2015 | Verkehrsministertreffen
INVITATION TO THE PRESS
Dobrindt to receive G7 transport ministers at IAA and present
"National Strategy on Automated and Connected Driving"
Dear colleagues,
On 16 and 17 September 2015, a meeting of the G7 transport ministers will be held at the IAA International Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main. The Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Alexander Dobrindt, will receive his counter- parts from Japan, the USA, Canada, the United Kingdom, Italy and France. The meeting of the G7 transport ministers will also be attended by European Commis- sioners Violeta Bulc and Günther Oettinger.
130 years after the invention of the car, the world is on the threshold of the next great mobility revolution – we are about to take the leap towards automated and connected driving. The car will turn into the "third place", i.e. into another important place in people's lives alongside their homes and offices. Real-time car-to-
infrastructure data communication will combat congestion and reduce the number of accidents. At the IAA, the G7 transport ministers will come together with leading industry representatives to discuss what this development will mean for the public and private sectors.
Events open to the media (provisional list)
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Press conference with Federal Minister Dobrindt
"National Strategy for Automated and Connected Driving"
Photo opportunity – welcoming the G7 transport ministers
Thursday, 17 September 2015
Photo opportunity with Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, the G7 transport min- isters and the European Commissioners
Tour of the IAA with G7 transport ministers and European Commissioners
Photo opportunity at the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure's stand in the "New Mobility World"
Opening of the "New Mobility World" + panel discussion
Live presentation of automated and connected driving IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON PRESS ACCREDITATION
For security reasons, it is imperative that media representatives wishing to attend the events at the meeting of G7 transport ministers that are open to the media reg- ister separately – in addition to their regular IAA accreditation.
This must be done by Tuesday, 8 September 2015 using the following link:
https://www.g7-nmw.de/anmeldung/presse.php
The password to be entered in the form is "G7/Verkehr/Presse".
After an automatically generated confirmation of receipt, you will receive a confor- mation of registration by email. This will include details of the venues and times of the events open to the media plus further information on attendance.
All press representatives require their own, personal confirmation of registration, which they must print out and bring with them to the events. Please note that, be- cause of the G7 security arrangements, you will not be allowed to participate in any press event if you cannot present the confirmation of your registration. To gain ad- mission, you will also be required to present a valid press card, a valid annual ac- creditation issued by the Federal Press Office or a valid identity card. This also ap- plies to the technical staff of electronic media. Any technical equipment you bring with you will be subjected to a security check. Accreditation at the IAA itself will not be possible.
If you have any further questions concerning press events, please contact the Press Division of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure:
Tel.: + 49 30 18 300 7200 Email: presse@bmvi.bund.de Yours sincerely,
Press Division
(Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure) Invalidenstr. 44
10115 Berlin
