During the two days of the business program of the forum, 12 sessions and round tables were held, in which delegates from 340 companies representing 30 countries took part. The video is a brief digest of our forum. See you next year!
Elena Anashkina from Smart Technologies was pleasantly surprised by the active participation of all parties at the international transport and logistics forum "PRO//Motion.1520"
International Transport and Logistics Forum «PRO//Motion.1520» completed his work.
During the two days of the business program of the forum, 12 sessions and round tables were held, in which delegates from 340 companies representing 30 countries took part. Below is a brief digest of the most interesting topics and statements of the speakers.
Simplified border crossing, the growth of daytime express trains and Moscow-Adler for 16 hours are the main topics of the strategic session "PRO Passenger traffic today: problems, trends, goals".
"The reality is that they compete with us powerfully. It competes motor vehicles, does it powerfully both in terms of legislation and provision of services, "said Dmitry Pegov, director of passenger transportation, Russian Railways, – services are not always of high quality, but we need to respond to the situation. "
Dmitry Pegov sees the path to the development of the passenger segment. Statistics of recent years shows that the measures taken by Russian Railways, incorporated in the development program, lead to positive developments.
An important, key point: positive trends in international traffic are not yet outlined. At present, there are 17 international routes in the sphere of activity of Russian Railways, and according to the last year results, passenger traffic decreased by 1.7 percent, supporting the trend of recent years. Growth is observed in certain areas of Central Asia, but it is not enough to influence the entire volume.
Dmitry Pegov encouraged the participants to actively engage in the work on the implementation of the recommendations of UN Resolution No. 264. It sets the direction, further - the question of actions on the part of carriers and countries.
"FPK approved the concept of development until 2030. An important, pivotal moment is the balance between commercial and social tasks, "said Peter Ivanov, general director of JSC FPC, .
Trunk directions can be described in three words: network, park, products. Another point of the program is the use of new trains that allow the formation of five-component trains. The ultimate goal: Moscow - Adler for 16 hours, night train - by 2025.
"Development, quality improvement is important for us. The average age of the rolling stock is now 18 years old, by 2025 it is necessary to reach 12.5 years, the order is 600 cars per year, retirement compensation and growth, "said Peter Ivanov, general director of FPK JSC.
"The vector of development is integration. All types of transport must be interconnected, "said Alexey Belyankin, head of the Center for Corporate Governance of the Suburban Complex of Russian Railways.
"Two million passengers every day are our standard indicator, this is a daily labor migration," said Maxim Dyakonov, General Director, Central PPK JSC, , – for the year we carry about 600 million passengers and we understand the request: comfort and speed ".
Maxim Dyakonov indicated digitalization as a major area of work. New technologies directly affect the speed of passenger traffic, the overall comfort of using transport.
"The task is not to approach the traditional sales channels at all, to give up tickets, to switch to a mobile application that is already being implemented," said Maxim Dyakonov.
The CPPK is already testing fundamentally new validation systems, research and development is underway, including for face scanning, the experience is generally positive.
"True, in the test next to the validator stands the controller. So, when the first person who was recognized by the system passed by him, he literally crossed himself, "shared Maxim Dyakonov.
"The effect of the MCC is very well visible in numbers. The ring metro line was unloaded by 15 percent, the central railway stations were unloaded by 20-40 percent, "saidJulia Temnikova, Deputy Head of Client Services Development and Passenger Services, Moscow Metro State Unitary Enterprise.
Indicators of influence on the urban environment, the level of urbanization are not included in the sphere of direct interests of the MCC and the Moscow Metro. However, the statistics are impressive.
During construction and with the start of work, the ISC ensured the creation of more than 40,000 jobs. MCC gave impetus to the construction of more than 300 thousand square meters of apart-hotels, about 250 thousand square meters of retail space, 200 thousand square meters of offices. We can safely say that these figures reflect the highest level of influence of the railway on the life of the urban agglomeration. And this is in the conditions of the already existing "alternative" transport infrastructure, when working in an already existing megalopolis.
The neural network analyzes the work of locomotives, smart contacts at OKZhD, a multiple reduction in the time of wheelset replacement is just a short list of topics covered at the round table "PRO Technologies: digital transformation of transport services".
Cyril Semion made a reservation that he personally does not like the term "blockchain" too much, as it is associated with finances. With regard to the realities of railways, it is more correct, in his opinion, to operate with "distributed registry technology", since this more accurately reflects the essence.
"The use of technology of distributed registries is already being tested and applied at the OKZhD For example, by introducing this technology, we managed to achieve an effect in which the replacement period for wheelsets was reduced by 10 times, - said Cyril Semion, - also on the October road, we are testing smart contracts. We are working on the technological part. "
A bright innovation is the construction of a neural network to analyze the operation of locomotive devices.
Social, high-speed, innovative - these three words were heard more often than others at the opening ceremony of the PRO / Movement 1520 forum. In absolute terms, the word "social" was mentioned by speakers 9 times, "high-speed" and "innovative" - by 8 each.
Oleg Belozerov, Director General - Chairman of the Board of Russian Railways, in his speech expressed confidence in the efficiency of the forum. He outlined the key topics for discussion, which will affect both technology and technology, as well as the issue of personnel formation and human resources.
Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Dietrich approved the dominant, most important role of railways in the transport system of Russia. Yevgeny Dietrich read out the welcome speech of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. In his speech, the prime minister also stressed first of all the social importance of rail transport.
