@willchang409 has made a great post with highly relevant info in...

@willchang409 has made a great post with highly relevant info in the media thread here.

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/5foxdNUKya9TBrbWv9KW9A
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/5Q5QK25Mg4vJM1psyPe0Pg

This further highlights the discussion above in regards to iTEST/Xiecheng building out their qualifications and influence in the environmental remediation space. It will be interesting to follow their progress into the larger project space following the latest qualification upgrade, coupled with the provincial environmental award from earlier in the month giving them access to provincial government project support and funding.

What is interesting from the World Transport Convention in Beijing is that iTEST say they were invited to participate in the conference. The only place the invitation could have come from is the China Highway Society, which seems to have a strong relationship with iTEST, having been both a previous 2x convention host partner (displaying MABR) and a visitor to the Xiaogan MABR pilot. The China Highway Society is one of the organizers of this event. The theme of the World Transport Convention this year was "Green and Intelligent Mobility for Future Transport." The iTEST MABR sewage plant ties into this theme perfectly, with 24/7 monitored sewage plants ensuring the highest environmental standards of wastewater treatment and re-use.

One of the main reasons for holding the WTC is to discuss policy on The Belt and Road transportation infrastructure. It would be amazing if this one agreement with iTEST could lead into a future build out of service areas along the international Belt and Road corridors, supported by the China Highway Society and their partners.

It also looks like there was basically no other competition (that I can recognize) in the sewage treatment space that were on display at the convention. MABR was being displayed in a special area dedicated specifically to highway service area relevant businesses. iTEST were the only environmental company in that pavilion for sewage treatment. The majority of the provincial transportation departments were at this event, so this will further build on the credibility of iTEST and MABR.




As well as Belt and Road, there were also specific discussions on China-Africa transport infrastructure cooperation, and China & Europe intelligent transportation infrastructure.



Further event details:

2019 World Transportation Conference held in Beijing

On the morning of June 14, the 2019 World Transport Convention (WTC) hosted by the China Association for Science and Technology, the Ministry of Transport and the Chinese Academy of Engineering was held at the Beijing National Convention Center. The theme of this conference is “Smart Green Leads Future Transportation”. Meng Qinghai, vice chairman of the China Association for Science and Technology, secretary of the Secretariat, member of the party group and vice minister of the Ministry of Transport, Liu Xiaoming, member of the Party Committee of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, vice president, vice chairman of the China Association for Science and Technology, and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering He Huawu attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Four guests including the Executive Secretary of the Railway Cooperation Organizing Committee, Ajila Kish, delivered speeches respectively. The opening ceremony was hosted by Weng Mengyong, member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and chairman of the China Highway Society.

Minister of Roads and Bridges of the Republic of South Sudan, Okwaqi, Ambassador to China, Doku, Vice Minister of Public Works and Transportation of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Si Pandun, Chairman of the US Transportation Research Committee, Neil Pedersen, General Support Unit The guests of the co-organizers, representatives of 15 international organizations, more than 30,000 (more likely 7000???) representatives from more than 30 domestic and foreign academicians, traffic authorities from more than 60 countries and regions, embassies in China, universities, scientific research institutions, enterprises and institutions attended the meeting.

Meng Qinghai pointed out that the world today is at the intersection of the new technological revolution and the industrial revolution. Intelligent and green sustainable development has become the mainstream of technological development. With the popularization of big data, artificial intelligence, mobile internet and next-generation information technology, the mode of transportation development is undergoing profound changes. This conference is focused on the future direction of transportation development, and jointly explores smart travel and green travel, providing an international communication platform for the world transportation industry to brew innovation, lead innovation, display innovation and implement innovation. He emphasized that the World Transport Conference played an important role in promoting international exchanges and cooperation in the field of transportation, promoting the interconnection of the “Belt and Road” transportation infrastructure, and driving and leading the development of world transportation. Chinese science and technology workers and entrepreneurs must work together with their counterparts to promote the progress and development of transportation technology in the world, and to make transportation technology achievements better serve the community of human destiny.

Liu Xiaoming said that since the 18th National Party Congress, China has become a major transportation country and is firmly marching toward a powerful transportation country. At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolutions and industrial revolutions such as artificial intelligence, big data, quantum information and biotechnology are accumulating strength and will give new kinetic energy to the development of transportation. However, it must also be noted that transportation development still faces global problems such as traffic congestion and air pollution. All traffic people must adhere to the world's vision, Chinese characteristics, benchmarking the world's first-class level, and strive to build a safe, convenient, efficient, green, and economical modern transportation system, and walk out the road of building a powerful transportation country with Chinese characteristics. He pointed out that the theme of this conference fully reflects the development trend and development requirements of transportation. I hope that the conference will contribute to the promotion of China's transportation cooperation with the world and jointly promote the world's transportation intelligence and green development.

