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ABR-BWV was formed in 2000 by merging the Royal Permanent
Association of Belgian Road Congresses (ARPCBR-KBVBWC), which was founded
in 1931, and the Belgian National Committee of the Permanent International
Association of Road Congresses (BNC-PIARC), established in 1959.
THE OBJECTIVES 0F ABR-BWV ARE
- to promote all kinds of progress in road construction, maintenance
and operation, as well as in road safety;
- to promote and coordinate all initiatives in the fields of road-related
mobility and road traffic;
- to bring about cooperation between road technologists, road practitioners
and road users;
- to undertake the activities and actions that Belgium ought to
perform as a member of the World Road Association (PIARC)
WITH THESE OBJECTIVES IN VIEW, ABR-BWV
- organizes Belgian road congresses and specific workshops;
- publishes essays, journals and documents relating to its field
of activity;
- represents PIARC in Belgium and organizes the Belgian participation
in PIARC activities (for example the world road congresses).
ABR-BWV COMPRISES THREE CATEGORIES 0F MEMBERS
- institutional members (federal government and authorities of the
three regions);
- collective members (local authorities, public or public utility
institutions, scientific, technical or professional associations,
commercial enterprises
or industrial firms, etc.);
- individual members.
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