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TRESPAD Conference 2025
Trespass Awareness Day and Suicide Prevention
Trespass and suicides events on or near railway tracks affect the whole of the rail industry, with an adverse impact on safety, performance, reputation, costs and efficiency. The issue affects all parts of the business and society as a whole and is therefore something that we must tackle together.
Trespass Awareness Day (TRESPAD) is UIC’s second global initiative to raise awareness of the risks at and around railway tracks and property to prevent accidents, incidents and casualties.
Trespass and Suicide Prevention Conference to launch this third “TRESPAD” campaign aims to share with rail industry partners the key activities that current programmes are undertaking. Through this conference we will aim to identify what already exists, what else is needed, what individual organisations can do to help prevent trespass and suicides and how we can work much closer together on these issues.
The very first edition was launched in Denver (USA) on June 9, 2022 by International Union of Railways (UIC) and the Association of American Railroads (AAR)/ Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)/ Operation Lifesaver Inc. (OLI). The second took place in Warsaw (Poland) on June 14, 2023, at the kind invitation of Polish Railways – Polskie Koleje Panstwowe S.A. (PKP) and PKP Group Foundation. The 3rd edition took place on June 5, 2024, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, followed by the 16th edition of ILCAD on June 6, 2024.
The 4th edition TRESPAD (Trespass Awareness Day) will take place on June 4, 2025, in York, Great Britain followed by the 17th edition of ILCAD on June 5 2025.
ILCAD and TRESPAD campaigns will be launched at two international conferences to exchange ideas and best practices on level crossing safety, trespass and suicide prevention.
The events are co-organised by the International Union of Railways (UIC) , by NETWORK RAIL and RSSB (Rail Safety and Standards Board) ) at the National Railway Museum in York, UK.
The conferences will be followed by technical visits on June 6.
The theme of the ILCAD and TRESPAD 2025 conferences is “Helping people make good decisions“ with the slogan “Safe decisions – every time.”
Call for papers
Paper submission is now closed.
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ILCAD/TRESPAD 2025 Posters & Video Links
Rail/road safety – ILCAD/TRESPAD 2025 conferences
- Rail/road safety – “Stay off the tracks”
- To view more of this year’s TresPad campaign in multiple languages, visit our official YouTube channel.
- You can also find ILCAD/TRESPAD 2025 Posters & Video Links here.
Registration to our 3-day-event
Registration is now closed.
Venue
To visit the museum, book your tickets here or to get there ///softly.drive.wings
Leeman Rd, York YO26 4XJ
9 min walk to National Railway Museum (NRM) from York Station
How to get there
List of recommended hotels
ILCAD/TRESPAD 2025: Hotel recommendations
Speakers
TRESPAD
Day one / 04 June
Martin Frobisher
Group Safety & Engineering Director, Network Rail
United Kingdom
Chris Knowles
Director of System Safety and Health, RSSB
United Kingdom
Charlotte Kingston
Head of Public Programmes and Communications at the National Railway Museum
United Kingdom
Dr. Ann Mills
Deputy Director System Safety & Health – RSSB
Chair of the UIC TreSP-Network,
Vice Chair of the UIC Safety Platform
United Kingdom
Isabelle Fonverne
UIC Senior Advisor Safety, Project Manager of ILCAD and TRESPAD
France
Dr. Laura Joyner
Research Fellow in Suicide Prevention Research, Middlesex University
United Kingdom
Dr. Bethany Cliffe
Research Fellow at the University of Westminster
United Kingdom
Louise McNally
Suicide and Trespass Prevention Lead, Technical Authority, Network Rail
United Kingdom
Adam Swallow
Chief Inspector Central Disruption Team and Drone Safety Team
British Transport Police (BTP)
United Kingdom
Kurt Topel
Independent rail safety researcher and advocate
United States
Nils La Cour
Safety Senior Advisor – Danish State Railways (DSB)
Vice-Chair of the UIC TreSP-Network
Denmark
Dr. Danijela Barić
Full professor, Scientific advisor, University of Zagreb
Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences
Croatia
Katy Baker
Account Director, Storycatchers
