Convention Bureau PRESS RELEASE Chiba , Convenient Conventions April 17, 2019

Chiba to host Japan’s First International Association Annual Conference, the Monorailex 2019

The Chiba Convention Bureau is delighted to announce that Monorailex 2019 will be hosted in Chiba on November 24 to 27, 2019. This will be the first Monorailex meeting in Japan. The event expects to cater approximately 60 representatives from different countries.

The International Monorail Association (IMA) is an organization actively promoting Monorail System to the world by holding annual conferences and workshops that are aimed to advance monorail awareness, organize global monorail sector, boost application of monorail, disseminate information, initiate and support standardization processes of monorail for public mass transport infrastructure. ▲At monorail depot during the site inspection

 Overview of Monorailex 2019 Date: November 24 to 27, 2019 Participants: approximately 60 representatives (10 countries) Program: presentation of scholarly papers, technical tour, networking, etc. Organizers: International Monorail Association (IMA) Sponsors: Beijing Jiatong University; BYD; Bombardier; FOGTEX Fire Protection; Swiss-German MonoRailGroup; INNOVA Technologies

 Venue Chiba was chosen as venue for its annual meeting for its accessibility being only 30 minutes away from the two biggest and busiest airports in Japan, Narita and Haneda. Also it is home to the world’s longest suspended monorail, the Chiba Urban Monorail. The event will also brings participants to other parts of Japan for monorail-related tours after the conference.

Haneda International Airport Narita International Airport

Number of Carriers 37 Number of Carriers 88 Venue for the International Flights/Day 117 International Flights/Day 540 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Cities with Direct Flights 36 Cities with Direct Flights 112 Games

Chiba Convention Bureau and International Center (CCB-IC) Tel: +81-43-297-2751 Email: [email protected] http://www.ccb.or.jp/mice/e/