Velo-city 2001 Countdown INTERVIEW AND PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES (PLEASE NOTE, UPDATED VERSION OF THIS MEDIA SCHEDULE WILL BE POSTED HERE ON A REGULAR BASIS) UPDATED 17.9.01 12.00 What? Velo-city is the biggest cycle planning conference in the world. This year's conference, Velo-city 2001, is taking place in Edinburgh and Glasgow. It will be the first time Scotland has hosted the Velo-city conference. Over 500 delegates from 40 countries are expected to attend, including national and local politicians, transport experts, town planners, civil engineers, tourism chiefs and cycle campaigners. Where? Edinburgh and Glasgow; Edinburgh - Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Glasgow - Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre. Dedicated press offices will be in operation at each venue. When? Edinburgh - September 17 and 18; Glasgow - September 20 and 21. Middle day - September 19 - delegates cycle from Edinburgh to Glasgow. Website? www.velo-city2001.org Includes details of the full conference programme. Media releases? All media releases issued in the lead up and during the conference will be posted on the website, www. velo-city2001.org Media accreditation? e-mail mwilsport@aol.com or telephone Mike Wilson +44 (0)131 446 9265 Conference themes: Health and Well-Being; Tourism and Economy; Children and Mobility; Environment and Land Use; Sustainable Transport and Planning. BELOW: (1) Timetable, including details of key speakers, (2) Selection of story ideas for possible advance coverage (including tourism, health, education, women, etc., etc. as well as transport). TIMETABLE (Last updated Monday, September 17 1200hours) DONE Friday September 7 - Sarah Boyack MSP, Minister of Transport, Scottish Executive, attending cycle promotion project at Royal High School, Davidsons Mains, Edinburgh. DONE Tuesday September 11 - Sculptor, George Wyllie, hands over the latest addition to the cycle collection at the Museum of Transport, Glasgow. His ⤘Tweed Bike' is the mascot for Velo-city 2001. DONE Thursday September 13 - Sarah Boyack MSP, Minister of Transport, Scottish Executive, launches new cycle map published by SPOKES, Edinburgh and Lothian cycle campaign, celebrating its 25th birthday. DONE Sunday September 16 - Mass ride of 1,000-plus people from Glasgow to Edinburgh. Pedal for Scotland. DONE Sunday September 16 25th birthday party for SPOKES, the Edinburgh and Lothians cycle campaign group. Monday September 17 Cycle Training for Women PHOTOCALL 10.45. at EICC Deatails Cathy Scott 07967 645 908 DONE Monday September 17 Conference main speakers: Sarah Boyack MSP, Minister of Transport, Scottish Executive, and (by audio link) Ms Isabelle Durant, President of the EU Council of Transport Ministers (she is the Belgian Minister of Mobility and Transport). Speeches taking place between 093 0-1030hours. Re: Sarah Boyack, media release being issued by the Scottish Executive on the day, preceded by a call notice the day before. For more details, telephone Marion MacKay at the Scottish Executive press office on +44 (0)131 244 2175. Monday September 17 2001 Cycle training for women. Photocall 1045hours. At Edinburgh International Conference Centre - front door. Details Cathy Scott 0796 7645908. Monday September 17 Main themes of the day: What's happening cycling-wise in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Attitudes towards cycling, Social inclusion, Town planning, Tourism, Cycle training, Women and cycling (for more details, see Conference Programme on www.velo-city2001.org) Monday September 17 So many older women don't cycle. Why Not? Media release on cycle training for women aged 50+. Media release being issued by Cathy Scott on +44 (0)131 662 4461, e-mail address: cathyscott@scottishcycling.co.uk Tuesday September 18 Conference main speakers: Sally Keeble MP, Minister for Local Transport, Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions. Also, Bristow Muldoon MSP; Gene Conti, President Velo-Mondial; Keith Rimmer, Head of Transport, Edinburgh City Council; and Alan Malcolm, Senior Depute Director, Glasgow City Council. Tuesday September 18 Main themes of the day: Cycling as part of transport strategy, Cycle routes, Promoting cycling, Car-free town planning, Cycle-friendly employers, Cycle helmets and safety (for more details, see Conference Programme on www.velo-city2001.org) Wednesday September 19 Mass cycle ride of conference delegates between Edinburgh and Glasgow. Delegates pass the Millennium Wheel, at the canal junction at Falkirk. Other points on the route include Linlithgow and Airdrie. Departing Edinburgh International Conference Centre, from 0900hours. Media release being issued by Mike Wilson, +44 (0)131 446 9265 or 0705 016 9016. Wednesday September 19 The weird and wonderful of bike design is on show at Edinburgh's Conference Square between 0900-1200hours and Glasgow's George Square between 1500-1800hours. Members of the general public are invited to try out up to 40 different types of bikes, including recumbents, load-carrying and city bikes in a carnival atmosphere. Preview copyright-free photographs at www.companyofcyclists.com/roadshow For a high-resolution copy of a photograph, contact Mike Wilson on 0705 016 9016. For more information on the organisers of the event, Company of Cyclists, telephone Jim McGurn on +44 (0)1904 778080 or 0772 084 6611. Thursday September 20 Conference main speakers: Dr Harry Burns, director, Greater Glasgow Health Board; Francesca Racioppi, World Health Organisation. (please note: Dr Richard Killingsworth, health adviser to US governments, who was due to speak has been detained in the US because of the tragic events of last week) Thursday September 20 Kids are the Key. Children from seven Scottish schools present