The 9th World Congress on Railway Research WCRR 2011 –following the successful 2008 edition in Seoul- is to be held in Lille, France, on 22-26 May 2011.

This leading international event dedicated to innovation and research in all fields of railway activities is jointly organised by the Host Railway SNCF which chairs both Organizing (WCRR ORG) and Executive (WCRR EXE) Committees, AAR-TTCI (USA), DB (Germany), RSSB (UK), RTRI-JR (Japan), FS-Trenitalia (Italy) and UIC.

The Call for papers is now open at the following address: www.wcrr2011.org

The abstract submission deadline is 14 May 2010.