Plenary session "PRO is the future of the global transport system: global trends" It was devoted both to the review of forecasts, and specific plans for carriers.
Key speaker – Parag Hannah, among the 75 most influential people of the 21st century, according to the magazine Esquire, has a doctorate from the London School of Economics.
Hannah believes that Europe is the zone of maximum volumes of trade. But the vector of trade has shifted, Europe is less using transatlantic trade, $ 1.6 trillion is the turnover of trade between Europe and Asia. At the same time, China has not yet acquired the status of a major Asian economy, but this role can be assumed by South Korea, which is developing financial and economic ties with India, the same China, and other countries of the region.
An important point: cargoes start to go not only from the east to the west, now the loads go to the east. The result - in 10 years the trade turnover between Europe and Asia will reach 2.5 trillion dollars against the current 1.5 trillion.
The head of Russian Railways commented on the key indicators of the company's development program, which, in particular, envisages the achievement of a figure of 180 million tons of pass on the BAM and Transsib highways by 2024.
It is planned to increase the capacity for container traffic, reducing the route from east to west to 7 days.
Finally, the SCM global contour will be formed inside the country, until 2024 the Moscow-Gorokhovets branch should be put into operation, but the end point can be taken even further.
At the strategic session "PRO Infrastructure Investment Strategies" The topics of competition for the capital of railways with other transport sectors, the effectiveness of investments and instruments were proposed for discussion.
"The railroad should think little about investments, because we work for the good of the state," says Edvin Berzins, Chairman of the Board, President of the Latvian Railways SJSC.
He explained that there are joints, gaps, some losses, but ultimately the railway gives impetus to development, so investing in the railway is a public matter. The creation of railways is the creation of colossal infrastructure, new industries, jobs, and it should be considered from this point of view.
"We need to understand that 1 ruble invested in the infrastructure is a return of about 3 - 3.5 rubles," - said Dmitry Snesar, senior vice president of VTB Bank PJSC.
The financier spoke very carefully about bonds: in his opinion, this scheme is not always applicable and carries certain dangers and risks.
Alexander Misharin noted that in recent years there have been major changes, new mechanisms, concession agreements, forms of public-private partnership have been mastered and developed.
"We must use all forms of financing for megaprojects, such as the High-Speed Nuclear Council, and hybrid financing, and Take or Pay, and other schemes should be," said Alexander Misharin.
Round table "PRO new speeds" answered the questions about the immediate prospects and strategic directions for the development of high-speed rail in Russia and the world.
Now the company is working on a new generation of speed train and is ready to offer it to Russia.
"When creating a new train, the task was to reduce costs and maintenance costs by an average of 20 percent, while increasing capacity and reducing weight by around 10, engineers solved the problems," said Dietrich Meller.
Regarding the timing of the appearance, Meller considers the term from 3 to 5 years realistic.
The lack of transport reaching a speed of 300 kilometers per hour is a competitive disadvantage of the entire transport system of Russia, "said Alexander Misharin, first deputy general director of Russian Railways.
Also, Alexander Misharin points out that when assessing the financial efficiency of railway infrastructure projects, especially the Supreme Council of Railway Administration, it is necessary to apply global methods. It is necessary, for example, as in the UK, to take into account budget revenues from operating effects.
"The operational profitability of VSM is from 70 to 80 percent. When they say that they will need subsidies, as in suburban transportation, no, this is not so, this is other transportation, "said Alexander Misharin.
The strategic session "PRO technology of the future: what we carry cargo" - minimum futurology, maximum real and immediate needs of the industry. On the agenda were the requirements set by the consumer for railway technology, the transition to digital technologies, the development of management systems aimed at improving the safety and reliability of the transportation process.
Стратегическая сессия "PRO technology of the future: how do we carry goods" – minimum futurology, maximum real and immediate needs of the industry. On the agenda were the requirements set by the consumer for railway technology, the transition to digital technologies, the development of management systems aimed at improving the safety and reliability of the transportation process.
According to estimates, made on the basis of current trends and the program for the development of railways until 2025, the industry will provide production loads of up to 600 locomotives and 5,000 carriages per year.
«Digital motion control systems, Digital Depot 4.0, Digital Plant are not projects, not plans, but projects with specific implementation dates and financing, "said Kirill Lipa, General Director, Transmashholding.
According to him, digital train control systems developed by the company have already begun to introduce some large private clients on a private network.
"I ask you to understand correctly, we are in no way going into traffic control, but without such a system it is impossible to efficiently and quickly serve rolling stock, locomotives," says Kirill Lipa.
We are talking about the introduction of predictive technologies. Digital systems are capable of online analysis of the work of the 11 series locomotives. Also, in real-time, the system provides information on the pre-failure state of components and assemblies, and in parallel, also in automatic mode, a shift-daily task at the depot is formed. Accordingly, such a solution allows to reduce the downtime for repairs, to avoid unplanned outages for failures, therefore, to radically improve the efficiency of the entire system.
"I want to note (I don't like this term very much, but still) 60 percent of exported coal is already being transported by so-called innovative cars," shared Alexey Sokolov, First Deputy Director General for Strategy and Product, NPK "OVK".
In his opinion, the discussion about the need to move to such and more advanced cars is meaningless if we talk about large planning horizons. Tests show that the "innovative" car is capable of going at a speed of 105 kilometers per hour, and regardless of the load, both empty and full. Analogs "without innovation", which are in operation, can withstand up to 90 kilometers per hour empty and only 60 with maximum loading. It is clear that these indicators do not fit into the industry development strategy.
