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September 06-09 2009 Vienna City Hall Austria       
welcome addresssmart rivers '21 is the result of the efforts of major international organizations and companies in Europe and the USA to ensure and expand the rightful place of inland water transportation in the overall volume of traffic. The signers of the initial agreement were the European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) and TINA Vienna with the support of via donau on the European side and the Ohio River Authority and the Port of Pittsburgh on the US side. Meanwhile, PIANC USA has assumed a leadership role in Smart Rivers in the USA, which led to PIANC Austria and in turn PIANC International supporting Smart Rivers. The US Army Corps of Engineers has also become an important supporter of the Smart Rivers Initiative. Thus far there have been three conferences in Pittsburgh, Brussels, and Louisville, and Vienna will host the fourth on September 6 - 9, 2009. After the highly successful 2001 "Danube meets Business Needs" Conference in the City Hall of Vienna, the 2009 Vienna smart rivers '21 Conference will represent yet another milestone in the development of inland water transportation. Along with the stakeholders from the sector itself who will be taking part in the conference, there will be some attractions for the general public as well: An exhibit by the cruise ship companies and the tourist offices of the countries along the Danube will offer a virtual Danube cruise. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Vienna!
 Links: PIANC Section Austria Austria Tech City of Vienna TINA Vienna - Transport Strategies Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien Wiener Hafen PIANC PIANC-US Section Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Republic of Austria via donau – Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft Appalachian Regional Commission Inland River Ports & Terminals The Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services Welcome to the Port of Pittsburgh Commission Waterways Council Transportation Research Board The European Federation of Inland Ports National Waterways Conference Danube Tourist Commission  |