On the occasion of 10 years Research Collaboration TU Delft - ProRail and inauguration ceremony of Professor Rolf Dollevoet (Chair of Railway Engineering, TU Delft)

Symposium programme
October 23 - 25, 2013
Aula TU Delft, Delft, The Netherlands
•  09:00 | Opening
Drs. D.J. van den Berg (TU Delft, President of the Executive Board) opening
Ir. C.J.P. Verstegen (ProRail, manager I&D) Chairmanmorning sessions
Prof.dr.ir. L.A.M. van Dongen(UTwente, Maintenance Engineering)Chairman
afternoonsessions
•  09:30 |RCF safety first
Ernst en historisch overzicht RCF
onderzoeksprogramma materieel en infra versus RCF
10:30 | Break
•  11:00 |RCF in control
Metingen en inspecties RCFAdvies op Maat, RCF kostenplanner
•  12:00 |ExploRail
STW & ProRail Onderzoeksprogramma tot 2016
12:30 | Lunch
•  14:00 |RCF research
Squats onderzoek HIT profiel en pellen van wielen;
Head Checks; Anti Head Check profiel; slijpregime spoorstaaf
•  15:00 |Science Matchmaking
Lancering wetenschapsloket voor de spoorbranche door studenten
15:15 | Break
•  15:45 |RCF future
Aspotversnellingen; WRC; Wissels en LCM; Trillingen,
geometrie en dynamica in spoor
•  16:45 |Logistics and planning research
Logistiek en planning
17:15 | End

Wednesday, October 23 2013 (National)
•  09:00 | Opening
Drs. M.W. Gout-van Sinderen (ProRail, President Director) opening
Prof.dr.ir. B.M. Geerken (TU Delft, Dean CiTG) Chairman
•  09:20 |Presentations
Prof.dr. Wanming Zhai(Member of China Academy of Sciences.
High speed railways; HSL research, China)
J.H.M. Urlings(Presidentof European Federation of Railway Track-works
Contractors; Contractors in EU, the Netherlands)
10:30 | Break
•  11:00 |Presentations
Dr. R. Frohling (Principal Engineer at Transnet Freight Rail, South Africa)
N.J.A. van den Hurk (Director of Spocior; Contractors in the Netherlands,
the Netherlands)
12:30 | Lunch
•  13:30|Lunch presentations
Serious Gaming /ExploRail pitches /Science Matchmaking
14:30 | Break
•  15:00 |Inauguration and reception
Prof.dr.ir. R.P.B.J. Dollevoet (TU Delft, Railway Engineering)
•  18:15 |Dinner
Location: “Spoorzone Delft” - new train Central Station (byregistration only)
22:00 | End

Thursday, October 24 2013 (International)
•  09:00 | Opening
Prof.dr.ir. R.P.B.J. Dollevoet (TU Delft, Railway Engineering) opening
Ir. H.J. van Oostveen(ProRail, Manager A&T) Chairman
•  09:15 |Presentations
Prof.dr. A. Ekberg (director of Charmec; System research Wheel/Rail and
RCF, Sweden)
Dr. W. Schoech (ERM Group / Speno International; Grinding strategy Europe,
Switserland)
10:30 | Break
•  11:00 |Presentations
Prof.dr. S. Iwnicki (Director of the Institute of Railway Research, University of
Huddersfield; Dynamics and future research, UK)
Ir. T. Bezema-Kooistra (ProRail, Research manager; ExploRail,  the Netherlands)
12:15 | Lunch
•  13:30 |Overview
Overview presentations RailaHead of 23rd of October by Plurel, Lloyds
Register Rail Europe, TU Delft and ProRail
•  14:30 |Future and Track Research discussion
•  15:00 |Science Matchmaking
•  15:20 |Awards (winner of student-gaming rail)
•  15:30 |Closing reception
16:00 | End