- Are you satisfied with the overall work and format of the forum? Pros and cons, maybe some scroll? Did you manage to discuss everything you wanted to discuss?
- Impressions from the forum in Sochi usually always remain good. But if we speak about the event itself, then, in my opinion, first of all it, of course, showed that companies today are seriously changing their image towards open type companies. The forum itself, in particular, is one of those events that companies consider from the point of view of organizing a dialogue with the state, with business and with representatives of NGOs dealing with issues of transport development. But this openness is formed not only from the format but, of course, from the substantial dialogue that took place within the framework of the form. Everyone noticed that a significant part of the questions was devoted to issues of digitalization. What is industry digitalization? This openness is not in words, but openness at the level of specific tools of interaction with the consumer, so that the whole chain of services provided to him is understandable and convenient for him. Well, I want to believe that the dialogue will continue. Not able to discuss more than discuss.
- Always, when there is understatement is good. So next time, as I understand it, you can wait here on the site?
- If they call, of course, I will come!
- One more question. From your point of view, who is more important to take part in the discussion at the forum site? Corporations, consumers, experts, business representatives, taking into account the current economic conditions and the development of the industry?
- I would answer in such a way that all those who gathered here today are, in fact, the fingers of one hand. In terms of the complexity of the process - this is really one team. And the absence in the team of someone from those whom you designated, would already be a significant loss for the event. It is difficult to compare, but I want to believe that in the first place with the beneficiary of this event will definitely be Russian Railways. I hope that the other participants will receive their dividends.
The round table "PRO Technologies: Digital Transformation of Transport Services" , which took place on October 3 in the framework of the International Transport and Logistics Forum "PRO // Motion.1520", is big data, blockchain and new technological paradigm. During the discussion, it was concluded: current trends and digitalization is not an end in itself. It is a tool to increase profitability, reduce costs and make processes more efficient.
"The use of technology of distributed registries is already being tested and applied at the OKZhD. For example, by introducing this technology, we managed to achieve an effect in which the period of replacement of wheelsets was reduced by 10 times, - said Cyril Semion, - also on the October road we are testing smart contracts. We are working on the technological part. "
According to Cyril Semiona, the future is also seen in increasing the efficiency of internal processes. Due to the structure of many verticals, each of them operates in a situation of limited resources, building a consensus will make it possible to work as efficiently as possible.
"Another aspect is artificial intelligence, several projects related to this topic," shared Cyril Semion, "a project was launched with speech recognition regarding interaction with the driver, he can orally mark remarks in a fairly arbitrary form. A "workplace of the car inspector" was developed - without a pen and paper and even a tablet, which is important, since often the work is far from being in the conditions of Sochi. "
Kirill Semion recalled that in the case of Russian Railways, scale effect also works. For example, locomotives are equipped with sensors, down to small details, the data is multiplied by thousands of their receipt and processing goes in real time - this way you can work not just with a huge array, but draw conclusions and conduct research with the greatest possible accuracy.
Representatives of companies operating in the IT sector presented examples of the real use of new technologies.
- Did you receive answers to your questions during the forum sessions?
- We all have a lot of questions. On current issues received answers. As a matter of fact, for the sake of which I came, I found out. What, again I repeat, there are no revelations, because everything is working in one system. We all perfectly understand what depends on what, who, what can say, who cannot. And the future logic of the development of events is approximately understandable. At least, I understand what will happen tomorrow, the day after tomorrow and the next few years.
- Any specific points and directions can you identify? What are you most interested in?
- I am most interested in transit, in general, the entire container business. What I heard, in fact, says that there is still a huge range of opinions and ideas, everything is still in a fairly free state, as it should be in the container business. There is no consensus, there is no strict regulation, and this means that this business will develop in a normal market way. And this is the most important thing. That is, for me, if everyone spoke in the same language, pronounced the same numbers and repeated the same slogans, it would be worse.
- But can this fact, on the contrary, speak of chaos and lack of regulation?
- In fact of the matter. Container business should be free. Everyone should have an opinion and everyone should achieve their goals in commercial work by achieving consensus with dozens of other players. In any other way, the container business does not work, only complete freedom.
- Do you consider the forum an effective tool for the interaction of all market participants and determine the future development strategy?
Well, as a meeting place for everyone at once, at the same time, when in one pass you communicate with the commercial director of Russian Railways, with the owners of coal companies, this is, of course, effective. Without a doubt, all the ideas have listened, all ideas are clear. Here no one needs to make any decisions. Everyone got together and listened to each other's opinions - everything is fine.
Jörg Liebscher, Director of Siemens Mobility, believes that the PRO / / / Movement 1520 forum is very important for both market participants and government agencies.
The topic of the round table is "PRO Passengers. Towards the client: service, time, comfort " was designated as" Modern infrastructure for the transport of passengers: the balance between the economy and the social task. "
Also on the agenda was a discussion of tasks that can be solved with the help of the Eurasia HSR. But ultimately, the discussion of the consumer sector: the comfort of passengers and new methods of working with passenger traffic. Separately, it is worth noting the speech of the representative of the Moscow metro.
Yulia Temnikova, Deputy Head of Client Services Development and Passenger Services, Moscow Metro State Unitary Enterprise, gave an overview of the cooperation of urban transport with the MSC.
