Global Rail Industry Trade Shows 2017-2018

Selective list of  global rail industry trade shows and conferences:

7-8 March

Middle East Rail 2017

Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Center

Dubai

Twitter: @MiddleEast_Rail
#MERail

21-22 March

Asia Pacific Rail 2017

Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre

Hong Kong

Twitter: @ap_rail

21-23 March

SIFER 2017

10^th International Railway Exhibition

Lille Grand Palais

Lille

France

Twitter: @SIFER2017 #SIFER2017



NB: I will be attending SIFER 2017. Let me know if you wish to meet up.

22-24 March

International Rail Forum & Conference

Prague

Czech Republic

5-6 April

Smart Rail Europe

Building the Digital Railway of the Future

Amsterdam

Netherlands

25-26 April

World Metro Rail Congress 2017

Business Design Centre

London

25-26 April

LightRail 2017

Co-located with World Metro Rail Congress 2017

Business Design Centre

London

9-11 May

Railtex 2017

13^th International Exhibition of Railway Equipment, Systems & Services

NEC

Birmingham

UK

18-19 May

Rail India Conference & Expo

New Delhi

India

24-26 May

Rail Solutions Asia 2017

Kuala Lumpur Exhibition Centre

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

30 May-1 June

IAF

27^th International Exhibition for Track Technology

Münster

Germany

30-31 August

5^th Railway Forum

The Supply Chain Conference of the Rail Industry

Theme: Competitiveness 2025: The Innovation Agenda of the Mobility Industry

Berlin

Germany

3-5 October

Expo Ferroviaria 2017

RHO Fiera

Milan

Italy

2018 (Exact dates to be confirmed)

Infrarail 2018

UK’s Railway Infrastructure Exhibition
Excel
London
UK




NB: Inclusion in this list does not constitute endorsement of any conference, event or third party. This list is for information purposes only. All details should be checked on the organisers' websites, as they may be subject to change.

Karen Andrews is a freelance French to English translator, transcreator, content writer and editor. She has a strong background in global marketing.

Email Karen for further information via karenanglicityen@gmail.com in French, German or English.

Photo right: 

Karen Andrews in the service tunnel of the Channel Tunnel during SIFER 2015 Eurotunnel visit.

Ruislip on the Map

'Where is Ruislip?' This question has been raised so many times that I thought I had better answer it in a blog, especially for my international contacts. Ruislip is very accessible and is surprising close to many places you all know well. It is in the London Borough of Hillingdon with Heathrow airport just 15 minutes away by car. Hillingdon is the white area to the west on the map below.

ACCESSIBILITY

My nearest underground station is South Ruislip. This station is two stops before the end of the Central Line into central London. This gives me direct access to:

• Oxford Street shopping and businesses
• Soho's creative sector
• Holborn for the French Chamber of Great Britain
• Chancery Lane for the legal sector
• Liverpool Street and Bank for the City of London and the financial sector.

Underground Connections

Ruislip Manor and Ruislip Stations give access to both the Piccadilly and Metropolitan Lines. South Harrow via 114 bus is another option for the Piccadilly Line. 

This is an important connection for the French Institute, Imperial College London, a large French community and famous museums in South Kensington.

Railway Connections

South Ruislip also has access to Chiltern Mainline. This means that I have easy access to:

• Wembley Stadium and business park
• London's Marylebone station in around 20 minutes.
• Euston and King's Cross to change to tubes for mainline UK routes to the north of London
• Most importantly, Eurostar connections from St Pancras International Station to Paris, Brussels, Lille, Amsterdam, etc.
• The Chiltern Line was extended to Oxford in December 2016.

Accessibility will improve even further once Crossrail or the Elizabeth Line opens. Ruislip is also part of the planned route for HS2.

Road Connections

Ruislip offers easy access to a number of motorways:

• M40/A40 into Central London going east; Oxford and Birmingham heading north-west.
• M25 London's orbital motorway to Gatwick Airport.
• M4 corridor is the base for a number of IT companies heading towards Maidenhead (the Prime Minister's Constituency), Reading, Swindon, Bath, my native city of Bristol and Wales.
• M1 for Luton Airport and the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) at Milton Keynes.

