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Paricipants in Riga Seminar List of Surname, name Position Organisation participants 1 Cocu Xavier Engineer - Researcher Belgian Road Research Centre 2 Prevot Arnold Inspecteur général Ministere de L'Equipement et des Transports 3 Staquet Francis 1a Attaché Ministere de L'Equipment et des Transports 4 Roelants Tom Head of Rpads Policy and Management Division Roads and Traffic Administration - Ministry of Fanders 5 Rizzardo Frank+ accompanying person Presidentand General Manager Emcon Services inc. 6 Delannoy Paul Director, Natural Resouce Sector Services Meteorological Serice of Canada 7 Charpentier Richard Directeur du Soutien Á L'Exploitation des Infrastructures Ministéré des Transports du Québec 8 Fonnesbeach Jens Krstian Head of the Hihway Maintenance Division County of Funen 9 Knudsen Fredox M.Sc (Cir.Eng) Road Directorate 10 Hallimae Rain Head of Department Estonian National Road Administration 11 Livaleht Jaak Chief Specialist, Planning Department Estonian National Road Administration 12 Riimaa Juri Counsellor Estonian National Road Administration 13 Sõrmus Riho Director General Estonian National Road Administration 14 Tsefels Koit Deputy Director General Estonian National Road Administration 15 Unt Raimo Commercial Director Grader Service AS 16 Pleksepp Tõnis Director Kagu Road Office of Era 17 Raadik Enn Director Parnu Road Office of Era 18 Paju Peeter Director Road Administration of Norden Region of Estonia 19 Unt Anne Chief Specialist Road Administration of Norden Region of Estonia 20 Kollo Aleksander Director Saarte Road Office of Era 21 Mannik Kuno Director Tartu Road Office of Era 22 Õis Eugen Director Viru Road Office of Era 23 Post Priit Member of the Board YLE LTD 24 Karjalainen Jukka+accompnying person Procurement Manager Finnish Road Administration/Savo-Karjala region 25 Troubetzky Sylvain SETRA 26 Dalakishvili Roman Chairman Department of Roads of Georgia 27 Dr.Hanke Horst Director Laudesbelrieb für Shtraβenbau German Road Administration 28 Zavitteri Andrea PIARC INC Deputy Secretary-Member of IOC for the XII AIPCR PIARC Interational winter road congress 29 Ginnetti Roberto Equipments Manager ANAS S.p.A 30 Kaijiya Yasuhiko Director of Disaster Prevention & Snow Eng:Division Civil Engineerin Research Institute of Hokkaido 31 Tsukada Yukihiro Head, Traffic Engineering Division National Institute for Land Infrastructure and Management Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport 32 Lācars Harijs Head of Tukuma District Unit Kurzeme Region of Latvian State Roads 33 Geige Andis Head of Ventspils District Unit Kurzeme Region of Latvian State Roads 34 Jaunzeme Elza Head of Saldus District Unit Kurzeme Region of Latvian State Roads 35 Kampmane Baiba head of Liepājas District Unit Kurzeme Region of Latvian State Roads 36 Kramēns Māris Director of Region Kurzeme Region of Latvian State Roads 37 Lāce Ināra Head of Talsu District Unit Kurzeme Region of Latvian State Roads 38 Paegle Arnis Road Engineer of Dobeles District Unit Kurzeme Region of Latvian State Roads 39 Taube Arvis Head of Kuldigas District Unit Kurzeme Region of Latvian State Roads 40 Kononovs Vladimirs Director of Rezekne District Subsidiary Latgale Roads 41 Kadiķis Kārlis Chairman of the Board Latvian Road Builders Association 42 Kronlaks Olafs First Deputy Chairman of the Board Latvian State Roads 43 Brakanskis Juris Road Engineer Latvian State Roads 44 Dambergs Martiņš Senior Foreign Relations Co-ordinator Latvian State Roads 45 Geige Kaspars Road Engineer Latvian State Roads 46 Gusārs Aivars Road Engineer Latvian State Roads 47 Kastanovskis Jānis Head of Maintenance Control Department Latvian State Roads 48 Lacis Aldis Deputy Chairman of the Board Latvian State Roads 49 Nartišs Vladislavs Head of Maintenance Planning Department Latvian State Roads 50 StraumeTalis Chairman of the Board Latvian State Roads 51 Veiss Andris Head of Executive Office Latvian State Roads 52 Veselis Jānis Road Engineer Latvian State Roads 53 Vizulis Juris Road Engineer Latvian State Roads 54 Urbanovičs Vilnis Chairman of the Board SJSC "Centrala regiona celi" 55 Laugalis Guntars Chairman of the Board SJSC "Kurzemes celi" 56 Millers Juris President SJSC "Latgales celi" 57 Palkavnieks Juris Chairman of the Board SJSC "Vidzemes celi" 58 Bērziņš Vitolds Direcotr of Cēsu District Subsidiary Vidzeme Roads 59 Aizpurietis Uldis Director of Alūksne District Subsidiary Vidzeme Roads 60 Baumanis Kārlis Director of Gulbene District Subsidiary Vidzeme Roads 61 Karps Guntis Direcot of Valmiera District Subsidiary Vidzeme Roads 62 Luiks Rolands Director of Madona District Subsidiary Vidzeme Roads 63 Niedra Raitis Director of Limbažu District Subsidiary Vidzeme Roads 64 Salmanis Edgars Director of Smiltenes District Subsidiary Vidzeme Roads 65 Apinis Guntis Director of Region Vidzemes Region of Latvian State Roads 66 Aumeisters