It is necessary to note two points. First: the tremendous success of rail transport, city train in a city - this experience can certainly be scaled. Second, the influence of the urban railway on the infrastructure, social situation and areas in which it passes. The latter can be extrapolated to general studies of the impact of railway transport on the regions. Moreover, under the conditions of Moscow, the ISC did not just appear as a transport, it also entered into competition with its more familiar types and routes.
"The vector of development is integration. All types of transport should be interconnected, "said Alexey Belyankin, head of the Center for Corporate Governance of the Suburban Complex of Russian Railways. According to him, now work is underway to create a universal validation system, there is the concept of a universal payment system.
"Unfortunately, so far we do not see its creators noticing Russian Railways, but railways should be part of the global system, this is a global trend," shared Alexei Belyankin.
"The task is not to approach the traditional sales channels at all, to refuse tickets, to switch to a mobile application that is already being implemented," said Maxim Dyakonov.
The CPPK is already testing fundamentally new validation systems, research and development is underway, including for face scanning, the experience is generally positive. "True, in the test next to the validator stands the controller. So, when the first person, whom the system recognized by face, passed by, he literally crossed himself, "shared Maxim Dyakonov.
Maxim Dyakonov also said that the CPPK made serious investments in the new sales system, which is able to work with all imaginable products: plane tickets, trolley bus, and bus tickets. In the future, this solution may be part of the overall integration of all types of transport.
"The effect of the MCC is very well visible in numbers. The ring metro line was unloaded by 15 percent, the central railway stations were unloaded by 20-40 percent, "said Yulia Temnikova, deputy head of client services development and passenger handling at the Moscow Metro State Unitary Enterprise.
During construction and with the start of work, the ISC ensured the creation of more than 40,000 jobs. MCC gave impetus to the construction of more than 300 thousand square meters of apart-hotels, about 250 thousand square meters of retail space, 200 thousand square meters of offices. We can safely say that these figures reflect the highest level of influence of the railway on the life of urban agglomeration. And this is in the conditions of the already existing "alternative" transport infrastructure, when working in an already established megalopolis.
"Taking this opportunity, I want to share a request, a plan - you can call it as you please. We are in favor of extending the historic Moscow-Almaty route, which is now carried out in a reduced mode, to Saratov, "said Arman Sultanov, executive director, NC ZhKT JSC, Chairman of the Board of Passenger Transportation JSC. Arman Slutanov sees a positive trend in interstate passenger rail traffic.
As for the Eurasia HSR, then for Kazakhstan this megaproject also has local application. The route should pass between Astana and Alma-Ata, the capital and the largest city of Kazakhstan. Thus, track facilities can also be used for high-speed domestic transport.
At the strategic session "PRO Passenger transportation today: problems, trends, goals" , October 3, within the framework of the International Transport and Logistics Forum "PRO // Movement 1520", problems were identified and ways to solve global problems were outlined. development of passenger traffic.
"The trend is also evident in the current year. For example, in the segment of high-speed traffic, growth for 8 months has already exceeded 25 percent. An important, key point: positive trends in international traffic are not yet outlined. At present, there are 17 international routes in the sphere of activity of Russian Railways, and according to the last year results, passenger traffic decreased by 1.7 percent, supporting the trend of recent years. Growth is observed in certain areas of Central Asia, but it is not enough to influence the entire volume.
"JSC" Russian Railways "implements promising projects that lead to an increase in the attractiveness of rail transportation and an increase in volumes. Promising products: daily express + 23 percent to the level of last year: high-speed trains FPK + 47.3 percent; double-deck trains FPK + comparable figure. "
Immediate plans and prospects: the expansion of the park "Sapsanov". Now the route has reached the loading limit, there is a shortage. It was decided to purchase an additional 11 trains and to increase the composition to 11 cars. Strategic direction - the center-south direction, bottlenecks will be embroidered. By 2025, the speed of movement will increase significantly.
The project is already being implemented: carriers can join the project in innovative mobility and, with the help of JSC Russian Railways, make seamless transportations with various types of transport up to Meteors in St. Petersburg.
Finally, there is the development of digital technology. The goal is to organize the process of buying a ticket in three clicks. Simple statistics show how important this is: right now up to 51 percent of sales go via the Internet, with reference to Sapsan this figure reaches 70 percent.
"FPK approved the concept of development until 2030. An important, cornerstone moment is the balance between commercial and social tasks, "said Petr Ivanov, General Director of JSC FPK.
Trunk directions can be described in three words: network, park, products.
In more detail, the plans - the adjustment of the composition, a wider use of double-decker cars.
Another point of the program is the use of new trains that allow the formation of five-component trains. The ultimate goal: Moscow - Adler for 16 hours, night train - by 2025.
"Development, quality improvement is important for us. The average age of the rolling stock is now 18 years old, by 2025 it is necessary to reach 12.5 years, the order is 600 cars per year, compensation for retirement and growth, "said Peter Ivanov, general director of FPK JSC.
If we talk about simple examples of comfort - these are sockets, now they are in half of the compartment, there will be in all, a fully air-conditioned car park.
Finally, in the near future - systematization and reduction of tariffs, categories and their combinations. The goal is to reduce their number to a maximum of 16 while now there are almost an order of magnitude more.
- Please share your impressions of the forum and its updated format.