United Kingdom
Donna Mitchell
Senior Media Campaigns Manager, Network Rail
United Kingdom
Catherine Gillard
Project Manager, Culture & Campaigns, Infrabel
Belgium
Gaëtan Van Overmeiren
Advisor, Team Lead, and Safety Project Manager, Infrabel
Belgium
Stuart Heaton
Managing Director of Learn Live
United Kingdom
ILCAD
Day two / 05 June
Allan Spence
Chair of the UIC Global Level Crossing Network (GLCN)
United Kingdom
Isabelle Fonverne
UIC Senior Advisor Safety, Project Manager of ILCAD and TRESPAD
France
Richard Bye
Head of Ergonomics and Human Factors, Network Rail
United Kingdom
Elise Grison
Project Manager in Human Cognition, SNCF
France
José Tomé
Coordinator for Risk Reduction at Level Crossings, Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP)
Portugal
Greg Morse
RSSB’s Operational Feedback Lead
United Kingdom
Dr. Starr Kidda
Human Factors Division Chief, U.S. DOT Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
United States
Francesco Bedini Jacobini
Program Manager at Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
United States
Daniel Fisk
Public and Passenger Health and Safety Manager for the Anglia Route at Network Rail
United Kingdom
Neil Huston
Level Crossing Manager, Network Rail
United Kingdom
Andrea Biava
Head of the Monitoring and Events Analysis office
National Safety Authority (ANSFISA), General Directorate for Railway Safety
Italy
Ing. Francesco Centola
Manager at the Monitoring and Events Analysis Office,
National Safety Authority (ANSFISA), General Directorate for Railway Safety
Italy
Craig McLaughlin
Casualty Practice Lead, Royal & Sun Alliance Ltd.
United Kingdom
Philip Strickland
Risk Engineering Consultant at Royal & SunAlliance Ltd
United Kingdom
Rachel Maleh
Executive Director, Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
United States
Wende Corcoran
Vice President, Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
United States
Annelies de Keyser
Communication Business Partner, INFRABEL
Belgium
Vincent Godeau
Advisor Safety Project Management, INFRABEL
Belgium
Tamo Vahemets
Head of Security and Fire Safety at Eesti Energia
Estonia
Organising Commitee
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TRESPAD Conference 2024
Trespass and suicides events on or near railway tracks affect the whole of the rail industry, with an adverse impact on safety, performance, reputation, costs and efficiency. The issue affects all parts of the business and society as a whole and is therefore something that we must tackle together.
Trespass Awareness Day (TRESPAD) is UIC’s second global initiative to raise awareness of the risks at and around railway tracks and property to prevent accidents, incidents and casualties.
Trespass and Suicide Prevention Conference to launch this third “TRESPAD” campaign aims to share with rail industry partners the key activities that current programmes are undertaking. Through this conference we will aim to identify what already exists, what else is needed, what individual organisations can do to help prevent trespass and suicides and how we can work much closer together on these issues.
The very first edition was launched in Denver (USA) on 9 June 2022 by International Union of Railways (UIC) and the Association of American Railroads (AAR)/ Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)/ Operation Lifesaver Inc. (OLI). The second took place in Warsaw (Poland) on 14 June 2023, at the kind invitation of Polish Railways – Polskie Koleje Panstwowe S.A. (PKP) and PKP Group Foundation.
The 3rd edition of TRESPAD (Trespass Awareness Day) will take place on 5 June 2024 followed by the 16th edition of ILCAD on 6 June 2024.
ILCAD and TRESPAD campaigns will be launched at two international conferences (held in person, in Spanish and English) to exchange ideas and best practices on level crossing safety, trespass and suicide prevention.
The events are co-organised by the International Union of Railways (UIC) and the Argentinian Transport Safety Board = Junta de Seguridad en el Transporte (JST).
The conferences will be followed by technical visits on 7 June.
ILCAD and TRESPAD 2024 target “Vulnerable users“ with the slogan “Beware of trains. Life can change in a split second.”
Rail / road safety – ILCAD/TRESPAD 2024 conferences
Welcome to Argentina
- Watch the Conference Trailer on YouTube!
