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EPF conference Berlin 2016<\/span><\/h1>\n

14th Conference and Annual General Meeting of the European Passengers’ Federation
\n8-10 April 2016, Berlin (Germany)<\/h2>\n

The events will take place in the “Festsaal” of Berliner Stadtmission<\/a> (Lehrter Stra\u00dfe 68, 10557 Berlin), in walking distance from Berlin Hauptbahnhof – main station.<\/p>\n

The conference will be begin on Friday<\/strong> afternoon with reports and discussion of the work of EPF member associations and discussion of transport issues.<\/p>\n

On Saturday<\/strong> morning the conference will be opened by a presentation by Dr. Dieter-Lebrecht Koch MEP on multimodal information and booking systems and activities of the European Parliament in this area. The morning will concentrate on passenger rights in using long-distance coaches and will give views from the European Commission, consumer organizations and the German national enforcement body in this area. The afternoon will be started with an introduction by Michael Cramer MEP concentrating on cross border train connections, followed by detailed examples and discussion.<\/p>\n

Sunday<\/strong> will give an opportunity to tour Berlin by public transport or go by cross-border train to Kostrzyn and possibly Gorzow. Berlin is Germany’s vibrant capital. Click here for more information about the city<\/a> and its transport system<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The EPF conference is an excellent opportunity for public transport users throughout Europe to network, learn from each other’s experiences and have dialogue with important figures in the public transport sphere. Translation facilities are currently being investigated.<\/p>\n

Registrations closed!<\/h2>\n
<\/span>Programme<\/a><\/h5>
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(There may be changes due to organisational reasons. This page will be updated whenever needed.)<\/p>\n

Friday April 8th: <\/strong>Reports of EPF and its member associations<\/strong><\/p>\n

14.00: Welcome (Trevor Garrod, EPF President)<\/p>\n

14.30 – 16.45: Reports from EPF member associations:<\/p>\n