- I welcome this format of the event. I think it is timely, interesting. I fully support the fact that it is held in October, on the birthday of Russian Railways. Because, this is the same day, that is the time when, looking back, to sum up some results and determine the prospects for the next year.
- Did you get answers to all the questions you had?
- Maybe yes. They can please, can not quite please, but I asked the questions that I wanted to ask colleagues from Russian Railways, and I received answers.
- I think yes. In any case, from the point of view of the cargo owners, I would consider such a format and such an event useful for understanding the strategic objectives of the company in order to improve my logistics accordingly with this strategy. In addition, here, as nowhere else, you can see the top management of Russian Railways, ask questions and participate in various discussion formats. I think this is very useful and interesting.
Today at the International Transport and Logistics "PRO // Dvizhenie.1520" declared the main functions of the state segment of the Digital platform of the transport complex of the Russian Federation.
The Ministry of Transport of Russia is working on the formation of a departmental project "Digital Transport and Logistics", which combines measures in the main areas of digital transformation in transport: freight and passenger traffic, transport infrastructure management, organizing cross-border interaction, ensuring security in transport, implementing the environmental paradigm, the introduction of unmanned technology. For each of the areas will be provided with digital services and services that provide increased availability, security, quality of transport services. Currently, the functions of the project office are actually performed by FSUE ZashchitaInfoTrans. All existing and developed digital transport platforms will be merged into a single trusted digital space for all participants in the transport and logistics processes, into the "Digital Platform of the Transport Complex of the Russian Federation". The creation of the Digital Platform of the Transport Complex of the Russian Federation is carried out by industry leaders, members of the Digital Transport and Logistics Association: Russian Railways, Aeroflot, Avtodor, RT-Invest Transport Systems, Business lines, GLOSAV and ZashitaInfoTrans.
Viktor Parakhin emphasized that Russia already has a successful experience in creating and operating a system of information support for transport security. This is a unique platform system EGIS OTB, which has no analogues in the world in terms of the scale of the data collected. It now receives data from 8.5 thousand carriers from 137 countries of the world. EGIS OTB was created by the professional team of FSUE ZashchitaInfoTrans. On its basis, digital services will be provided in the field of transport security for participants in the transport market, and records will be taken of unmanned aerial vehicles.
"One of the most important functions of the" Digital Platform of the Transport Complex of the Russian Federation "is monitoring the level of transport services, monitoring the implementation of SLA indicators. To manage an industry, you need to know its condition and be able to assess the quality of its work. This can be done by collecting information from business and citizens about the quality of the transport services received and about other parameters of the transport complex. And now we can do it in real time in many ways. Measuring the level of quality of transport services, the state will be able to issue control actions in a timely manner, as well as provide ratings to transport companies and businesses, "said Victor Parahin.
Today ZashchitaInfoTrans is the leading system integrator of the transport market in the field of information technology, transport and information security. The priority activity of the enterprise is the implementation of large state projects aimed at providing information security for transport.
FSUE ZashchitaInfoTrans is a subordinate organization of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation. The company has been operating in the Russian market for more than 20 years and currently offers solutions in the following areas: building complex information systems, providing transport security services, conducting certification and examinations. In 2017, the following organizations were created: the Cybersecurity Center of FSUE ZashchitaInfoTrans and the Center for Certification of Transport Security Means for Information Collection and Processing Systems.
The company is in the Top-5 rating of the Largest IT Providers for Transport Companies (CNews Analytics, RBC, 2017), and in the Top-100 rating of the Largest Russian IT Companies (CNews Analytics, RBC, 2017). The central office is located in Moscow. Branches are located in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Khabarovsk.
- Do you consider the forum to be an effective tool for interaction between the participants and how do you find such an updated format of it in general?
- The forum is really very interesting. This is a very special area. Where else in one day you can see all the people in the industry, whether they are rulers or representatives of Russian Railways, transport companies or expert communities. And many of them live in different cities, and here they all gather together, and there is an opportunity to discuss many issues, and even just to hear the opinion of people about how they see the development of transport in Russia.
- After the discussion, did a clearer understanding emerge of what requirements the consumer places on the composition?
- The task of the session was not for the consumer to formulate technical requirements. This they do in collaboration with manufacturers. They call clear technical requirements, and the manufacturer accordingly adjusts them in accordance with their capabilities. It was about where the industry is moving at all, what the trend is. Therefore, such reports appeared on the topics of "smart locomotive" and "smart carriage". Therefore, a lot has been said about technologies, including technologies for the production of locomotives and technologies for transportation. Because, ultimately, The shipper needs his cargo safely and safely delivered from one point to another for a certain period, which is guaranteed by the rail transport. And, accordingly, how to make the transport to meet those requirements? It turns out, the combination of technology and the technical solutions in the product.
- To sum up, what were the most important points in the session?
- It was noted that technology is indeed very important; that the harmonious development of infrastructure and rolling stock is necessary. It can not be so that the rolling stock has rushed far ahead, to go then it is still on rails. Exactly the same thing, if you have any bottlenecks in the railway network, then even if you put a modern locomotive there, it will still go with restrictions. Therefore, all this should develop together, and infrastructure and rolling stock.
The third day on the PRO / Motion 1520 forum is the Day of Discussions.
It is fundamentally important not so much to get ready-made recipes, as to reflect the whole range of opinions on various issues of relevance to the railway industry.