- Special thanks to La Junta de Seguridad en el Transporte
Registration to our 3-day-events
Registration is now closed
Venue
The venue is confirmed:
Sarmiento 151, CABA
Buenos Aires, Argentina
https://maps.app.goo.gl/VKahFKtsSgkoe3F36
List of recommanded hotels
List of hotels (English)
List of hotels (Spanish)
Transportation and touristic tips
Tourist Recommendations (English)
Tourist Recommendations (Spanish)
Programs (Spanish)
Trespad Programa
Ilcad Programa
Visita Tecnica Programa
Speakers
TRESPAD
Day one / 05 June
Dr. Julián Obaid
Chairman of the Transport Safety Board (JST)
Argentina
Dr. Ann Mills
Deputy Director System Safety & Health – RSSB
Chair of the UIC TreSP-Network
United Kingdom
Isabelle Fonverne
UIC Senior Advisor Safety, Project Manager of ILCAD and TRESPAD
France
Francisco Garcia Torres
Coordinator at the Infrastructure Department of the National Safety Agency (NSA) in Spain
Spain
Online intervention
Laura Lorenzo Carrascosa
Head of Transport Sociology at the Spanish Railways Foundation (FFE)
Spain
Online intervention
Geraldine Lopez
Communication Manager
Mexican Railway Association
Mexico
Online intervention
Luc Sillen
Manager Action Plan Against Rail Suicides, Infrabel
Belgium
Annelies de Keyser
Communication Business Partner, Infrabel
Belgium
Catherine Gillard
Project Manager, Infrabel
Belgium
Ing. Alejandro Leonetti
Manager Operational Safety, “Trenes Argentinos”
Argentina
Dr. Juan Ramón Cifre
President of the Obra Social Ferroviaria (OSFE)
Argentina
Robert Wainwright
Head of Level Crossings and Public Safety, Network Rail
United Kingdom
Nils La Cour
Head of Department – Danish State Railways (DSB)
Vice-Chair of the UIC TreSP-Network
Denmark
Rachel Maleh
Executive Director, Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
United States of America
Heather Neil
Executive Director, TrackSAFE Foundation
Australia
Recorded intervention
Angus Mitchell
Chief Commissioner / Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
Australia
Dr. Vinod Bhatia
Executive Director, Railway Board, Indian Railways
India
Vipul Singhal
Director, Corporate Coordination, Ministry of Railways, India
India
Dr. Lisandro López Piñeyro
Director of the Training Center of the Transport Safety Board Argentina (JST) and training center (CECAP-JST).
Argentina
ILCAD
Day two / 06 June
Dr. Julián Obaid
Chairman of the Transport Safety Board (JST)
Argentina
Susanna Zamataro
Director General International Road Federation (IRF) Geneva
Switzerland
Recorded intervention
Allan Spence
Chair of the UIC Global Level Crossing Network (GLCN)
United Kingdom
Isabelle Fonverne
UIC Senior Advisor Safety, Project Manager of ILCAD and TRESPAD
France
Diego Di Siervi
National Director of investigation of railway safety events at the National Transport Safety Board (JST)
Argentina
Omar Alonso Antimán Rodríguez
Deputy Manager of Railway Safety, Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE)
Chile
Helena Rådbo
Senior advisor Railway safety Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket)
Sweden
Robert Wainwright
Head of Level Crossings and Public Safety, Network Rail
United Kingdom
Juan Ramon Negrete Duran
Deputy Manager of Operational Safety, Environment and General Coordinator of Terminals, Ferroviaria Oriental S.A. Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Dr. Danijela Barić
Full professor, Scientific advisor
University of Zagreb, Faculty of transport and traffic sciences
Croatia
Maryam Hedayati
Senior Railway Engineer at Transport Canada
Canada
Dr. Starr Kidda
Human Factors Division Chief, U.S. DOT Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
United States of America
Ruben Darío Peña Bolivar
Director of Site Modernization – ENSCO
Sponsor – Bronze
United States of America
Wende Corcoran
Vice President of Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
United States of America
Sanja Paic
President, Safety Guru Institute
Croatia
Dr. Lisandro López Piñeyro
Director of the Training Center of the Transport Safety Board Argentina (JST) and training center (CECAP-JST).
