The aim of this 4-day congress is to bring together administrations, road operators, researchers, practitioners and academics interested in winter service, resilience and decarbonisation of road infrastructure. These are major issues, because we are all - as representatives of the road transport industry - faced with the challenges of climate change. Our congress is therefore intended for all the countries of the world, whatever their climatic conditions or level of economic development.
The World Congress on Road Winter Service, Resilience and Decarbonisation is an international event that builds on the work of the Technical Committees. It aims to encourage the sharing of international experience and best practice, and will include presentations by road experts, academics and practitioners from around the world, as well as PIARC's international partner associations. Organised every four years since 1969, this Congress in Chambéry will be the 17th edition.
Winter service, resilience and decarbonisation are major issues for our Committees, and our experts have already done a lot of work on these questions. Come and learn from their experience, and also share your own practices and recommendations. We can all learn from each other, as demonstrated by the success of our recent international call for papers, which attracted 432 abstracts from 65 countries. The Congress will therefore be a forum for forging new relationships, renewing old ones, disseminating knowledge, sharing best practice, and much more. And, as at every edition of our Congress, we will be hosting the famous international snowplough competition, which will be a great opportunity for conviviality.