Local Business Meetings

For local business meetings the Ramada London South Ruislip Hotel is within walking distance of South Ruislip Station and my home. Manor Farm and Winston Churchill Hall also offer conference and theatre facilities.

MEANING AND PRONUNCIATION

Ruislip’s name probably comes from Old English words for "rush" and "leap", meaning a place where the local river Pinn was narrow enough to jump across.

Ruislip is not pronounced as it looks. My apologies to non-native English speakers! 

[ˈraɪslɪp]

Pronounce the first 3 letters as you would the cereal crop 'Rye'. Audio

HISTORY

Ruislip dates back to Saxon times, when Manor Farm belonged to the landowner, Wlward Wit. Following the Norman Conquest in 1066, his land passed to a new Lord of the Manor, Ernulf de Hesdin.

Ruislip Manor Farm boasts a Motte and Bailey site protected for its archaelogical significance. 

Manor Farm House was built in 1508 and is still standing today. The lordship of Ruislip Manor passed to King's College Cambridge in 1451.

Ruislip Manor Farm House

LOCAL MPS

The local Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip is Boris Johnson. He is the former Mayor of London and is now the UK's Foreign Secretary. 

The MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner is Nick Hurd. He is the Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry within the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). He is the eldest son of Douglas Hurd, former Foreign Secretary under Margaret Thatcher and John Major.

Karen Andrews is a freelance French to English translator, transcreator, content writer and editor. She has a strong background in global marketing.

Email Karen for further information via karenanglicityen@gmail.com in French, German or English.

2017 Benelux and Other European Trade Shows

Selective list of 2017 trade shows in Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Spain.

BELGIUM

29-31 January

Saveurs & Métiers

Food and Catering Equipment Show for catering professionals

Namur Expo

Namur

3-4 April
1st European Conference on Connected and Automated Driving (CAD)
European Commission 
Charlemagne Building
Brussels
Belgium

20-25 October

Busworld

Kortrijk Xpo

Kortrijk

Belgium

LUXEMBOURG

9-10 May

ICT Spring Europe 2017

European Convention Center

Luxembourg

NETHERLANDS

6-8 June
Electric and Hybrid Marine World Expo
Amsterdam RAI
Netherlands

GERMANY

21-29 January
Boot Düsseldorf 2017
Messe Düsseldorf 
Düsseldorf 

20-24 March

CeBit 2017

Digital Business Event

Hannover

24-28 April
Hannover Messe

Industrial Technology Trade Fair

Hannover

17-18 June

The Allergy + free from Show Berlin

STATION Berlin
Berlin

19-25 September

67^th International Motor Show

Frankfurt

ITALY

3-5 October

Expo Ferroviaria 2017

Railway Technology, Products and Systems

Milan

SPAIN

27 February-2 March

Mobile World Congress

Barcelona

26-27 April

Futurizz

Future of Digital Business

Madrid

NB: Inclusion on the list does not constitute endorsement of any trade show, event or third party. This list is for information purposes only and all details should be checked on the organisers' websites, as they may be subject to change.

2017 French Trade Shows and Events

Selective list of 2017 trade shows and events in Paris, Bordeaux and Lille.

20-21 January

Salon du Travail et Mobilité Professionnelle
Careers Fair for job seekers, training advice, aspiring entrepreneurs and expats

Grande Halle de la Villette

Paris

15-16 March
Enova Strasbourg
Parc Expo -Wacken - Hall 7.1
Strasbourg 
France

21-23 March

SIFER 2017

Railway technology and services

Lille Grand Palais

Lille

France

24-27 March

Salon du Livre

Paris Book Fair

Porte de Versailles

Paris

14-17 June

Fête le Vin

Bordeaux Wine Festival

Bordeaux

19-25 June

Salon International de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace

Paris Le Bourget

25-26 June

ICBB 2017

19^th International Conference on Biometrics and Biostatistics

Holiday Inn Paris Montparnasse

Paris

NB: Inclusion on the list does not constitute endorsement of any trade show, event or third party. This list is for information purposes only and all details should be checked on the organisers' websites, as they may be subject to change.