VELOFORUM, the 7th International Conference

Veloforum 2015 in mass media

Iryna Bondarenko — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 10:53:53 +0000

Here we publish the links on articles and video made about Veloforum-2015 in English (more articles in Ukrainian here).

Three trends in development of cycling in Ukraine – Sustainable Urban Transport Project

The list of news is being updated. If you have other links about Veloforum Conference, please send them to Iryna Bondarenko.

Veloforum presentations have been published on the Program page

Iryna Bondarenko — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 10:25:07 +0000

Most of the presentations have already been published on the Program page.

Presentations are placed on Slideshare Veloforum, and the link to each presentation is on the Program page.

Ogranizational Committee thanks to speakers for their lectures and presentations, and thanks to moderators for their perfect job.

Veloforum brought together over 100 participants from 6 countries

Iryna Bondarenko — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:49:59 +0000

Veloforum brought together 110 participants from 29 cities and 6 European countries: Belarus, UK, Germany, Poland, Serbia and Ukraine.

Saturday was extremely full of lectures and discussions on the development of cycling in cities of Ukraine and best practices from European cities.

On Sunday morning participants went on three different cycling and a walking tour. The greatest admiration was caused by industrial cycling tour around quarries, mines, chasms and abandoned areas located on the outskirts of Kryvyi Rih.

Many participants came to the conference with their bikes even despite the low temperature.

Wait for more professional photos, videos and presentations on the website of Veloforum this week! If you have your photos, add them to the group in Facebook.

Transfer to the hotel will be organized before gala dinner

Iryna Bondarenko — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 15:59:35 +0000

The bus to the hotel “Druzhba” departs right after the Saturday program – at 19:00. The participants will be able to leave things in the hotel, to change and return to the gala dinner. The bus from the hotel “Druzhba” back to the club “Behemot” (the one hosting the gala dinner) departs at 19:40, so we insist on quick registering in the hotel, leaving things and returning to the bus.

Please pay attention to the changes in the schedule of plenary sessions and parallel sections.

Please also note that because of the limited budget, accommodation will be covered only without early check-in to hotel. This means that we are waiting for the participants to come directly to the conference with their belongings.

See you in Kryvyi Rih!

Send your project for the Veloforum Posters Exhibition

Iryna Bondarenko — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 08:44:27 +0000

You are welcome to present your bicycle project on the Veloforum Posters Exhibition. The project should be presented as a poster with pictures, graphics, schemes and texts. The requirements for the posters is below (Ukrainian only).

The deadline for applying the posters is 4th of October.

Changes in the program: morning coffee at 8:00 am, start of the conference at 10:00 am

Iryna Bondarenko — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 08:40:54 +0000

Considering that many participants from Western Ukraine arrive to Kryvyi Rig at 9:40, the organizers decided to shift the start of the conference to 10:15 that will allow everybody to get to the conference on time.

For those who arrives at 6:05 and 7:46 friendly morning coffee will be working on the premises of the University from 8:00. The format of “morning coffee” is friendly and relaxed, so we encourage you to grab favourite delicious pieces (or homemade yummies).

Registration starts at 9:00 and lasts until 10:00 (10:15 for those who came from Western Ukraine). Calculate your time of arrival to the conference accordingly!

The updated program is already published.

Conference program is published

Iryna Bondarenko — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 08:39:39 +0000

The complete conference program is now online.

We are looking forward to the presentations of our foreign speakers:

Jackie Lowe from the European Cyclists’ Federation (UK) – about the bicycle and large employers,
Katarina George, urban planner – about the concept of cycling cities in Germany,
Tomislav Panenich, Competence centre of Danube – about the bicycle routes that helped the Danube Region,
Alexander Wiacek – about the plan of sustainable mobility in Lublin,
Maciej Lubas – about the great cycle changes in the town of Svidník (Poland).

Ukrainian speakers will share the latest cycle discoveries in their cities:

Iryna Bondarenko from the Ukrainian Center for Cycling Expertise – about counting cyclists in 8 cities of Ukraine and developing cycling concepts in 9 cities,
Anatoly Tsyrkun – about the pedestrian-cycle route across Ukraine “Vyshyvany shlyah”,
Olena Tokmylenko – about the data helping to change our city,
Mykola Vognyck and Volodymyr Melnyk – about the unusual bicycle hub, New Kyiv cycle track,
Maxym Malyk – about the bicycle delivery and specialties of its organization,
Anna Atamanchuk – about bicycle parade of girls in 50s style (pin-up),
Bogdan Lepyavko – about the organization of cycling schools for adults in large cities,
Kseniya Semenova – about the development of modern cycling navigation (road signs) on the example of the recreational cycle route in Kyiv.

On Sunday the participants are welcome to join a walking tour or one of 3 bicycle trips.

Join us and invite your colleagues! Registration is required.

Accommodation for participants is provided by organizers

Iryna Bondarenko — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 08:37:33 +0000

We are glad to inform you that thanks to the support of our German partners “Heinrich Boell Foundation in Ukraine” and “German-Russian Exchange” organizers ofVeloforum are able to provide accommodation for registered participants in the hotel “Friendship” during the conference (for one night 10 -11th of October in a double room).

Please do not pay for accommodation by yourself. The organizing committee will make centralized payment for hotel.

Please check your registration for the conference by following this link.

If your last name is not on the list, then you may be not registered due to technical reasons. In such case immediately contact the organizers isbondarenko (at) avk.org.ua

Registration for Kryvyi Rih is now open

Viktor Zagreba — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 11:26:36 +0000

The organizing committee of Veloforum 2015 warmly invites all interested individuals from the planet Earth to participate in our 7th International Conference dedicated to cycling advocacy, promotion and infrastructure. Please learn more about the venue and the conditions of participation on the relevant pages of this website. A preliminary conference program will be published shortly, but we already can say that we plan to have amazing presentations from practitioners and researchers from at least 15 cities of Ukraine, and from some other countries, namely the United Kingdom, Germany and Poland.

You are welcome to proceed to the Participation page, after which you are invited to fill out the registration form. This form is mandatory for each Veloforum participant, including those who are confirmed speakers and who were in direct contact with us.

Thank you, and see you soon! :)

In 2016 Veloforum comes to the city of Kharkiv

Viktor Zagreba — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:11:53 +0000

Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv (1.45 mln), has won the priviledge to host the 2016 edition of the Veloforum Conference. The city has accomplished this in a tight competition with four other candidates: Ternopil, Vinnytsia, Mykolaiv and Slavutych.

Kharkiv is located in Eastern Ukraine, not far away from the border with Russia. The city is well known for its numerous urban landmarks, industrual and scientific capabilities, rich architectural and cultural heritage. In the 1920s and 1930s, the city was the capital of the Soviet Republic of Ukraine.

Congratulations to Kharkiv, especially to the NGO Urban Reforms that initiated the application! Other cities are warmly invited to apply next year.