FOR ROAD SAFETY IN THE ARMED FORCES EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR ROAD SAFETY IN THE ARMED FORCES

Briefers information: Invitation to Congress and General Assembly

Mr Johan Pihlström is employed in the Swedish International Congress Armed Forces as Head of Road Safety since 2008. Road Safety in the Armed Forces th th Educated at Linköping University with a double 11 to 14 September 2012 bachelor degree in economics and political science Zaragoza () combined with one year of behavior studies. Also Subject: Lessons identified and learned in Road Safety studies of the UN organization. in International Operations

Col Pascal Champion is the French delegate to ECRAF. He will brief out the French experience concerning relevant training before deployment essention.

Product Manager Serge Jung , CORYS in . He will brief on Road Safety lessons learned and indentified, and how to implement experiences by use European Commission for Road Safety of simulators. in the Armed Forces ECRAF Internet: www.ecraf.org

Kevin DE MEDTS Organisation: Administrative Secretary ______ACOS Ops&Trg/DivSp/MTCC/MTSpC Queen Elisabeth Barracks Everestraat 1, B-1140 Brussels Phone: +32 2 701 3142 FAX: +32 2 701 6945 E-Mail: [email protected]

LtCol Francisco Casado Matinez Director Spanish MOD: Centre for Training in Driving and Road Safety ______Logistics Academy, Phone: +34 876 633 025 FAX: +34 976 633 013 E-Mail: [email protected] EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR ROAD SAFETY IN THE ARMED FORCES EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR ROAD SAFETY IN THE ARMED FORCES

Hotel reservation It is recommended that rooms should be booked well in advance of the Congress. Please send the enclosed form “Room reservation 2012” by fax or email back to the organizing committee not later than 20th July Logistics Academy 2012 . Cancellation of room reservation is possible up to 48 hours before Acuartelamiento arrival day without charging of costs. Later cancellation will be charged. Barón de Warsage Avda. Fuerzas Armadas, s/n Congress announcement and costs 50300 Calatayud (Zaragoza) Please send the enclosed “Registration form 2012” by fax or email back to the organizing committee (fax +34 976 633 015) not later than 20th July 2012 .

The Congress fee is 200 Euro. You are requested to transfer the amount not later than 20th July 2012 to the following account:

Account number 001 6289945 56 IBAN electronis BE 20 0016 28994556 BIC code GEBABEBB Receiver bank Fortis Bank Nv

Hotel costs are to be paid by the participants at site. Hotel Silken Reino de Airport transfer Aragon From Airport take taxi or metro to railway station Puerta de Coso 80, Zaragoza 50001 - España Atocha, take the AVE (Fast train) to Zaragoza Delicias. A shuttle will be www.hoteles-silken.com provided from the Railway Station Zaragoza Delicias to the hotel.

Contact address organizing committee

Kevin De Medts , Administrative Secretariat Phone: +32 2 701 3142 FAX: +32 2 701 6945 High Speed train E-Mail: [email protected] Madrid-Huesca AVE Internet: www.ecraf.org www.renfe.com

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Administrative Information

Objectives of the Congress Welcome to ECRAF Congress 2012 in Zaragoza! • Lessons identified and lessons learned in Road Safety in international operations. This year the ECRAF annual Congress will be hosted by our Spanish • The use and implementation. friends in the historical city of Zaragoza, the capitol of the famous, historical region and former kingdom of Aragon. The city is the fifth Language largest city in Spain, an is a major cross road between Madrid, Official congress language is English. Barcelona, Valencia and Bilbao. The Spanish Armed Forces has kindly invited the ECRAF family to their country for one of the most important Clothes events for the organization – the ECRAF Annual Congress. I would like At the congress, the participants will wear casual civilian clothes. to express my sincere thanks to our host, and I am grateful for giving At the congress dinner business suit is mandatory. Please bring ECRAF delegates the opportunity to have a small taste of the Spanish with you suitable cloths for the training area. way of life.

Accommodation The main topic for this year’s Congress is “Lessons identified and You find information about Hotel Silken Reino de Aragon under learned in road safety in international operations”. All nations have the following link: www.hoteles-silken.com . experiences from operations. The question is how we identify those experiences, and how we implement and learn from the same Registration experiences . This crucial question will be dealt with both in a practical For organisational reasons, you are requested to register and more theoretical way during the Congress. I do believe this year’s main topic will be greatly appreciated by the delegates, and not later than 20th July 2012 . create interesting and challenging discussions. Sharing experience, and having the opportunity to discuss important questions among Please send the enclosed form by fax (+32 2 701 69 45) or email friends to the benefit of better Road Safety in our national Armed back to the Administrative Secretariat of ECRAF, for the attention Forces is what the annual congress is all about. of 1Lt Kevin De Medts. I wish you all welcome to the Congress 2012 in Zaragoza!

Oddvar Haagensen Colonel (R) NOR F President ECRAF

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Tuesday, 11 th September 2012 1015: Coffee Break ______1030: Road Safety Experiences – Reflection and discussion on equipement . 2000: Welcome / informal event Informal Presentation by Johan Pihlström , Sweden 1120: Road Safety Experiences – Relevant training before deployment . Wednesday, 12 th September 2012 Presentation by Pascal Champion , France ______

0830: Departure to Academy of Logistics (Catalayud) 1215: Road Safety Experiences – Preparation for redeployment and reintegration . Presentation by TBD 0900: Opening of the event by the President of ECRAF Oddvar Haagensen , 1315: Road Safety lessons learned and indentified, How to implement experiences by use of simulators? 0920: The Academy of Logistics Presentation by Serge Jung , Product Mananger, Corys, France.

0940: The Centre of Education in Driving and Road Safety 1400: Panel discussions

1000: Coffee break 1430: Lunch

1030: Vistit to The Academy of Logistics 1500: Exposition and Driving: MRAP/ Armoured Vehicles

1130: Demonstration Extraction: Civillian and military (Ops.) vehicles 1730: Basket Lunch

1330: Lunch Friday, 14 th September 2012 ______1430: Exposition and Driving : Wheeled vehicles

1700: Basket lunch 0900: General Assembly (Separate program) Informal

1745: Sightseeing Catalayud from Castle of Ayub 1030: Coffee Break

1845: Return to Academy and departure to hotel 1115: General Assembly (Separate program)

2100: Dinner (Hotel) 1200: Guided Sightseeing tour Zaragoza “Baselica del Pilar” 1400: Lunch Thursday, 13th September 2012 ______1630: Guided Sightseeing tour Zaragoza “La Aljaferia”

0830: Departure to the Centre of Training “San Gregorio” 1830: Return to hotel

0900: Centre of Training “San Gregorio” 1930: Free time /

0915: „Group of Training for Armoured Units“ (GIUACO) Saturday, 15 th September 2012 ______0930: Driving in Operations – AFGHANISTAN Presentation by Spain Homeward journey 0940: Driving in Operations – LEBANON Presentation by Spain

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