Objectives
- to share knowledge and best practices of railway safety with smart technology in Asia-Pacific region
- to discuss better solutions and to find ways to cooperate.
Themes
- Railway safety regulation and incident investigation
- Railway safety activities of UIC, Europe, and KORAIL
- Application of smart technology to the railway system and maintenance and operations
- R&D projects for railway safety
- Presentation of cases about each participant`s railway safety
Program
Sunday, April 16, 2023
Arrival at Korea and Registration
Monday, April 17, 2023
08:40-09:15 Meet in the lobby of Hotel and move to Seoul Station
09:30-09:45 Introduction of Session
Speaker: Ms. YOON Sujin, Manager of International Cooperation Department, KORAIL
09:45-10:15 Opening Ceremony With Management of KORAIL
10:15-10:35 Coffee Break and Business Card Exchange
10:35-11:00 Introduction of UIC (including Operation & Safety)
Speaker: Mr. Frederic HENON, Head of Operation and Safety, UIC
11:00-11:40 Introduction of Korean Policy of safety
Speaker:Mr. Kim Kangmun, Deputy Director, Railway Safety Policy, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Korea
11:40-12:05 Introduction of Korean Railway
Speaker: Mr. CHO Hokwon, Director of International Cooperation Department, KORAIL
12:30-13:50 Lunch
14:00-14:50 UIC AP Region`s Activities
Speaker: Mr. Vincent Vu, Director of Institutional Relations, UIC / Coordinator of APRA, UIC
14:50-15:10 Part1 of Participants` Presentation (about safety-related practices)
Max 10 min by each member
15:10-16:00 Coffee Break
16:10-17:20 Part2 of Participants` Presentation (about safety-related practices)
Max 10 min by each member
16:10-17:20 Site Visit: Seoul Station
18:00 20:00 Welcome dinner
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
08:40-09:15 Meet in the lobby of Hotel and move to Seoul Station
09:30-10:20 (KORAIL) Safety System and Investment for Safety
Speaker: Mr. Kang Junghyung, Deputy Director of Safety General HQ, KORAIL
10:40-11:30 (UIC) European Railway Safety Policy and Cutting-Edge Technology Development
Speaker: Mr. Frederic HENON, Head of Operation and Safety, UIC
12:00-13:20 Lunch
13:30-14:20 (KORAIL) Accident Investigation, Analysis, Process and Practice
Speaker: Mr. Maeng Joocheol, Deputy Director of Safety General HQ, KORAIL
15:20-17:20 Site Visit: KTX Maintenance Depot or Centralized Train Control Center
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
07:40-08:15 Meet in the lobby of Hotel and move to Seoul Station
08:25-09:27 Move to KORAIL HQ by KTX (Audience : participants and KORAIL`s staff)
10:00-10:50 (UIC) European Accident (such as derailment, infrastructure damages) Investigating Agent, Process, Punishment and Good Practices
Speaker: Mr. Frederic HENON, Head of Operation and Safety, UIC
10:50-11:10 Coffee Break
11:10-12:00 (UIC) European Safety Regulations and Activities at Work / Safety Leadership and Culture
Speaker: Mr. Frederic HENON, Head of Operation and Safety, UIC
12:20-13:30 Lunch
13:37-14:50 Move to Seoul by KTX
15:00-22:00 City Tour including dinner
Thursday, April 20, 2023
08:40-09:15 Meet in the lobby of Hotel and move to Seoul Station
09:30-10:50 (KORAIL) R&D projects for Safety
1. Automation System for Railway Logistics Transshipment
Speaker: Mr. Kim Jaehyeon, Senior Researcher, Research department, KORAIL
2. Automatic Inspection System with Drone
Speaker: Mr. Baek Incheol, Researcher Research department, KORAIL
10:50-11:10 Coffee Break
11:10-12:00 (UIC) Good Practices for Safety by UIC Working Group activity
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12:10-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:40 (Cooperation Practices of Safety with AP members)
1. (VNR-KORAIL) Transfer of Infrastructure Technology
Speaker: Mr. Kwon, Segon, Senior Researcher, Research department, KORAIL
2. (ASEAN-KORAIL) Human Resources Development Program for Safety
Speaker: Mr. Lee Kangmin, Deputy Director, International Cooperation and trade, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Korea
14:40-15:00 Coffee Break
15:00-16:30 Site Visit: One of the ongoing R&D Projects, stated above at the same day
Friday April 21, 2023
09:00 Meet in the lobby of Hotel and move Seoul Station
09:30-10:30 Discussion on Railway Safety with Smart Technology, Review of the sessions and Satisfaction Survey
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-13:00 Certificate Ceremony and luncheon
13:00- No official schedule (Preparing to be back)
* The program is subject to change according to Korea`s internal circumstance. And the final one will be share 2 weeks before the session starts.
Language: English
Venue
Seoul and Daejeon, Korea.
Accommodation
The accommodation will be booked by KORAIL. Details of accommodation will be given to the participants before the session starts, which will be close to Seoul station.
Registration principles
Complimentary Offerings for UIC Asia-Pacific members only.
Expenses for only one person per Asia-Pacific member will be provided complimentarily.
A. The expenses are as follows:
1. Registration fee
2. Economy class airfare (Round trips): a copy of your passport will be required to reserve your airline tickets.
3. Accommodations for 6 nights and 7 days
4. Meal
5. Local transportation within only the official schedule
B. All the other expenses except for "A" are in charge to the participant.
If a member from UIC Asia-Pacific region wants to send more than one participant, UIC-KORAIL will provide the expenses as follows:
- for one person: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of "A"
- for others: 1, 4 and 5 of "A"
Registration fee for other UIC members: 500 Euros
Registration fee for non UIC members: 700 Euros
Conditions for Participation
The Training Session is targeted at persons interested in acquiring a comprehensive overview of the Railway Safety with Smart technology. Due to these principles, the attendance to ALL the sessions is therefore mandatory.
Contacts
UIC: Ms. Beatrice SEGERAL: segeral@uic.org
KORAIL: Ms. Sujin YOON: sweetyoon@korail.com or Mr. BEOM Inchul: beom@uic.org