FIA Foundation Annual General Meeting
10/27/2009
The FIA Foundation has held its 2009 annual general meeting in Paris.
The meeting, attended by the Foundation’s membership of automobile clubs from across the world, heard progress reports on major initiatives, including the Make Roads Safe campaign and the Call for a Decade of Action for Road Safety, the continuing development of the International Road Assessment Programme, the e-Safety Aware campaign and, in the environmental sphere, the fuel economy campaign 50by50. Technical experts from the FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety, which is primarily funded by the FIA Foundation, also presented on the latest groundbreaking research in areas such as aerodynamic stability and crashworthiness.
Opening the meeting, the FIA Foundation’s chairman, Carlos Macaya, expressed his satisfaction with “an extremely busy and fulfilling year”.
“Once again the FIA Foundation is leading the global road safety agenda. And we are also supporting strong implementation programmes, for improved road design, for seat belts, for helmet wearing, vehicle standards and active e-safety systems. Many of our clubs are, of course, leading road assessment programmes in partnership with iRAP. This year has also seen the launch of our new environmental 50 by 50 initiative. In partnership with the world’s leading environmental agencies we are promoting fuel efficiency for the global vehicle fleet. The ambition is to reduce fuel consumption by 50% by 2050”, said Mr Macaya.
Also attending the FIA Foundation annual meeting was the Make Roads Safe campaign’s global ambassador Michelle Yeoh. Mr Macaya paid tribute to Michelle Yeoh’s work on behalf of the campaign. “She has done so much to open doors, engage the media and to give voice to the silent, desperate anger of millions of people affected by road crashes”, he said.
The meeting, held at the Westin Hotel in Paris, also saw the publication of the FIA Foundation’s 2009 Review.
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