Taipei City to Host Velo-city 2016: The world’s most important cycling conference arrives in the Bicycle Kingdom
Taipei City will host Velo-city 2016, the world’s most important cycling conference.
ECF proudly announces that Taipei City will host the ECF Velo-city Global Conference for 2016. „The commitments of Taipei City and also from the federal political level of Taiwan are strong, and with a powerful support of the bicycle industry. Therefore it is our pleasure to acknowledge Taipei City as the host for Velo-city Global 2016“, says Manfred Neun, President of the European Cyclists’ Federation.
ECF Secretary General and Velo-city Series Director Bernhard Ensink said: „After Copenhagen, Vancouver and Adelaide we believe that Taipei is a really strong continuation of the Global series.“
Taiwan is particularly well known in the cycling world as one of the leading manufacturing bases for the bicycle industry and already hosts the globally important Taipei Cycle Show in March of each year. A strong collaboration between the city, the show, the industry, universities and ECF is expected in the development of the 2016 Velo-city Global to bring together all aspects of cycling.
The Velo-city conference series has been bringing together the world’s leading transport planners, economists, health experts, cycling advocates, cycle tourism promoters, politicians and other cycling experts for over 30 years. Since 2009 it has operated two bi-annual series with Velo-city Global complementing the highly successful Velo-city series in Europe.
Further Information: Velo-city 2016