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News Updates from Canadian Delegates |
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Tune in
to ITS Canada’s website for news updates from
China – with a Canadian perspective!
ITS Canada’s
mission participants will be providing reports, photos
and personal reflections on activities at the 14th
ITS World Congress and at other cities visited
in China, including Qingdao, Shenyang, Chongqing,
Nanjing and Shanghai.
Check back
each day for the latest news!
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Monday,
October 8, 2007
Arrival
and registration ... submitted by William Johnson, TRENDS
Consulting |
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Beijing Exhibition Centre ~ registration
front entrance and the banner to greet the delegates.
Inside, there was a beehive of activity as the work crews
set up the exhibits. Tomorrow the Opening Ceremony starts
the Congress off with a bang ~ should be a great show! |
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Tuesday,
October 9, 2007
Welcome
to Beijing ... submitted by William Johnson, TRENDS
Consulting |
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Countdown
to the Olympics |
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Floral dispay at Tian'anmen Square
for Olympics |
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Entrance to the Forbidden City |
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Clear morning sky ~ very unusual but
welcome |
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One of the most interesting tourist
sites in Beijing is the Temple of Heaven. The grounds
are larger than the area occupied by the Tian'anmen Square
and the Forbidden City combined! |
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Getting
ready to roll out the red carpet. The front of the Exhibition
Centre had a demonstration site for new vehicle technologies.
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Ribbon cutting ceremony ~ Susan
Spencer (in blue) of Transport Canada's ITS Office
representing Canada. |
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The Opening Ceremony included some
very exotic entertainment. Here is a glimpse of one of
the dance routines. |
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There
were 16 speakers in the Opening Ceremony. Most of the
ideas have been shared before but perhaps the clearest
statements of objectives and strategies came from the
European Commission
(Ms. Zobel),
ITS America's Chair (Michael Doyle) and Japan's DG for
Manufacturing Industries
(Mr. Shunichi
Uchiyame). |
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Wednesday,
October 10, 2007 ITS
Canada's Booth ... submitted by William Johnson, TRENDS
Consulting |
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ITS Canada Chairman Joseph
Lam (second from right) chats with fellow delegates
in ITS Canada's booth |
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ITS Canada General Manager Colin
Rayman (third from right) with fellow delegates
at ITS Canada's booth |
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Thursday,
October 11, 2007
Exhibit
floor and ITS Canada Event ... submitted by Colin Rayman,
ITS Canada |
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ITS Canada member EIS's
booth at the 14th World Congress on ITS |
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ITS Canada member International
Road Dynamic's booth at the 14th World Congress
on ITS |
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ITS Canada's hospitality event was
held on Thursday, October 11, 2007, at the Dazhaimen Great
Theater in Beijing. ITS Canada General Manager
Colin Rayman (right) welcomes guests, pictured
here with Henry Wong, General Manager,
China Operations, DHV-Delcan Joint Venture |
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ITS Canada's
hospitality event included a cocktail reception followed
by dinner. Joseph Lam, Chairman of
ITS Canada, represented the Society at the event, which
was attended by 175 invitees. Guests were welcomed to
the event with a reception in the lobby that included
a photo opportunity with Chinese in traditional costume.
There was entertainment throughout the meal. The actors
were brilliant and the arrangement of the raised stage
and tables surrounding it gave everyone a good view.
Susan Spencer, Transport Canada, and Joseph Lam, Chairman
of ITS Canada, welcomed everyone, and invited guests
to network. The food was excellent, and compliments
afterward poured in from attendees as everyone had an
excellent time. |
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Friday,
October 12, 2007 Exhibit
floor ... submitted by William Johnson, TRENDS Consulting |
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Saturday,
October 13, 2007 Closing
ceremonies ... submitted by William Johnson, TRENDS
Consulting, photos by Keith Keene |
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The Gala Dinner
was at the Eco Restaurant on the outskirts of Beijing.
In order to get the delegates there in time for dinner
through the evening traffic, the organizers arranged
with the police to provide an escort. Two separate convoys
of 10 to 12 coaches were each led by a police car and,
at all the major intersections, officers held back the
traffic. A section of expressway was even closed so
the convoy could travel against the flow to enable the
buses to make a left turn more easily. It was amazing
to see the gridlock in all directions on the highways.
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The globe was passed to the Americans
at the Closing Ceremony, in preparation for the 2008 ITS
World Congress to be held in New York City. The Swedes
attended in force, as they host the following year. |
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ITS
Canada Mission to Chinese cities
Images
submitted by Colin Rayman, ITS Canada |
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Colin Rayman, General
Manager of ITS Canada (left) and interpreter addressing
the ITS Seminar in Nanjing |
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Delegates at the ITS Seminar in Nanjing |
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Delegates listen attentively during
the ITS Seminar in Nanjing |
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David Qian of Sustaining
Corporate member EIS Electronic Integrated Systems Inc.
addresses an attentive audience at the ITS Seminar in
Shenyang |
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Henry Ng of Sustaining
Corporate Member IBI Group in deep conversation during
the one-on-one company meetings in Shenyang |
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Henry Wong of Sustaining
Corporate Member Delcan Corporation deep in conversation
during one-on-one company meetings in Chongqing |