He Huawu pointed out that transportation is in the national economy, just like blood circulation to human tissue. When traffic is strong, the economy is vibrating and trade is flourishing. Moving from a big transportation country to a powerful transportation country is the voice of the people, the requirements of the times, and the inevitability of history. Intelligent and green, will be the wings of the transportation industry to take off again. At the moment, we must seize the key window of building an integrated three-dimensional transportation network, and let science and technology innovation become the key driving force for the high-quality development of transportation. With the convenience of facilities network, management wisdom, travel green, and resource sharing, we will step out of the first step of building a powerful transportation country. . He emphasized that the Chinese Academy of Engineering attaches great importance to WTC, the international exchange and cooperation platform for world transportation, and expects scientific and technological experts and scholars in transportation and related fields to enhance exchanges, strengthen cooperation, lead innovation and jointly make new and greater contributions to the progress of world transportation.

The main theme of the opening ceremony, four world-renowned experts in the field of transportation, around China's high-speed rail development and technology frontier, smart networking and smart transportation, to achieve 1.5 °C transformation agenda of traffic innovation, car road collaborative auto-driving development prospects and implementation path and other topics For the industry and industry to share the frontiers of transportation technology innovation and development strategy trends.

The conference focused on 60 theme forums, 259 communication units, 240 poster papers, and 1472 academic reports on security and sustainability, big data applications, autonomous driving and road collaboration, integrated management, smart city, and intelligence. Transportation, green development, BIM technology, long-term bridge detection and monitoring, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordinated development, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Dawan District, Yangtze River Delta regional integration, Xiong'an new district construction, transportation power practice, future traffic trends and other major strategies The topic of major forward-looking technical issues sets the latest scientific and technological achievements, levels and development trends in the world's transportation industry.

The international exhibition platform created by the conference - Transportation Technology Expo has set up five key exhibition areas of highway, railway, aviation, water transport and postal service, which fully reflects the "big traffic" pattern. The total exhibition area is 37,000 square meters, an increase of 20% over the previous conference. In addition, the conference also held the 2019 World University Bridge Design Competition live finals and awards ceremony, the first China Highway Society "World Footbridge Award", the first "Transport BIM Engineering Innovation Award" and other awards ceremony, the heavy release of "China Transportation 2018" Nearly 20 think tanks, including the “One Belt, One Road” International Transport Alliance 2019 Plenary Meeting, “One Belt and One Road” International Transportation Seminar, the Third China-Africa Transportation Infrastructure Cooperation Forum, China-Europe Intelligent Transportation High-Level Forum and 2019 Smart City A number of special events such as the Transportation International Forum were held simultaneously.

Compared with the previous two sessions, this year's conference showed several salient features: further embodying the collaborative innovation of the transportation, science and engineering, and engineering circles, initially forming a "big traffic" pattern, highlighting the development theme of smart green. At the same time, the conference also brought a number of ideas and innovations to the public, and demonstrated a number of new technologies, new formats, and new models. This also brought inspiration for future transportation development, thereby promoting technological change and the construction of a powerful transportation country.

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More info on Belt and Road from WTC:

On the afternoon of June 13, the “One Belt, One Road” International Transportation Alliance (BRITA) 2019 plenary meeting was held at the National Convention Center. The meeting was chaired by Weng Mengyong, chairman of the China Highway Society. Minister of Roads and Bridges of the Republic of South Sudan Okvacs, Ambassador of South Sudan to China, Ambassador Du Ku, Vice Minister of Public Works and Transport of Laos, Si Pandun, Vice Minister of International Liaison Department of China Association for Science and Technology Zhang Sen, Ministry of Ecology and Environment Song Xiaozhi, inspector of the International Cooperation Department, Susanna, Secretary-General of the International Road Union, and nearly 100 representatives of alliance members from more than 20 countries along the “Belt and Road”, some international organizations, and invited experts and scholars attended the meeting.

The conference was sponsored by the “One Belt and One Road” International Transportation Alliance Preparatory Committee, the China Highway Society, the International Road Federation (IRF), the International Road Assessment Organization, China Communications Construction Co., Ltd. and China Railway Construction Co., Ltd. The meeting summarized the key work of the “One Belt and One Road” International Transportation Alliance (CPF) and the next phase of work plan for the past year; discussed and adopted the “One Belt and One Road” Green Transport Development Action Plan; preparations for the establishment of the Green and Sustainable Development Committee, Intelligent Transportation Committee, Traffic Safety Committee; signed the alliance member member partner framework agreement.

The “One Belt, One Road” International Transportation Alliance (BRITA) aims to serve the “Belt and Road Initiative” and is an important social organization platform for communication, exchange and cooperation between China's transportation industry and countries around the world, especially along the “Belt and Road”. In the past year, the Alliance has strengthened cooperation with international organizations such as IRF, TRB, IBTTA, IEC, and famous foreign organizations, research institutes, universities and government departments, and established a very extensive cooperative relationship for the next step of the alliance. The expansion has laid a very good foundation. As of June 12, 2019, the Alliance has received membership application forms from 246 member units in 41 countries (excluding China). BRITA is striving to become an international communication platform with international influence in the field of transportation. Traffic safety, environmental protection, personnel training, engineering consulting, exchanges and cooperation are playing an active role.