the results of their cycle promotion projects. Ideas range from Mars Bar ⤘bribes' to e-marketing campaigns. Presentation 0900-1000hours. Pupils available for interview from 1000hours. Thursday September 20 Main themes of the day: Safe Routes to School and kids and cycling, Safety, How cities compare with each other, Cycling as health promotion, Bikes and public transport, Bikes as part of a sustainable transport strategy (for more details, see Conference Programme on www.velo-city2001.org) Thursday September 20 Birthday party for GoBike!, the Strathclyde cycle campaign group, one of the most active and determined cycle campaign groups. Celebrating 10 years. Interview available with Peter Hayman phone +44 (0)141 649 2213 or 07720 844 222. Thursday September 20 Prize lecture winner announced. Falco Prize for essay on promoting cycle use among children. Media release being issued at 1000hours by Mike Wilson, +44 (0)131 446 9265 or 0705 016 9016. Friday September 21 Conference main speakers: Margot Wallstrom, EU Environment Commissioner; T. Tibaijuka, United Nations Centre of Human Settlement; Abdulah Omar, minister of transport, Republic of South Africa; Prof David Begg, chair, Commission for Integrated Transport. Friday September 21 Main themes of the day: Bikes and railways, Bike design, Changing face of cities, Bike parking (for more details, see Conference Programme on www.velo-city2001.org) STORY IDEAS (by category, in alphabetical order) CYCLE-FRIENDLY EMPLOYERS 1. Driving people out of their cars in Nottingham. (UK speaker) 2. Green travel schemes. (UK speaker) EDUCATION, SCHOOL KIDS 1. Safe cycle routes to school. (Various speakers, including from Denmark and the USA) 2. Getting kids interested in cycling at an early age (Various speakers, including from Italy) 3. Keeping kids interested in cycling. (Various speakers, including from Texas, USA) 4. Giving kids a say when formulating transport policies. (UK speaker) HEALTH 1. Bike-based mental health recovery project in Glasgow. (UK speaker) 2. Cycle maps in GP waiting rooms. (Swiss speaker) 3. The impact of cycling on physical and mental health. (Nigerian speaker) 4. Kids who cycle are healthier kids. (Various speakers) IMAGE OF CYCLING 1. Reversing decline in cycling in Western Australia. (Australian speaker) 2. Debunking myth that cycling is only for poorer people. (Brazilian speaker) 3. What photography contest can do for promoting the bike in Barcelona. (Spanish speaker) 5. We hate cyclists - Car driver attitudes. Psychopaths on cycle paths. (Various speakers, including from UK and Austria) SAFETY 1. Cycle training. (Various speakers) 2. Cycle helmet performance. (UK speaker) 3. Sneaking safety message into others. (US speaker) SOCIAL INCLUSION 1. Paper from Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. (UK speaker) 2. Giving kids a say when formulating transport policies. (UK speaker) TECHNOLOGY 1. Car manufacturers Ford and Jaguar are working to minimise cycle casualties involved in road traffic accidents. (UK speakers) 2. Cycle helmet performance (UK speaker) 3. The rise of the rickshaw. (Indian speaker) 4. Carrying the shopping home on a bike. (UK speaker) TOURISM 1. The mad scramble for cycling dollars. Cycle tourists are often middle aged, middle class couples who don't want to rough it. In other words, they pay handsomely for hotel accommodation and restaurant meals. And they obviously are unable to bring much from home, including a supermarket shop. In other words, they are big spenders. The salvation of rural communities? (Canada speaker) 2. The impact of new cycle routes: in Scotland, the North Sea Cycle Route, the UK National Cycle Network. (various speakers) 3. Hordes of hurtling cyclists - the experiences from cycle trails in Wye Valley, East Kent and South Wales. (various speakers) TOWN PLANNING 1. The bike as saviour of world's most crowded city. (Bangladesh speaker) 2. Bike planning for cities in Colombia, the Philippines and South Africa. (Dutch speaker) 3. Catering for the bike in Brazil's large cities (Brazil speaker) 4. Liberating thousands of people with second-hand bikes. (South Africa speaker) 5. Implementing cycle policies in UK towns and cities. (UK speaker) 6. Bikes in bus lanes and buses with bike provision. (Various speakers) 7. Combating bike theft in Cambridge. (UK speaker) 8. Low-energy designing of a new housing estate. (Netherlands speaker) 9. Munich - Bicycle-friendly city. (German speaker) 10. The rocky road to car-free housing. (Australian speaker) WOMEN AND CYCLING 1. Women's transport needs are different to men's and, in the UK, less women cycle than men. Why, and what can be done to address the imbalance? (UK speaker) 2. What puts women off cycling? (Australian speaker) 3. How can women be attracted to cycling? (Denmark speaker) 4. Cycling as a means of giving women immigrants the confidence to leave their home (Netherlands speaker). 5. Cycle training for women aged 50+. (UK speaker) THANKS TO...... Partners: City of Edinburgh Council, CTC (formerly Cyclists' Touring Club), European Cyclists' Federation, Glasgow City Council, GoBike!, Scottish Cycling Development Project, Scottish Executive, SPOKES and Sustrans. Principal sponsor: J C Decaux. Outreach Programme sponsor: The Royal Bank of Scotland. Sponsors: Babtie, Carl Bro, Colas, GNER, Greater Glasgow Health Board, Lothian Buses, Lothian Health, MacLay Civil Engineering Ltd., North Sea Cycle Route, ScotRail, Scottish Natural Heritage, Strathclyde Passenger Transport, Tarmac, Velo Mondial and Virgin Trains.
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Velo-city 2001 Media Team Tim Dawson 0131 225 2082/07050 165653 tim@timdawsn. demon.co.uk Mike Wilson 0131 446 9265/07050 169016 mwilsport@aol. com Website |
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