sLaimonis Head of Gulbenes District Unit Vidzemes Region of Latvian State Roads 67 Blaus Alvis Deputy Director of Region Vidzemes Region of Latvian State Roads 68 Jansons Juris Head of Valkas District Unit Vidzemes Region of Latvian State Roads 69 Kazaks Andris Head of Cēsu District Unit Vidzemes Region of Latvian State Roads 70 Krīgers Imants Head of Valmieras District Unit Vidzemes Region of Latvian State Roads 71 Salmiņš Māris Head of Alūksnes District Unit Vidzemes Region of Latvian State Roads 72 Štrāls Viesturs Road Engineer of Limbažu District Unit Vidzemes Region of Latvian State Roads 73 Mockus Tomas Deputy Director Kaunas Regional Road Administration 74 Mačiulis Vytautas Deputy Director Šiauliai Regional Road Administration 75 Snarskis Romualdas Director Alytus Regional Road Administration 76 Gružas Vytautas Deputy Director Klaipeda Regional Road Administration 77 Janusauskas Algimantas Deputy Director General Lithuanian Road Administration 78 Jurkuvenas Henrikas Head of the Road Maintenance Division Lithuanian Road Administration 79 Indruleniene Dalia Foreign Relations Division Lithuanian Road Administration 80 Gendvilas Vydmantas Deputy Director Panevezys Regional Road Administration 81 Daiva Žilioniene Professor Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 82 Pletas Antanas Vilnius Regional Road Administration 83 Filip Vasile Director Deputy State Road Administration 84 Gutul Serghei Director Deputy State Road Administration 85 Eltig Erik Sales Manager Nedmag Industries Mining&Manufacturing 86 Janson Emilie Sales Manager Nedmag Industries Mining&Manufacturing 87 Mathisen Eilif Adviser Norwegian Public Roads Administration 88 Naimak Torbjørn Norwegian Public Roads Administration 89 Nonstand Baard Head Engineer Norwegian Public Roads Administration 90 Sivertsen Åge Senior Engineer Statens vegvesen Vegdirektoratet 91 Нажданова Марина заместитель начальника отдела содержания Федеральное Дорожное Агентство,Министерство автомобильных дорог Транспорта 92 Liska Pavol Director of Investment and Administration Department Slovenska Sprava Ciest 93 Čezne Svit + accompanying person Poject Manager DDC 94 Muñoz Suárez Angel J. Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos Dirección General de Tráfico 95 Sahlin Lars Director ITS SAAB 96 Axelson Lennart Director Swedish Road Administration 97 Öander Jan Swedish Road Administration 98 Öberg Gudrun+ accompnying person Research Director VTI 99 Schlup Ulrich + accompanying person Standards, Research, Safety Swiss Federal Roads Administration 100 Berezovskyy Mykola Deputy Chairman State Road Administration of Ukraine 101 Pisano Paul Team Leader Federal Highway Administration 102 Hobbs Martin 103 Hughes Patrick 104 Keishi Ishimot 105 Pratka Kalle 106 Slerlan Mafre 107 Yasuhiko Kajiy Adress Country Phone Fax E-mail Boulevard la woluwe, 42, Bruxelles, 1200 Belgium + 32 (0) 10 236526 + 31 (0) 10 236505 [email protected] 8, boulevard du Nord, Namur 5000 Belgium + 32 81 77 27 77 + 32 81 77 36 66 [email protected] Rue de Neuville, Philippeville, B - 5600 Belgium + 00 32 71 66 04 80 + 00 32 66 04 99 [email protected] Koning Albert II Laan 20 Bus 4 B-1000, Brussels Belgium + 32 2 553 7921 + 32 2 553 79 25 [email protected] # 105 - 1121 Mcfarlane way, Merritt, BC, VIK 1B9 Canada 250 378 4176 250 378 4106 [email protected] LaSalle Academy, 373 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, K1A 0H3 Canada 613 990 5581 613 241 8889 [email protected] 700, boulevard René - Lévesque Est, 22e étage Canada (418) 643 9298 (418) 644 6963 [email protected] Ørbaekve7 100, Odense SØ 5220 Denmark + 45 65561974 + 45 65561933 [email protected] Niels Juelsgade 13, Copnhagen 1059 Denmark + 45 33413425 + 45 33931592 [email protected] Parnu Road 463A Tallinn, 10916 Estonia +372 6119300 +372 6119360 [email protected] Parnu Road 463A Tallinn, 10916 Estonia + 372 6119300 + 372 6119360 Parnu Road 463A 10916, Tallinn Estonia +372 6119300 +372 6119360 [email protected] Parnu Road 463A 10916, Tallinn Estonia +372 6119300 +372 6119360 [email protected] Parnu Road 463A 10916, Tallinn Estonia +372 6119300 +372 6119360 [email protected] Hoiu 6, 76401 Laagri, Karjumaa Estonia + 372 6796758 +372 6797046 [email protected] Jyri street 18, Voru 65608 Estonia + 372 7827300 + 372 7827310 [email protected] Suur-posti, 20, Parnu 80017 Estonia +372 4464600 +372 4464610 [email protected] Parnu Road 463A Tallinn, 10916 Estonia + 372 6304800 + 372 6304858 [email protected] Parnu Road 463A Tallinn, 10916 Estonia + 372 6304800 + 372 6304858 [email protected] Marientali Road 27, Kuressaare, 93802 Estonia + 372 452 0402 + 72 452 0403 [email protected] Veski street 23, Tartu 51005 Estonia + 372 7408100 + 372 7408102 [email protected] Vallikraavi street 2, Rakvere, 44306 Estonia + 372 3258723 +372 3258722 [email protected] Peterburi Road 46, Tallinn, 11415 Estonia + 372 6215883
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