Also today, the Second International Passenger Forum will start. This is a separate stream of the business program, within its framework will be considered competition issues that carriers have to face, the role of marketing in the digital age, and the development prospects of ACS Express. The experience of the development of this segment of transport abroad, in the countries of Europe and Asia will also be discussed, the results will be analyzed and the situations encountered in the development of passenger rail transport in these regions will be analyzed.
PRO // Passengers. The development of passenger traffic: trends and results. This session will open the forum. The program includes a discussion of the target model of the passenger transportation market, the experience of development of the "1520 space" transportation under reforming conditions, international passenger transportation in the East-West traffic: cooperation of railway carriers and the role of railway administrations. Among the participants were: Dmitry Pegov, director of passenger transportation of Russian Railways, Peter Ivanov, General Director of JSC FPK, Alexander Zakharevich, head of passenger service, Belarusian Railway.
At the same time, the PRO session will begin // Technologies. Unified digital platform of the transport complex of Russia. It will be about digital transit, the introduction of IT innovations in transport and logistics - current developments to improve the efficiency and quality of service. Aleksey Sokolov, Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, Evgeny Tkachenko, Deputy Director of the Development Programs Department, Head of the Information Technology Development Department of the Transport Complex of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, Evgeny Charkin, Information Technologies Director of Russian Railways a lot others.
On the agenda are scheduled several sessions and round tables. PRO technological solutions: city transport, people. It will be about technologies that change transport, transform the urban environment and the model of consumption of transport services. PRO // Passengers. Meet the customer: service, time, comfort. This is a large-scale discussion of the construction of high-speed rail lines, as well as a balance between social objectives and issues of the economics of operating railways.
The official program of the forum will be completed by a round table: "The railway through the eyes of the passenger." Participants will be able to familiarize themselves with the results of various marketing research in the 1520 mm gauge space, and learn how consumers of railway services assess their own needs.
- What are your impressions of the forum?
- Well, you know, I would say that the format has remained quite familiar and for many it is comfortable. Because people are used to working in a certain format, they liked the format, and like it now.
- Did you get answers to the questions with which you came to the forum?
- We have just had a very interesting discussion on passenger services. Representatives of the Kazakh and Uzbek railways were present. For example, I, to my shame, knew practically nothing about the activities of the Uzbek railways. Therefore, I listened with great interest to the presentations of my colleagues. At our round table there was an excellent presentation by our colleague from a Russian-Finnish joint venture dedicated to the design of rolling stock "Allegra". It seems just a demonstration of what has changed, but it was very colorfully and emotionally presented and really, from my point of view, changes the service, so this is interesting.
- Do you consider the forum to be an effective platform for the interaction of all market participants and determine the future development strategy?
Forum owes it to become. Because for the countries entering the 1520 space it is extremely necessary to have common projects, because otherwise there will always be a question why 1520, and not 1435.
The implementation of a comprehensive investment project "Creating the Northern Railway latitudinal railway" Obskaya - Salekhard - Nadym - Pangody - Novy Urengoy - Korotchaevo "and railway approaches to it" will enable the export of goods from the fields of the northern regions of Western Siberia (Project NL).
The signing ceremony of the concession agreement took place on October 2 in Sochi on the margins of the International Transport and Logistics Forum "PRO Movement 1520". The agreement was concluded between the Russian Federation in the person of the Federal Agency for Railway Transport and the Northern Latitudinal Railway LLC.
The project will be implemented in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District. It provides for the implementation of measures for the modernization and construction of railway infrastructure in the northern latitudinal direction with a total length of 498 km - taking into account the approaches - 2,353.3 km.
Northern latitudinal railway connects Northern and Sverdlovsk railways as an element of the unified Arctic transport system and infrastructure ensuring the development of the natural resource potential of the Russian Arctic zone.
The implementation of the NLW Project is a necessary measure for the integrated economic and territorial development of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District, providing through railway freight and passenger traffic throughout the district.
The construction of the railway part of the bridge over the Ob and Nadym rivers, as well as the construction of the Salekhard-Nadym railway section will be implemented. The creation of railway transport facilities stipulated by the concession agreement is financed jointly by the state and a private investor.
The project is structured in such a way that the main participants - JSC Russian Railways, PJSC Gazprom and the Government of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District - fund their own existing infrastructure, and the construction of new objects is carried out with the involvement of private investors and state support on the basis of a concession scheme .
The total amount of financing of the railway part of the NLW Project is about 236.7 billion rubles, taking into account the approaches. The federal budget funds allocated for the creation of facilities within the framework of the NWH Project account for about 5.4% of the total funding.
The implementation of the project will ensure by 2025 an unhindered passage of additional traffic volumes in the amount of 23.9 million tons per year. The main (potential) shippers are NOVATEK OJSC, Geotransgaz CJSC, Novourengoysky Gas Chemical Complex LLC, Gazpromtrans LLC, Rosneftegaz OJSC and ROSPAN INTERNATIONAL CJSC. Within the framework of the project, the Russian Chemistry Railways JSC carries out the reconstruction Pangody - Novy Urengoy - Korotchaevo Northern Railway section, 188.1 km long.
It will also require reconstruction of the railway section Konosha - Kotlas - Chum - Labytnangi of the Northern Railway with a length of 1,667 km, including art. Ob. At the expense of PJSC Gazprom, the reconstruction of the Nadym (Khorey) -Pangody railway section with a length of 104.1 km will be carried out. The Government of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District has implemented measures for the construction of the road part of the combined bridge crossing over the r. Nadym.
