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events and traffic bladmpots to theft and fuel prices. If you have Information for inclusion send it to Commends! Mater, Room 11203, Quadrant House, Do Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey 11112 SAS, or fax us on 01111 862397t EVENTS 21 September8 December
Drivers' hours and tachograph refresher seminars organised by the RHA Southern & Eastern Region, Cost Members, £25 (ex-VAT); non-members, £35 (ex-VAT). Contact: 01733 261131.
25-30 October
National Health and Safety Week, organised by the Heath and Safety Executive. Contact 0171 717 6000.
8-9 November
The Direct Commerce Conference: Marketing Response Handling and Logistics for Direct Selling, Crowne Plaza Hotel, London Heathrow. Contact: 01494 678000.
8-9 November
1999 Transport Research Conference: Paving the Way for Sustainable Mobility at the Grand Palais, Lille.
Contact European Commission on +32 2 299 48 51
8-12 November
6th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada. Contact: 001416 588 5047.
9-11November
The Automotive Industry Event, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, Contact 01719731312/1261.
16-17 November
Refrigerated Transport and Cargo Care course, CRT, Cambridge.
Contact: 01223 365101,
23 November
The 83rd Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Annual Dinner, London Hilton, Park Lane, London.
Contact 0207 3441663.
25 November
Freight Transport Association London & South East Regional Dinner, Le Meridien, Piccadilly, London. The principal guest speaker will be Lord Jeffrey Archer.
Cost: £66 (ex-VAT) per ticket, or £594 (ex-VAT) for a table with space for 10.
Contact 01892 552337.
29 November
Understanding Friction Legislation, Birmingham International Convention Centre. Contact: 0161834 5777.
1 December
Road user charging that the public can support, a one-day conference with a keynote address by Ken Livingstone, MP. To be held at Millbank Media Centre, London. Contact 0171233 7600.
8-10 December
Intermodal 99 (Integrating intermodal Transport into the Global Supply Chain), Earls Court, London.
Contact: 0171453 5309.
26 January 2000
77red and Emotional, a Brake one-day conference on tackling driver fatigue, Driving Standards Agency training centre, Cardington, Beds. Contact: 01306 741113.
28-30 March 2000
The Commercial Vehicle Show 2000 incorporating IRTE and TipCon, NEC, Birmingham. Contact 0171 235 7000.
11June 2000
The Anniversary Classic Commercial Motor Show, BP Truckstop, Watling Street, Rugby.
For Mid, entries, contact 01327 879693; for stall and trade enquiries: 01203 412509.
14-15 June 2000
ITS Focus Summer Conference. ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) for the New Millennium, The Scottish National Conference Centre, Glasgow, Contact: 020 7378 0113.
17-18 June 2000
Truck & Motor Show South West 2000, Haldon RaceCourse, Exeter.
Contact: 01823 276143 for working truck entries and stands.
11-12 July 2000:
Brakes 2000,4 Brake Odyssey—Automotive Braking, Technologies for the 21st Century, Royal Armouries Museum and Conference Centre, Leeds.
Contact: 0113 233 6106.
10-14 October 2000
Road Haulage Association Conference 2000, Newport Bay Convention Centre, Paris, France. Coincides with the Paris Motor Show and includes a vintage vehicle run from London to Paris.
Contact 01932 838913.
MOVES Global development
Commercial vehicle rental company Global Self Drive has invested over £300,000 in a new "super-site" at Ipswich.
SERVICES Holiday service
P&O European Ferries on the Irish Sea will not be sailing on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day, but it will be running a seasonal service from 24 December-4 January. Contact 01253 615755.
MoT at a glance
Autodata has produced five new MoT charts for 2000 with information on brake testing, weights, exhaust and catalyst emission data, ABS warning lamps and diesel engine speeds.
Cost: From £19 (ex-VAT) for one to 164 for the set. Contact 01628 634321.
PEOPLE
UCI UCI Logistics has appointed HltosN Sakurada as deputy managing director.
Nightspeed
Mike Healy joins West Midlandsbased Nightspeed Services as sales and marketing director.
Mayne Logistics
Mayne Logistics has recruited BIN Acres as its new logistics solutions manager.
Montracon
Montracon has promoted former area sales manager Peter Naylor to national accounts manager. John Edwards joins the company as area sales manager for the West Midlands and Keith Dixon for Kent and East London.
Isuzu Truck (UK) Steve Clough Is to join the lsuzu Truck (UK) sales team as fleet sales manager.
Carmen
John Silbermann, chairman of haulage contractor Hallett Silbermann and former national chairman of the Road Haulage Association, is the 210th master of the Worshipful Company of Carmen, the City of London livery company for the transport industry.