The first task within the first Work Package (WP1) of the DETRA project is to collect the activities related to the Mobility and Training of young researchers .

In the context of WP5 (“Research programmes and Roadmaps benchmarking”) of the DETRA project, a database has been developed to collect and analyse documents concerning Roadmaps and Research Programmes of the Transport Area.

The Programme committee has just launched the second announcement for the fourth Transport Research Arena, TRA 2012, to take place in Athens, Greece, from 23rd–26 th April 2012, calling for abstracts/papers and special sessions.

To mark the start of this year's EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the Architects Council of Europe (ACE) and the European Concrete Platform (ECP) have launched a multilingual sustainable construction glossary.

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) will hold a webinar on 5th May 2011 called  "Communicating the Value of Research: A Focus on Successful State DOT Practices and Case Studies".