Organized by the COPPE – Transport Engineering Programme of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), this invitation-only meeting will discuss avenues for taxi systems to ensure more environmentally sound mobility, while improving safety, reliability, accountability, customer focus and commercially viability.  

dates: 18-19 May 2011   venue: National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES)   location: Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro), Brazil   contact: Ronaldo Balassiano   phone: +21 2562 8182 (or -8131)   fax: +21 2562 8727   e-mail: ronaldo@pet.coppe.ufrj.br   www: http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/susdevtopics/sdt_tran_egm201105.shtml