Argentina
Łukasz Sawicki
Public Relation and Marketing Manager (PKP Group Foundation)
Poland
Organising Commitee
UIC would like to thank our hosts Junta de Seguridad en el Transporte (JST) for their support in the organisation of our events in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Sponsors
Sponsors Silver
Switzerland
Samy Zaazaa
Head of Business Development & Sales at Schweizer Electronic AG | MBA Candidate University of St. Gallen (HSG)
Norway
Chief Sales Officer
WAVETRAIN, NORWAY
Pål E. Bratlie
Chief Executive Officer
WAVETRAIN, NORWAY
Sponsor Bronze
United States of America
Director of Site Modernization – ENSCO
Sponsor Supporter
Austria
Roman Wiesinger
International Sales Manager for BODAN, Gmundner Fertigteile
Call for papers
If you wish to submit an abstract to the TRESPAD conference click here
Last deadline: 15th April 2024
Call for sponsorship (English)
Call for Sponsorship (Spanish)
for more information on rates, please contact ilcad@uic.org
ILCAD 2023
Communication
-* before the events
Press releases
- https://uic.org/com/IMG/pdf/ilcad_press_release_en_new.pdf
- https://uic.org/com/IMG/pdf/ilcad_press_release_fr_new.pdf
- https://uic.org/com/IMG/pdf/ilcad_press_release_es_new.pdf
- https://uic.org/com/IMG/pdf/ilcad_press_release_de.pdf
-* following the events
UIC e-news articles
- TRESPAD Conference on 14 June 2023
- ILCAD Conference on 15 June 2023
- ILCAD 2023 campaign worlwide https://uic.org/com/enews/article/ilcad-and-trespad-campaigns-2023
TRESPAD 14 June
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Trespass and Suicide events affect the whole of the rail industry with an adverse impact on safety, performance, reputation, costs and efficiency. It affects all parts of the business and the society as a whole and is therefore something that we must tackle together.
The International Trespass Awareness Day (TRESPAD) is also a UIC initiative to prevent railway trespassing.
The Trespass and Suicide Prevention Conference to launch this second “TRESPAD” campaign aims to share with industry partners the key activities that existing programmes are undertaking. Through this conference we will aim to identify what exists, what else is needed, what individual organisations can do to help prevent trespass and suicides and how we can work much closer together on these issues.
The first edition was launched in Denver, USA on 9 June 2022, hosted by AAR/FRA/OLE.
Public targeted during TRESPAD 2023 campaign: “Young people”
Slogan 2023 : “Tracks are for Trains !”
The second edition is foreseen on 14 June 2023 and its launch conference will take place at the National Institute of Polish Rural Culture and Heritage = Narodowy Instytut Kultury i Dziedzictwa Wsi on Krakowskie Przedmieście Street nearby the Castle of Warsaw (website only in Polish) nearby Warsaw Castle:
https://nikidw.edu.pl/kontakt/
Narodowy Instytut Kultury i Dziedzictwa Wsi
Adress: ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 66 (ul. = ulica in Polish = Street in English)
00-322 Warszawa
Overview of the 3-day-events
List of recommended hotels in Warsaw
Transportation tips in Warsaw
Locations of events in Warsaw
ILCAD
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The International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) is a worldwide initiative to improve awareness of level crossing safety. Since 2009 the campaign has been spearheaded by the International Union of Railways (UIC), the worldwide railway organisation with the support of the railway community around the world. About 50 countries usually take part in the ILCAD annual campaign.
Public targeted during ILCAD 2023 campaign: “Agricultural and industrial crossing users”
Slogan 2023 : “Tracks are for Trains !”
Each year, a partner country hosts the launch events where we may share good practices and projects to improve safety and reduce the accident toll.
This conference attracts railway industry representatives, road authorities, academics, and many others from around the world who are working to raise awareness about the dangers surrounding level crossings.
More information on the previous ILCAD 2022 conference
- To access the ILCAD Conference 2022 recorded at the Cable Center on June, 9 during ILCAD conference visit
- Or visit the ILCAD 2022 youtube playlist
2023 International Conference to launch the 15th edition of the International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) campaign will be held at the Royal Castle of Warsaw : see programme below.
