International Forum
"Transport science: innovative solutions for business"

March 22–23,2011
Renaissance Hotel, Moscow

Boris Lapidus
Joint Scientific Council of Russian Railways

Dear colleagues, It is a great honour for me to act as chairman of the organising committee for the first International Forum “Transport science: innovative solutions for business”.

This forthcoming event is of great significance in the context of implementing the strategic objectives of scientific policy and developing a set of measures aimed at making innovative projects more attractive to investment and at accelerating scientific and technical progress in the transport industry.

The forum is expected to underline the key role which innovations should play in the future of the transport sector and to lay a long-term basis for the efficient exchange of information between business and science, transforming the results of scientific discussions into practical solutions for the innovative development of the transport industry.

I invite you to take an active part in the forthcoming discussions and wish everyone participating in the international forum “Transport science: innovative solutions for business” fruitful work, fulfilment of your goals, and interesting and useful meetings!

Professor, Doctor of Economics, Chairman of the Joint Scientific Council of Russian Railways, Chairman of the forum organising committee, Chairman of the UIC International Railway Research Board

Boris Lapidus