Purposes
In accordance with the concept of scientific development, to progress rapid and sound development of China’s rail transit, to enable maximum exchanges of technologies, capital and concepts and optimal allocation of resources through this Forum, to promote exchanges and cooperation on leading industrial technologies both home and abroad, and to accelerate industrialization process of metropolitan rail transit.
Theme I: Discussion on Factors that Progress or Contain the Sustainable Development of China’s Metropolitan Metro Transportation
☆ Strengthening Management Measures for Safety Production of Metropolitan Metro

☆ Overall Coordination of Rapid Rail Transit System and Metropolitan Traffic Development

☆ Some Existed Issues and Problems in Metro Construction

☆ Some Work to be Done for Healthy Development of China’s Metropolitan Metro Transportation

☆ Latest and Long-term Planning for Partial Rail Transit Construction

☆ Discussion on and Guidance of Orientation of Metropolitan Metro Construction

☆ Specific Measures to Strengthen Technological and Standard System Construction of Metro Transportation

☆ Developing Metropolitan Transportation under Overall Requirements of Resource Saving, Environmental Friendliness, Technological Innovation, Safety and Convenience

Theme II: Reinforcing research and innovation efforts in rapid transit field, demonstration and exchanges on application cases, solutions and new technological development by leading service vendors and device suppliers both home and abroad, and discussion on how to optimize operational efficiency and security guarantee

☆ Development and Innovation of Technologies for Metropolitan Metro Construction

☆ Analysis on Rail Transit Security Control System and Solutions

☆ Wireless Communication-based Train Control System as Application and Solution of Core Foreign Advanced Rail Transit Signal Technology

☆ Environmental and Equipment Monitoring System Guarantee Normal Operation of Stations in Rail Transit Engineering

☆ Application of Security and Communication System in Rail Transit

☆ Network Application Technologies and Solution Demonstration in Rail Transit

☆ 3G Network——Application of Signal Coverage in Rail Transit

☆ Solutions of TETRA Standard-based Digital Trunking Communication Mode in Metropolitan Rail Transit Field

☆ Application of Urban Metropolitan Intelligent Transportation System (UMITS) Technology

☆ Application and Solution of Integrated Monitoring System in Metropolitan Rail Transit

☆ Introduction on Integrated Monitoring Technology by Automatic Integration of Mechanical and Electrical Equipment

☆ Communications-based Metropolitan Rail CBTC System Applications and Solutions

☆ Metropolitan Rail Transit Operation and Control System Solutions

☆ Construction and Procurement Plan of Rail Transit

☆ Cases on Investment, Construction and Operation of Rail Transit by Enterprises and Other Organizations both Home and Abroad

Theme III: Discussion and Exchanges on Experiences in Construction, Management and Operation of Rail Transit
    Investment and financing market of China’s rail transit, including analysis on traditional investment methods, as well as development and actual application of innovative investment & financing channels. To enable discussion and feasibility study on new investment & financing pattern through case study.Development Trends for Rail Transit Security Technologies and Equipments

☆ Metropolitan Rail Transit Line and Network Construction and Resource Sharing

☆ Building High-efficient Integrated Traffic System

☆ Planning for Connection with other Traffic Modes by Rail Transit

☆ Experiences in Rail Transit Construction and Operation in Typical Cities

☆ Release of Transportation Projects by Ministry of Railways and How to Bid

☆ Network Operation of Shanghai Rail Transit Secures Sustainable Development

☆ How to Reduce Government Burden and Address Financial Issues in Rail Transit Construction

☆ Impacts of Key Technology Research to Operation Efficiency and Security of Metropolitan Rail Transit

☆ Progressing Application Technology System Construction in Rail Transit Field and Improving Management and Service Level

Theme IV: Visit & Exchange
Visiting Key Technological Applications of Construction in Beijing Subway Line 10
Participants:200-300 persons
Time：July 17th~18th, 2008
Address：Beijing, PRC
Forum Forms:
Conference address, interactive discussion (both on stage and off stage), team discussion, presentation (multimedia), demonstration of technologies and products, demonstration by display panel, forum collection of articles and etc. Instant interpretation between English and Chinese is also available.
Forum Structure and Contents:
1. Keynote address by leaders, experts and renowned persons to explore current status, development trends and relevant policies on informational construction of metropolitan rail transit;
2. Representatives from well-known information providers will be invited for introduction and exchanges on devices, key technologies and solutions.
3. Team discussion on different themes: owners are invited to introduce experiences in construction, management and operation, and enterprises are supposed to introduce research and development on new technologies.
4. Visit.