Events

Traffic Signs Conference & Exhibition 2008

'Celebrating 50 years of our modern signing system'

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Date:

10th September 2008
Loughborough University

Cost:

£220 IHIE members
£245 Non-members

Times:

10 am - 4.30 pm
(Registration & Exhibition from 9 am)

Programme:

2008 marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Preston Bypass, the first motorway in the UK.

Hence the 2008 Traffic Signs Conference and Exhibition will celebrate the development of signing over those fifty years with a unique overview and look at new schemes and techniques to keep traffic engineers abreast of new thinking.

NB: Below is the most up to date programme.

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Morning Chair: Simon Morgan, Buchanan Computing

Signing from 1958 to 2008
Roger Mackintosh, DfT

50 years of great British motorway signs
Phil Baines, Professor of Typography
Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design

Controlling traffic on motorways in 2008
Mark Johnson, VMS Ltd

Controlling traffic on motorways in 2008
'Variable Message Signs: Improving Accuracy and Effectiveness of Messages'
Catherine Brookes, Highways Agency

A modern approach to parking management
Sunil Budhdeo, Nottingham City Council

Signing Portsmouth's 20mph zone
Richard Lumley, Portsmouth City Council

A safety auditor's view
Matt Smith, Surrey County Council

Afternoon Chair: John Taylor, Atkins

National Traffic Signs Policy
Richard Buckley, DfT

Chapter 3: an update
Roger Mackintosh, DfT

IHIE Sign Structures Guide 2008
Simon Morgan, Buchanan Computing

Alternative sign sheet products
Steve Moore, ASD Metals

LTN 1/08 Traffic management and the streetscape
John Cooper, DfT

Designing safer roadsides (BS EN 12767)
Andy Pledge, The Passive Revolution

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Exhibitions

The exhibition stands are now fully booked.

There is still an opportunity to include your information in the delegate's packs at a cost of £80 per batch. Please email deputy@ihie.org.uk if you are interested.

Confirmed Exhibitors

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Accommodation

If you require accommodation for the conference, we recommend Burleigh Court on the University campus. Please contact them directly on 0845 364 624 or book online at www.welcometoimago.com/venues/burleigh-court/bedrooms/

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