1. SIAFI APRIL 2007 - 1 Affiliate Active Associate UIC in 2006

2. SIAFI APRIL 2007 - 2 73 active members: rail companies (RUs and IMs), railway infrastructure managers, railway operators, from Europe, the Maghreb, the Middle East, Kazakhstan, India, Pakistan, Japan, China, Korea, South Africa; 60 associate members, including railways in Asia, Africa, America, Australia; 37 affiliate members: companies conducting activities connected with rail transport (public transport, sleeping cars, caterers, shipping lines,...). 170 members on all 5 continents

3. SIAFI APRIL 2007 - 3 Working Bodies 3 Forums (vertical) 4 Platforms (horizontal) Freight Forum Passenger Forum Infrastructure Forum Technology& Research Platform ERTMS Platform Safety Platform Environment Energy Sustainability Platform Special Groups Support Groups East-West Finance/ Statistics Legal Training IT UIC HQ UIC members Documentation Communication Security Platform

4. SIAFI APRIL 2007 - 4 Chief Executive Deputy Chief Executive Communications Technology and Research Department UIC Headquarters structure Planning and Sustainability General Secretariat Infrastructure Department Railway Undertakings Department World Division E T F L & T U I C - P

5. SIAFI APRIL 2007 - 5 ARE/General Assembly/Ex.Board / EMC Technology and Research Platform/St.Body ERA Support groups/TSI Rolling stock Passengers Rolling stock Freight EU Research/ World research UIC label Conformity Ass. EU standards CEN/CENELEC Motive units/Traction Components Technology Systems/Infrastructure Forums Passenger, Freight, Infrastructure Components :braking, running gear

6. SIAFI APRIL 2007 - 6 UIC SAFETY PLATFORM UIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Former Safety Platform Support Team Plenary Meeting Also Representatives of other Forums, Platforms and institutions, as appropriate Safety Interfaces Advisory Groups System Safety (Harmonisation Group) Human Factors Safety Performance Occupational Safety Core Group

7. SIAFI APRIL 2007 - 7 Network sustainable mobility Environment Platform (Open to all members) Core Group (10 members ) UIC staff Members’ needs and proposals Work Programme: Projects and Activities UIC Environment Organization Networking of experts with responsibles for specific issues Network Noise & Vibrations Network energy Network emissions

8. SIAFI APRIL 2007 - 8 …enable international railway cooperation at world level by Promoting technical cooperation and the exchange of information, knowledge and experience between the members Drawing up common position and recommendations Executing and managing projects/activities, including research, development and economic questions…. supporting processes for establishing standards and specifications including by providing its own input and services notably in Europe for EU representative bodies Mission of UIC

9. SIAFI APRIL 2007 - 9 Facilitate the exchanges by organising and driving the statutory bodies meetings Driving and supporting the processes according the association rules Mission of UIC HQ

10. SIAFI APRIL 2007 - 10 Exchange of experience and expression of needs Needs selection – Building up of consensus - Budget Project and activities management Establishing standards and specifications Communication/ Dissemination of results Main processes

11. SIAFI APRIL 2007 - 11 Need selection – Building up of consensus - Budget Working Group Steering committee Forum Platform Technical evaluation of need and of new project proposals UIC HQ Board of Directors Regional Management Committee Regional Assembly Executive Board General Assembly Strategic evaluation of new projects and approval of budget UIC HQ support

12. SIAFI APRIL 2007 - 12 Projects and activities management (through UIC HQ support) PM Project Team Forum Platform Submit outputs for technical endorsement of recommendations/leaflets Regional Management Committee Regional Assembly Exe.Board General Assembly for strategic management May out contract expertise to Single Railway Laboratory / Test facility Working Group Reports to Through UIC Dept. reports to

13. SIAFI APRIL 2007 - 13 By UIC HQ Dept. Senior Advisors: Trough E-news Newsletters Website Extranet Workshops Conferences Users Groups Communication/ Dissemination of results

14. SIAFI APRIL 2007 - 14 Thank you Merci Dankeschön