The ifz (German institute for two-wheeler safety) is to move its 13th International Motorcycle Conference online on October 6 - with all industry professionals welcome to log in. It was slated to have been staged at the Congress Centre at Koelnmesse during INTERMOT.
Themed "Future Mobility", with experts addressing the subject of "scooter and motorcycle safety", this will be the big final, main event of this year's sequence of symposia and paper presentations.
"The 13th conference is taking place very differently this time than we know it so far," said Matthias Haasper, research director at the ifz. "This time, the latest findings on the safety of motorised two-wheelers are published and discussed from laptops and desks - innovative mobility also requires an innovative exchange."
Almost 40 studies dealing with the improvement of two-wheeler safety can be presented to the public in this way. Starting on September 1 , 2020, the ifz will gradually publish the submitted contributions on its website at www.ifz.de - freely accessible to anyone who is interested, with 'delegates' able to submit questions about the topics.
"The crowning glory will take place on October 6, 2020, when the ifz invites experts and interested parties from numerous nations to the online event", says André Lang, who is responsible for communication at the ifz.
During the approximately three-hour live event, there will be an international round-table discussion on the subject of "motorcycle safety". In addition to questions for the discussion participants, the authors will answer questions about their contributions as the event progresses.
For Lang it is just as important that the international exchange for the benefit of motorcycle safety continues after the event. "For this purpose, the ifz will offer the opportunity to get in touch with the authors and to ask further questions and discuss further in a forum."
As usual, the ifz is collaborating with the American Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF, USA), the European (ACEM), the German motorcycle industry association (IVM) and the German Road Safety Council (DVR).
