Program
The core program runs over two consecutive days on Thursday February 11 and Friday 12, 2021. Participants can also join a pre-conference session starting earlier in the week.
Themes
The congress will highlight four Winter Cycling themes:
- Changing Gears - politics, advocacy and municipal policy, gender, race, climate and social justice
- Keeping the Wheels Turning - urban planning and design, equipment, how-to’s, maintenance and operation
- Pedalling for the Future - social, financial, physical and mental health, psychology, community building business, marketing or communications
- For the Love of Winter - Art - No two snowflakes are alike, and this is a conference unlike any other. Winter is magic. Share your gift. Tell a story.
Keynote Speakers
Take a look at some of the speakers who will join the Winter Cycling Congress:
Peter Newman How Covid is Accelerating the Green Economy – What does it mean for Cycling? | Peter Newman is the Professor of Sustainability at Curtin University in Perth, Australia. Peter is an academic who has written 20 books and over 350 papers on sustainable cities with a global reputation and has worked to deliver his ideas in all levels of government. Peter has worked in local government as an elected councilor in Fremantle, in Western Australia’s state government as an advisor to three Premiers and in the Australian Government on the Board of Infrastructure Australia and the Prime Minister’s Cities Reference Group. He is the Co-ordinating Lead Author for the UN’s IPCC on Transport. In 2014 he was awarded an Order of Australia for his contributions to urban design and sustainable transport particularly for his work in saving and rebuilding Perth’s rail system. In 2018/19 he was the WA Scientist of the Year. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Springer journal Sustainable Earth. |
Presenters
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The Netherlands
Contact person: Robbin Grouwels
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