
(RECEPTION)
Click here to download the brochure
VISIT ‘A’ - EMEL - Empresa Municipal de
Estacionamento de Lisboa
EMEL is the public company responsible for the management and
enforcement of the parking bays and some parking lots in the city of
Lisbon. In addition, EMEL manages the traffic in the old boroughs of
the City. In this visit, you will be able to understand how the
parking works in the city of Lisbon, namely, the tariff system, the
enforcement practices and other initiatives to curb the illegal
parking. Of particular interest, it is the intelligent transport
system controlling the access of vehicles to the old boroughs.
Visit duration: around 120 minutes | Number of visitors: 20
maximum
VISIT ‘B’ - BRISA Auto-estradas de
Portugal SA
BRISA was created in 1972. In four decades it has become one of the
largest tolled motorway operators in the world and the largest
transport infrastructure company in Portugal. Currently, BRISA
operates more than 1200km of highways in Portugal, and it has
interests spanning the United States and Northern Europe. In this
visit, you will visit the Operational Coordination Centre (OCC) of
BRISA. The OCC controls a set of 451 cameras, 44 meteorology
stations, 300 traffic sensors and 164 variables message displays.
The ultimate purpose of the OCC is to improve the safety and
capacity of the highway network.
Visit duration: around 120 minutes | Number of visitors: 45
maximum
VISIT ‘C’ - CARRIS
CARRIS is the public transport operator in the city of Lisbon. It
was founded in 18 September 1872. Nowadays, CARRIS has 2766
employees (at 31 December 2008), 1692 drivers and 163 breakemen that
ensure the circulation of a fleet composed of 745 buses, 57 trams, 3
funiculars and 1 elevator. The fleet is installed with a global
positioning system and the bus stops with variable massages display.
In this visit, you will visit the Operational Coordination Centre
(OCC) of CARRIS. The OCC controls the fleet on real time aiming to
ensure the maximum efficiency of the operations.
Visit duration: around 120 minutes | Number of visitors: 20
maximum
VISIT ‘D’ - REFER - Rede Ferroviária
Nacional EPE
REFER is the public infrastructure manager of the Portuguese
railways. REFER is the responsible for the construction and the
maintenance of the infrastructure, and the management of the
railways' capacity. In this visit, you will visit the Operational
Coordination Centre (OCC) of REFER. The OCC controls the Portuguese
railway network on real time.
Visit duration: around 120 minutes | Number of visitors: 25
maximum
VISIT ‘E’ - Grupo Luis Simões SGPS
The Grupo Luis Simões SGPS (GLS) is one of the largest logistic and
freight transport operator in the Iberian Peninsula. It manages a
fleet of over 2000 trucks and more than 15 logistic centres. Besides
freight transport operations, the GLS also provides a wide range of
logistic services, such as: warehousing, cross-docking, picking or
packing. In the visit you will have the change to visit the newly
opened Logistics Centre of GLS. This logistic centre is fully
automated. All logistic operations are controlled by automatic
devices, remotely controlled by computers and supervised by human
operators.
Visit duration: around 150 minutes | Number of visitors: 25
maximum
Technical Sessions
WED 14th (14:30 - 18:15) Auditorium AVII
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BRISA - Autoestradas de Portugal
BRISA was created in 1972. In four decades it has become one of the
largest tolled motorway operators in the world and the largest
transport infrastructure company in Portugal. Currently, BRISA
operates more than 1200km of highways in Portugal, and it has
interests spanning the United States and Northern Europe.
Speaker: Mr Jorge Lopes, Head of Research
RAVE- Rede Ferroviária de Alta
Velocidade SA
RAVE is the public company responsible for the development and
coordination of works and studies conducing to the planning,
construction, financing and exploitation of the high speed rail
network in Portugal and its connections with other European
countries. RAVE was established in the year 2000.
Speaker: Mr. Carlos Fernandes, Member of the Administration Board
(to be confirmed)
EFACEC Capital SGPS SA
EFACEC is the largest Portuguese Group in the field of
electro-mechanics. Its portfolio of activities includes:
transformers, high and medium voltage switchgear, service,
engineering solutions and services, automation, environment,
transport and logistics. Nowadays, EFACEC employs around 4800 people
and has a volume of orders that already exceeded 1000 million euros,
being present in more than 65 countries.
Speaker: Ms. Isabel Lima
INIR - Instituto de Infraestruturas
Rodoviárias IP
INIR is the Portuguese road infrastructure regulatory body. INIR
ensures the deployment of the Portuguese Road Plan and it aims to
guarantee the efficiency, equity, quality and safety of the road
infrastructures, and the rights of the citizens. INIR supervises the
management and exploration of the Portuguese road network and it
enforces the law in the provision of the concessions and sub-
concessions.
Speaker: Mr Alberto Moreno, President of the Board of Directors
CARRIS
CARRIS is the public transport operator in the city of Lisbon. It
was founded in 18 September 1872. Nowadays, CARRIS has 2766
employees (at 31 December 2008), 1692 drivers and 163 breakemen that
ensure the circulation of a fleet composed of 745 buses, 57 trams, 3
funiculars and 1 elevator. The fleet is installed with a global
positioning system and the bus stops with variable massages display.
Speaker: Mr. Jorge Nabais, Director of Innovation and Development
GLS- Grupo Luis Simões SGPS
The Grupo Luis Simões SGPS (GLS) is one of the largest logistic and
freight transport operator in the Iberian Peninsula. It manages a
fleet of over 2000 trucks and more than 15 logistic centres. Besides
freight transport operations, the GLS also provides a wide range of
logistic services, such as: warehousing, cross-docking, picking or
packing.
Speaker: Mr. José Luis Simões, President of the Administration
Board (to be confirmed)
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