How to make our National Committee even more

How to make our National Committee even more successful – UK perspective and experience World Road Association (UK), WRA UK National Committee meeting 29 October 2014

Context: history and constitution UK National Committee (Set up in 1925) Overseeing Organisations First Delegate Chairman Secretariat – CIHT Private Sector 14 Collective and 18 Individual members

Headlines over 2014 Technical report on UK lessons from Winter Congress Active technical committee/seminars hosting/national congress April 2014 – support TC 1. 1 Performance of Road Administrations June 2014 – support for Security Task Force seminar WRA UK Congress 2014 on Transport Resilience UK Technical Seminar on Resilience 2014 and annual catch up of UK TC representatives Technical reports for Chief Executive report

Technical paper

World Road Association UK: Technical Seminar - 4 November 2014 Role of risk assessment in improving resilience Updates from University Research World Road Association Technical Committee updates 15: 30 – 16: 35 World Road Association Technical Committee introduction by Andrew Boyle o Updates from TC areas in attendance (10 mins per area, est. total. 40 mins) o Preparing for the World Road Congress 2015 (15 mins) 16: 30 – 17: 00 Question & Answers and close

WRA UK Congress 2014

Strong TC support Strategic Theme 1: Management and Performance TC 1. 1 Performance of Transport Administrations TC 1. 3 Climate Change and Sustainability TC 3. 1 National Road Safety Policies and Programs TC 3. 2 Design and Operations of Safer Road Infrastructure TC 3. 3 Road Tunnels Operations TF 1 Road Safety Manual Task Force TF 2 Security Task Force TC 1. 2 Financing Strategic Theme 3: Safety TC 1. 4 Road Transport System Economics and Social Development TC 1. 5 Risk Management Strategic Theme 2: Access and Mobility Strategic Theme 4: Infrastructure TC 4. 1 Management of Road Assets TC 2. 1 Road Network Operations TC 4. 2 Road Pavements TC 2. 2 Improved Mobility in Urban Areas TC 4. 3 Road Bridges TC 4. 4 Earthworks and Unpaved Roads TC 2. 3 Freight Transport TC 2. 4 Winter Service TC 2. 5 Rural Road Systems and Accessibility to Rural Areas

Create environments where knowledge is shared Reconfigured our annual TC meeting to a Technical Seminar (around a cross-cutting theme issue with expert presentations) and co-hosted with a University. Also support from CEDR, UKRLG and CIHT. Benefits – UK TC reps have links to other organisations while still providing an update on work on their

Create environments where knowledge is shared The development of our WRA UK Dinner Debate – this has been linked to the annual meeting of the Chief Executives of the UK Highway Administrations and theme for the 2014 debate topic will be the same as the Council debate topic in Santiago, Chile. Benefits - this means we are share the international lessons from the

Create environments where knowledge is shared The WRA UK Congress draws international expertise and encourages strong links to the Association’s TC/TF work that is underway. Where appropriate and possible the Congress event is linked to the hosting of a TC meeting. Innovation in delivery: live blogging events Benefits – international knowledge

WRA UK – summary points 1. Focus on areas where significant outcomes can be delivered 2. Embrace technology (web conference facilities were vital to the 2012 national review) 3. It does not need to cost much 4. Build links and networks