Launch reception of the European Transport Research Alliance (ETRA) in Brussels on 20th September 2012. 

FEHRL is organising the official launch reception in Brussels of the European Transport Research Alliance (ETRA) for partners of the DETRA project, potential ETRA partners and other key stakeholders on 20th September 2012 from 6 p.m. onwards at the hotel Le Plaza (and NOT Crowne Plaza) located at Bd Adolphe Max 118-126 1000 Brussels – Metro Rogier.

This reception will include presentations by Dr. András Siegler, Director of the EC's DG Research & Innovation Directorate H - Transport and FEHRL President Joris Al. It will also be an opportunity to say farewell to Jean-Pierre Médevielle, the driving force behind the original Lyon Declaration process, who retires at the end of October 2012. Click here to register for the event as spaces are limited. For more details, contact Isabelle Lucchini at isabelle.lucchini@fehrl.org.

FEHRL is the Coordinator of the strategic FP7 DETRA (Developing the European Transport Research Alliance) project to analyse the state of the European Research Area (ERA) development within the transport domain. More information on this project can be found at http://detra.fehrl.org.