 | International Conference on Infrastructure Systems: Building Networks for a Brighter Future - Rotterdam, 10-12 November 2008 10-11-2008 Introduction Infrastructures provide essential functions for economy and society such as
transportation, water, communication and energy. While each of these sectors has
their own specific characteristics, they have much in common: their adequate
operation depends on the effectiveness and interplay of complex physical and
institutional or actor networks.
Description
All sectors undergo institutional change, moving from state owned and
controlled utilities to conglomerates of unbundled and privatized private
companies, operating at increasingly larger and more international scales.
Sectors converge and mutual dependencies increase, along both the technological
and the institutional dimension. Technological change provides new opportunities
as well as threats. Key concerns include reliability, security, affordability
and sustainability.
The complexity of the infrastructure systems requires scientists of
different disciplines to join forces to develop and test theories, models and
tools to ensure that the infrastructures of the future will function at their
full potential. While many other meetings are sector-specific and narrow in
focus, this conference offers a unique opportunity to bridge the gaps across
disciplines and sectors, and to build cross-cutting networks to effectively
steer infrastructure developments towards a more sustainable and secure future.
The
Next
Generation Infrastructures Foundation represents a large international
consortium of knowledge institutions, market players and governmental bodies,
joining forces to solve the huge problems in today's infrastructure sectors.
NGIF organises a three-day conference in Rotterdam with topics such as:
Programme
Contact information
General Inquiries: Ms. Connie van Dop-Heederik
Next Generation Infrastructures Foundation T +31 15 278 2564 E conference2008@nginfra.nl Location
De Doelen Congress Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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