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European Intermodal Research Advisory Council (EIRAC) meeting
Gothenburg 26.09.2006 – plenary and mirror group

1. Opening and welcome Mr Wando Boevé (WB) EIRAC Chairman
    

2. Agenda adoption WB
   2.1. discussion and approval of EIRAC message
   2.2. discussion and substantial remarks on EIRAC’s Implementation Plan (IP)
   2.3. approval of EIRAC’s IP (final version before printing)
   2.4. appointment of Mirror Group (MG)
   2.5. discussion clarifying mutual expectation between EIRAC and MG
   2.6. overview of FP7 activities
   2.7. agree on EIRAC future after Jan., 1st, 2007
    

3. Discussion and approval of EIRAC message Benoît Passard (PB)
   What is our message? The only way Europe will be able to
   - cope with the increasing movement of cargo
   - lower the burden on the environment
   - become more competitive
   is to make greater use of all different modes of transport. This substantial cargo mobility only can be achieved with combined approach to Road, Rail, Water & Air Transport. What can be driving force to change our mindset?
   
   Dr Andrzej Urbanik (AU) remark: I am a “ road person” with the theory of control background. I think that new methodological approach to transport can constitute a driving force to change our minds. Most of the scientists and practitioners make distinct borders between road, rail, waterborne and air transport. If we try to make these borders less distinct and more fuzzy it will establish a new combined(integrated, holistic) approach to transport. The idea is to implement the notion of intelligent roads, ways, routes allowing for smooth and on time passenger and cargo flow movement.
   
   Presentation of Polish Road Transport Technology Platform made during the EIRACmeeting .
   
   How can we make the change happen? Achieving substantial mobility not forgetting about the money. It all consists in changing our mindset. Increased road congestion, greater security problems, poorer safety records and accelerated global warning do not have to be inevitable. We can take the contribution. The 1st step is to develop cross industry plans and schedules within Europe. We have to develop combined Road, Rail, Waterborne, Air strategy instead of following current “silo thinking”. Innovations must be stimulated and guided.
    

4. EIRAC Implementation Plan (IP)
   Introduction by WB then Valerio Recagno (VR)
   
   Vision (05.’05) - Strategic Intermodal Research Agenda (12.’05) - Implementation Plan - Innovation Themes
   4.1. Open IT systems are standardised processes and interfaces, although clearly regulated – is there any need to force European wide IT application?
   4.2. Why not compressing “IT environment supported security” and “e-intermodal business transaction systems”?
   4.3. Why not combining “intermodal e-documentation with“ ”e-intermodal business transaction system”?
   4.4. Risk management and network oriented approach to overcome interoperability bottleneck.
   4.5. Reverse logistic (empty boxes, return materials, etc.)
   4.6. Integration of RFID, GPS and Galileo.
   4.7. Artificial Intelligence application to terminal automation
   4.8. Intermodal Logistic Quality Code for Trade Corridors – focus on corridors or would not be better to push for world-wide quality.
    

5. Strategic Intermodal Research Agenda 2020 Klaus Ebeling (KE)
    

6. Mirror Group
   
   Words of welcome WB
   
   Vision (05.’05) - Strategic Intermodal Research Agenda (12.’05) - Implementation Plan - Innovation Themes - FP7
   
   CEASAR role in sharing the knowledge
   
   EC Position Joost De Boock
   - Lisbon strategy
   - Hampton Court summit under UK presidency
   - EIRAC SIRA 2020
   
   Presentation of MG members
   - Austria
   - Denmark
   - Finland chair until end 2006, then Germany according to EU Presidency
   - Greece
   - Norway
   - Poland
   - Spain
   - Switzerland
   
   Logistic under Finnish EU Presidency by Lassi Hilska
   
   Intermodal technology not at the highest level of interests either for EC or member states governments rather words than actions
    

7. EIRAC Implementation Plan Research Schacht Erschkat
   7.1. Intermodal e-documentation Dr Antonio Barbara Salerno Container Terminal Spa
   7.2. E-intermodal Business Transaction System Dr Antonio Barbara Salerno Container Terminal Spa
   7.3. IT Environment Supply Security Dr Dmitrios Makris Thessaloniki Port Authority
   7.4. Single checking points in logistics and transport nodes Dr Antonio Barbara Salerno Container
   Terminal Spa
   7.5. Physical Security Eberhard Blümel truck, train, barque, vessel
   7.6. Cooperation and common quality goals for intermodal terminal Cor Hoenders
   7.7. Intermodal school Eberhard Blümel approach to create platform of education and training organisations, operative enterprises (smes) EU associations
   7.8. Harmonised Framework conditions for all modes of transport (road, rail, waterborne, air) Gerhard Schlick
   7.9. Automated Terminals and Ports BP
   7.10. Sustainability Footprint BP well defined external costs to develop methodology based on one or several concrete cases
   Sustainable cargo handling =label like “green” label
   Growth, environment, competitivness (greener, safer, better, faster just on time)
   7.11. Non research related issues KE EIA many existing problems and barriers may be solved and removed, incentives stick and cannot change, market behaviour
   
   FP7 implementation, integrated approach, redundancy, correlation and consultation with other stakeholders
   ERAnet calls, Connect projects (Via Donau involved)
    

8. IP is being accepted
    

9. Relation between EIRAC,CEASAR, Connekt (Daniële), mirror group
    

10. EIRAC meeting in December.
    

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