Registration to our 3-day-events
- each participant shall fill in a form. If you are accompanied by a colleague, he/she shall fill in a separate form
- fill in this form with useful information in the dedicated part “accompanying person” if you are accompanied on a private basis
Programmes
Speakers
For more information about speakers (biographies and photos) click here
Organising Committee
- UIC would like to thank our hosts PKP and PKP Group Foundation for their support in the organisation of our events in Warsaw, Poland.
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Supporters
We would like to thank our Polish supporters:
The Polish State Commission on Railway Accident (PKBWK) WKD and UTK = Polish Office of Rail Transport for organizing the technical visits.
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Donors / Exhibitors
We would like to thank Schweizer Electronic ; IDS (Ingegnieria dei sistemi) and SORHEA for supporting our events.
Delegates will have the opportunity to visit the exhibition along the conferences during coffee and lunch breaks.
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Calls for papers: closed
- If you wish to submit an abstract on level crossing safety and more precisely on “agricultural and industrial crossing users” (2023 ILCAD theme), please fill in this form by March 31, 2023
https://uic.org/events/call-for-papers-ilcad-2023-conference-15-june-2023-warsaw
- If you wish to submit an abstract on “Trespass and suicide prevention” to be presented at the TREPAD Conference on 14 June 2023, please fill in the form below by March 31, 2023.
https://uic.org/events/call-for-papers-trespad-launch-conference-14-june-2023-warsaw
ILCAD 2022
The International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) is a worldwide initiative to improve awareness of level crossing safety. Since 2009 the campaign has been spearheaded by the International Union of Railways (UIC), the worldwide railway organisation with the support of the railway community around the world. About 50 countries usually take part in the ILCAD annual campaign.
Each year, a partner country hosts the launch event where we may share good practices and projects to improve safety and reduce the accident toll.
This conference attracts railway industry representatives, road authorities, academics, and many others from around the world who are working to raise awareness about the dangers surrounding level crossings.
In 2022 the international conference to launch the 14th ILCAD campaign was held on 9 June in Denver (Colorado) preceded by a special session on “Trespass and Suicide Prevention” on 8 June and followed by technical visit on 10 June.
3-day-Programme
Sessions recorded
To access the ILCAD Conference sessions (programme attached) recorded at the Cable Center on June, 9 during ILCAD conference
Or visit the ILCAD 2022 youtube playlist or click individually on each session hereafter
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
Session 5
An additional photo gallery of the event was made available by OL inc.: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzU8vW.
Please note that the Trespass and Suicide Prevention session on June, 8 could not be recorded (different location and no technical means to do it).
Transportation
More about Speakers
https://ilcad.org/ilcad/article/speakers
Venue on 8 June 2022
Colorado Railroad Museum
800-365-6263 | info@crrm.org
17155 W. 44th Avenue, Golden, Colorado 80403, USA
https://coloradorailroadmuseum.org/
Venue on 9 June 2022
Cable Center
2000 Buchtel Boulevard South
80210, Denver, USA
https://www.cablecenter.org/
Hotels
Organising committee
The events are co-organised by International Union of Railways (UIC), Association of American Railroads (AAR), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Operation Lifesaver inc. (OLI), Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) and the Colorado Railroad Museum.
Sponsors/exhibitors
UIC ILCAD on Youtube
ILCAD 2022 youtube playlist
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUdND40cgRleMycr_4PwQBb3Q_sxGBxaM
TRESPASS PREVENTION 2022 youtube playlist:
Lien de la playlist : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUdND40cgRlcWQpMH1qdlTkFExxcaqb62
UIC ILCAD 2022 Posters
English ILCAD posters
English TRESPASS posters
French ILCAD posters
French TRESPASS posters
German ILCAD posters
German TRESPASS posters
Spanish ILCAD posters
Spanish TRESPASS posters
Polish ILCAD posters
Polish TRESPASS posters
For more info:
- UIC Safety
- For the ILCAD 2021 online conference in English; read this UIC eNews article
- For the ILCAD 2021 online conference in Spanish watch the video
- For the ILCAD 2021 campaign itself; read this UIC eNews article
- For the ILCAD 2018 online conference in Zagreb, Croatia
- For the ILCAD 2019 online conference in Amersfoort, the Netherlands