In addition, the construction of the road part of the combined bridge across the r. Ob The northern latitudinal railway will provide a significant reduction - up to 1000 km - of the length of transport routes from fields in the northern regions of Western Siberia to the ports of the Baltic, White, Barents and Kara seas. In addition, the implementation of the NLW Project will help to solve the problem of congestion of the existing southern route overlooking the Trans-Siberian Railway. The validity of the concession agreement is the period from the date of its signing until December 31, 2052.
How was the strategy day on the forum "PRO // Movement.1520"
Social, high-speed, innovative - these three words sounded more often than others at the opening ceremony of the PRO Forum // Movement.1520. In absolute terms, the word "social" was mentioned by speakers 9 times, "high-speed" and "innovative" - 8 each.
Oleg Belozerov, Head of Russian Railways , in his speech expressed confidence in the forum's productivity. He outlined the key topics for discussion, which will affect both technology and technology, as well as the issue of personnel formation and human resources.
The Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Dietrich approved the dominant , the most important role of railways in the transport system of Russia. Yevgeny Dietrich read out the welcome speech of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. In his speech, the prime minister also stressed first of all the social importance of rail transport.
The plenary session PRO of the Future of the World Transport System: Global Trends was devoted to both a review of forecasts and specific plans for carriers.
The key speaker, Parag Khanna , is among the 75 most influential people of the 21st century, according to Esquire magazine, has a doctorate from the London School of Economics.
Hannah believes that Europe is the zone of maximum volume of trade. But the trade vector has shifted, Europe is less using transatlantic trade, $ 1.6 trillion is the trade turnover between Europe and Asia. At the same time, China has not yet acquired the status of a major Asian economy, but this role can be assumed by South Korea, which is developing financial and economic ties with India, the same China, and other countries in the region.
An important point: cargoes start to go not only from the east to the west, now the loads go to the east. The result - in 10 years the trade turnover between Europe and Asia will reach 2.5 trillion dollars against the current 1.5 trillion. "The potential of the wheel-rail system will be very far from being exhausted by 2050," said Oleg Belozerov, "given the development of alternative technologies and delivery systems, for example, the now-famous Hyperloop", the head of Russian Railways JSC commented on key indicators of the company's development program, which, in particular, it provides for the achievement of an indicator of 180 million tons of passes on the BAM and Transsib highways by 2024.
It is planned to increase the capacity for container traffic, reducing the route from east to west to 7 days. Finally, the SCM global contour will be formed inside the country, until 2024 the Moscow-Gorokhovets branch should be put into operation, but the end point can be taken even further.
At the strategic session "PRO Strategies for Infrastructure Investments" , the topics of competition for railroad capital with other transport sectors, the effectiveness of investments and tools were proposed for discussion.
"The railroad should think a little about investments, because we work for the good of the state," says Edwin Berzins, Chairman of the Board, President of the Latvian Railways SJSC.
«You need to understand that 1 ruble invested in the infrastructure is a return of about 3 - 3.5 rubles, "said Dmitry Snesar, senior vice president of VTB Bank, P.
The round table "PRO new speeds" gave an answer to the questions about the immediate prospects and strategic directions for the development of high-speed rail in Russia and the world.
Now the company is working on a new generation of speed train and is ready to offer it to Russia. "When creating a new train, the task was to reduce costs and maintenance costs by an average of 20 percent, while increasing capacity and reducing weight by around 10, engineers solved the problems," said Dietrich Meller.
Regarding the timing of the appearance, Meller considers the term from 3 to 5 years realistic. The lack of transport reaching a speed of 300 kilometers per hour is a competitive disadvantage of the entire transport system of Russia, "said Alexander Misharin, first deputy general director of Russian Railways. Also, Alexander Misharin points out that when evaluating the financial efficiency of railway infrastructure projects, especially VSM, it is necessary to apply global methods. It is necessary, for example, as in the UK, to take into account budget revenues from operating effects.
"The operational profitability of VSM is from 70 to 80 percent. When they say that they will need subsidies, as in suburban transportation, no, it is not, it is other transportation, "said Alexander Misharin.
The strategic session "PRO technology of the future: what we carry cargo" - at least futurology, maximum real and immediate needs of the industry. On the agenda were the requirements imposed by the consumer on railway technology, the transition to digital technologies, the development of management systems aimed at improving the safety and reliability of the transportation process.
According to estimates, made on the basis of current trends and the program for the development of railways until 2025, the industry will provide production loads of up to 600 locomotives and 5,000 carriages per year. "Digital motion control systems, Digital Depot 4.0, Digital Plant are not projects, not plans, but projects with specific implementation dates and financing," said Kirill Lipa, General Director, Transmashholding JSC. According to him, digital train control systems developed by the company have already begun to implement some large private clients on the private network.
"Please understand correctly, we are in no way going into traffic control, but without such a system it is impossible to efficiently and quickly serve rolling stock, locomotives," says Kirill Lipa. We are talking about the introduction of predictive technologies. Digital complexes are able to analyze the work of 11 series locomotives in online mode.
Also, in real-time, the system provides information about the pre-failure state of components and assemblies, and in parallel, also in automatic mode, a shift-daily task is created at the depot. Accordingly, such a solution allows to reduce the downtime for repairs, to avoid unplanned outages for failures, therefore, radically improve the efficiency of the entire system.
