REPORT FOR DELEGATES IRSC 2002 TOKYO. _________________________________________________ 2002 INTERNATIONAL RAIL SAFETY CONFERENCE CD PROJECT - REPORT

REPORT FOR DELEGATES IRSC 2002 TOKYO

_________________________________________________2002 INTERNATIONAL RAIL SAFETY CONFERENCE

CD PROJECT - REPORT FOR DELEGATES

CD PROJECT

A Project designed to:• Locate the various Papers presented at the International Rail Safety Conferences held between 1990 & 2000,

• Collate them into a suitable electronic format (CD) and,

• Produce and supply copies of the CD for the exclusive benefit of delegates.

A COLLATION OF ELEVEN YEARS OF

CONFERENCE PAPERS



CONCEPT

The concept of producing a CD of previous IRSC Papers was identified by the Delegates at

the 1999 BANFF IRSC



LONDON IRSC OUTCOME

1. Unanimous approval given on 10 November 2000 for the establishment of a CD Project Group for the coordination

of the production and distribution of conference papers for the years

1990 to 2000 in a CD format



LONDON IRSC OUTCOME

2. The co-ordinators of the CD Project Group authorised to co-opt other members of the conference to assist.

3. Only include papers for which agreement has been reached



LONDON IRSC OUTCOME

4. CD Project Group shall execute their responsibilities with all due care and attention.

5. No responsibility is accept or implied by membership of the CD Project Group



LONDON IRSC OUTCOME

6. The CD Project shall be a non-profit exercise

7. Any surplus monies, after costs are met, to be donated to:

“The Railway Children at Breeden House”,Edleston Road, Crewe, CW2 7EA

UNITED KINGDOM



LONDON IRSC OUTCOME

8. THE CD’s PUBLISHER

IS

THE 2000 INTERNATIONAL RAIL SAFETY CONFERENCE



LONDON IRSC OUTCOME

9. The CD Project Group is the publisher’s representative and is authorised to produce and supply copies of the CD for the exclusive

benefit of attendees of past and future International Rail Safety Conferences



LONDON IRSC OUTCOME

10. The material in the CD is copyright.

11. Opinions and views are not to be regarded as official unless expressly stated.

12. A report on the outcome of the project to be provided to the 2001 IRSC Tokyo.

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CD PROJECT GROUP

Co-ordinators: BILL CASLEY & JOHN HALL

Co-opted Members: 16 Members from 12 Countries assisted the Project Group.

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AGREEMENT TO INCLUDE

Agreement to include a paper in the CD was withheld by only one organisation (one paper).

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THE CD

The CD represents:

• A unique aid to railway safety practitioners

• A record of eleven years of IRSC papers (1990 to 2000).



THE CD

WHILE EVERY EFFORT MADE TO LOCATE ALL MATERIAL,

SOME ITEMS ARE NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE THEY

ARE UNAVAILABLE

The CD contains

356 Papers

involving

4856 Pages



CD INDEXES

EACH PAPER HAS A UNIQUE FOUR DIGIT NUMBER, LINKED TO EACH INDIVIDUAL YEAR OF THE IRSC

For example:

9300 is the Index for the 1993 IRSC Papers9643 is the 43rd paper at the 1996 IRSC0007 is the 7th paper from the 2000 IRSC



PUBLISHER OF THE CD

THE CD IS PRODUCED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE 2000

INTERNATIONAL RAIL SAFETY CONFERENCE AS PUBLISHER.



COPYRIGHT

ACCESS TO THE CD MAY ONLY BE OBTAINED WHEN THE VIEWER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE MATERIAL IN THE CD IS SUBJECT TO

COPYRIGHT.



OPINIONS & VIEWS

All opinions and views expressed by the respective authors within the

CD are not to be regarded as expressing the official opinion of

the organisations which they represent unless expressly stated.



OPINIONS & VIEWS

The Publisher and Authors accept no responsibility for the accuracy or otherwise of the opinions and views contained in the articles

published within the CD.



FUTURE ORDERING

FUTURE ORDERS SHOULD BE FORWARDED (INCLUDING THE IRSC ORDER FORM & REMITTANCE) TO:

IRSC CD Project GroupPO Box 71

SUTHERLAND NSW 2232AUSTRALIA



INTERNET PROPOSAL

TRANSPORT CANADA

www.tc.gc.ca/railway



INTERNET PROPOSALPROS

•MEANS OF ENSURING FREE TRADING OF SAFETY INFORMATION

•ALLOWS UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO RAIL SAFETY INFORMATION

•PROVIDES READY RESEARCH RESOURCE BY FUTURE RAIL SAFETY PRACTITIONERS



INTERNET PROPOSALCONS

• IRSC 2000 DECLINED SIMILAR OFFER IN FAVOUR OF CD

• IMPROPER TO PLACE ON INTERNET WITHOUT AGREEMENT OF ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTORS

• IRSC HAS NO AUTHORITY TO UNILATERALLY PUBLISH IRSC PAPERS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN

• POTENTIAL INHIBITOR TO THE “OPENESS” OF FUTURE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PAPERS FOR IRSC



CONCLUSION

The IRSC CD Group having discharged its responsibilities to the best of its abilities, with all due care and attention, it believes that the final product represents a faithful and practical response to the requirements of the 2000 IRSC.



CONCLUSIONThe CD Project Group’s 2000 Mandate required it to:

produce the CD (done),supply copies of the CD (so far some 85 copies have been supplied), submit a final report (done), andforward all surplus monies from the CD Project Group's activities to the "Railway Children Charity”. (to be actioned following the 2002 Tokyo conference)



CO-ORDINATOR’S COMMENTS

HEART FELT APPRECIATION TO ALL WHO ASSISTED IN THE

CD PROJECT.IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING,

WITHOUT THEIR ASSISTANCE THE PROJECT WOULD NOT

HAVE SUCCEEDED.



MATTERS FOR RESOLUTION BY DELEGATES TO THE 2002

TOKYO CONFERENCE

RECOMMENDATION 17.1

Acceptance of the CD Project Group’s “Report for Delegates”




TOKYO CONFERENCERECOMMENDATION 17.2.1

Authorise Transport Canada to negotiate with the relevant contributors or their respective organisations for agreement to publish on the Internet, individual papers presented at the various conferences held between 1990 and 2000 and upon receipt of such agreement, Transport Canada is authorised to publish the papers on its website (www.tc.gc.ca/railway)..

http://www.tc.gc.ca/railway










Authorise Transport Canada to publish without delay the papers presented at the 2002 Tokyo conference on its Internet website





Authorise Transport Canada to publish on its website an index of the 1990 to 2000 papers contained within the IRSC CD accompanied by suitable comments regarding the availability of the CD to past and future members of the conference through the CD Project Group.





Transport Canada shall ensure that, in publishing on its Internet website any papers from the various International Rail Safety conferences, the requirements of the 2000 London conference mandate regarding Copyright, Opinions and Views are met and that proper recognition of the role of the International Rail Safety Conference regarding these papers is acknowledged on the website.





Transport Canada shall provide the next International Rail Safety Conference with a report of the outcome of its activities in relation to items 17.2.1 to 17.2.4 incls.

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REPORT FOR DELEGATES IRSC 2002 TOKYO. _________________________________________________ 2002 INTERNATIONAL RAIL SAFETY CONFERENCE CD PROJECT - REPORT