Previous editions

2023 Annual POLIS Conference

The POLIS Conference 2023 took place on 29 and 30 November 2023 in Leuven and brought together over 900 participants.

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2022 Annual POLIS Conference

The POLIS Conference 2022 took place on 30 November and 1 December 2022 in Brussels and brought together over 800 participants.

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2021 Annual POLIS Conference

The POLIS Conference 2021 took place on 1-2 December 2021 in Gothenburg and brought together over 550 participants. The conference was organised in cooperation with the Urban Transport Administration of the City of Gothenburg.

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2020 Annual POLIS Conference

The POLIS Conference 2020 took place virtually on 30 November – 2 December 2020 and brought together over 900 participants. The conference was organised in cooperation with the Arnhem Nijmegen City Region.

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2019 Annual POLIS Conference

The Polis Conference 2019 took place in Brussels on 27-28 November 2019 and brought together over 600 participants. The conference also marked the 30th anniversary of Polis.

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2018 Annual POLIS Conference

On 22 November, Polis kicked off its 2018 Conference ‘Innovation in Transport for Sustainable Cities and Regions’ with a record number of 550 participants. The conference was opened by a welcome address from the Mayor of Manchester, Andy Burnham. He emphasised that transport policies should not only benefit individuals, but that they should also serve the public interest.

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2017 Annual POLIS Conference

This year’s Annual Polis Conference on “Transport innovation for sustainable cities and regions” took place on 6 and 7 December 2017 in Brussels. The Polis Annual General Assembly (Polis members only) was scheduled for 5 December 2017.

 

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2016 Annual POLIS Conference

This year’s Annual Polis Conference on “Transport innovation for sustainable cities and regions” took place on 1 and 2 December 2016 in Rotterdam. Side events and Polis’ Annual General Assembly (AGA, for Polis members only) were scheduled for 30 November.

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2014 Annual POLIS Conference

We were pleased to welcome 280 participants at this year’s Annual Polis Conference in Madrid! Delegates attended 16 parallel sessions and 2 high-level plenaries and helped in reaching the next level to tackle local challenges through urban transport innovation. Thank you all!

The 2014 Polis Conference is the major platform for cities, metropolitan areas and regions to exchange on their transport challenges. High-level plenary sessions are complemented by technical sessions showing innovation in policy and practice across the transport spectrum.

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2015 Annual POLIS Conference

This year’s Annual Polis Conference on “Transport innovation for sustainable cities and regions” took place on 19 and 20 November 2015 in Brussels. Side events and Polis’ Annual General Assembly (AGA, for Polis members only) were scheduled for 18 November.

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2013 Annual POLIS Conference

With over 350 people registered, among which Polis members accounted for one-third, the 2013 Annual Polis Conference set the record as the most popular Polis conference ever. Delegates gathered at Area42 in Brussels to learn about the latest developments and future plans across a wide range of transport themes in 17 parallel sessions and two plenary sessions.

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2012 Annual POLIS Conference

Presentations given at the 2012 Annual Polis Conference on 29 and 30 November 2012 in Perugia are available for download (pdf files):

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2011 Annual POLIS Conference

Presentations given at the 2011 Annual Polis Conference on 29 and 30 November 2011 in Brussels are available for download (pdf files):

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2010 Annual POLIS Conference

Conference on Innovation in transport for sustainable cities and regions.

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2009 Annual POLIS Conference

The sessions are chaired by qualified individuals, including many representatives of the European Commission. 

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2008 Annual POLIS Conference

The 2009 Polis Conference focuses on “Public meets privateTowards a common agenda for mobility in cities and regions”

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