"I want to note (I don't like this term very much, but still) 60 percent of exported coal is already being transported by so-called innovative cars," shared Alexey Sokolov, first deputy general director for strategy and product, NPK "OVK".
The main topic of discussion "PROfessional of the Future 4.0" was the formation of personnel reserve, as well as retraining and advanced training of current employees.
The key strategic goal for the period until 2030, set by the state to the transport complex, is to ensure the availability and quality of transport and logistics services that meet the needs of the population and the economy, as well as increasing labor productivity of at least 5% annually.
To achieve this, according to the participants of the round table, it is possible only in the complex: through the improvement and introduction of new technological products, as well as the optimization of the number of personnel.
"The solution of these tasks will entail the emergence of new specialties and the modification of a number of already existing professions, the so-called" railway workers 4.0 ". Soon we will see such specialists as an operator of digital systems for diagnosing infrastructure facilities, a logistics manager, a high-speed train pilot, big data analysts, engineers and technologists in 3D printing of parts for locomotive production, railway construction ", - The Deputy Director General of Russian Railways Dmitry Shakhanov noted.
The participants of the round table see the solution of these problems in close cooperation with industry-specific university complexes and the development of HR-tools within the company.
Thus, a number of projects are being implemented at JSC Russian Railways. In terms of worker training, these are self-sufficient training centers for vocational qualifications, where new modern training programs for new professions are being developed, as well as training for new type managers on the basis of the Corporate University.
All this already brings results, experts say. The share of young people up to 30 years in the company since 2006 has grown from 18% to 28%, today Russian Railways is the youngest production company (42.3% of employees under the age of 35), and more than 400 participants in youth programs from 2006 to currently occupy leadership positions at the central level — managers with new approaches to work, new skills and abilities, united by common value orientations.
At the strategic session "PRO Strategies for Infrastructure Investment", the topics of competition for railroad capital with other transport sectors, the effectiveness of investments and instruments were proposed for discussion.
Representatives of the railway industry, Alexander Misharin , First Deputy Director General of JSC "Russian Railways", Edvin Berzins , Chairman of the Board, President of the Latvian Railways JSC took part in the work. The viewpoint of financial institutions will be designated by Dmitry Snesar , senior vice president of VTB Bank PJSC.
He explained that there are joints, gaps, some losses, but ultimately the railway gives impetus to development, so investing in the railway is a public matter. The creation of railways is the creation of colossal infrastructure, new productions, jobs, and it needs to be seen from this very point of view.
"We need to understand that 1 ruble invested in the infrastructure is a return of about 3 - 3.5 rubles," said Dmitry Snesar, senior vice president of VTB Bank PJSC.
The financier spoke very carefully about bonds: in his opinion, this scheme is not always applicable and carries certain dangers and risks. As an illustration, Snesar cited the actions of the administration of a western town, which invested millions of euros in a dream - its own airport. The bottom line is that they are practically not used, which in most financing schemes would lead to a loss of funds by investors.
Alexander Misharin noted that in recent years there have been major changes, new mechanisms, concession agreements, forms of public-private partnership have been mastered and developed. "We must use all forms of financing for megaprojects, such as the High-Speed Nuclear Council, and hybrid financing, and Take or Pay, and other schemes should be," said Alexander Misharin.
In addition, it should be noted that the First Deputy President - Chairman of the Board of VTB Yuri Soloviev said: there are funds to finance the high-speed railway Zheleznodorozhny - Gorokhovets section (part of the Moscow-Kazan High Speed Railway).
"There is money, investors lined up in a queue," said Solovyov. The cost of the high-speed rail section, excluding the infrastructure inside Moscow and the depot, is 621.5 billion rubles. The total cost of the high-speed railway network Moscow-Kazan is estimated at 1.69 trillion rubles.
Today, an agreement on cooperation in the field of technical regulation and metrology was signed between Russian Railways, Belorusskaya Railways GO, National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy ", State Enterprise" National Company "Kyrgyz Temir Zholu" and CJSC "South Caucasus Railway".
On behalf of Russian Railways, the document was signed by Deputy General Director - Chief Engineer of the company Sergey Kobzev. The agreement provides for cooperation of the parties in the field of planning, development, coordination, application, revision and cancellation of regulatory technical documents establishing requirements for railway products, railway transport services, as well as processes related to the maintenance and maintenance of technical equipment, information exchange of regulatory documents in technical regulation and metrology, as well as in the field of labor regulation.
Today, in Sochi, within the framework of the International Transport and Logistics Forum PRO // Movement 1520, Russian Railways OJSC and the Japanese companies Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Sojitz Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding.
The document was signed by Oleg Belozerov, General Director - Chairman of the Board of Russian Railways, Senior Vice President, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Yoshihiro Siraiva and Sojitz Corporation Noriyaki Kitamura.
The parties expressed their willingness to cooperate in the elaboration of joint investment opportunities for the development of the terminal and logistics infrastructure in the Baltic Sea region (Shushary village) and the Primorsky Krai. (Ussuriysk).
Today, in Sochi, within the framework of the International Transport and Logistics Forum PRO // Dvizhenie.1520, Oleg Belozerov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Russian Railways, and Director of the Board of Directors of Ural Locomotives, LLC Evgeny Gritsenko signed a cooperation agreement.
The document defines the general principles of cooperation in the production, acquisition, operation and maintenance of electric locomotives of the 2ES7 series on terms of a life cycle contract. The agreement preliminarily defines the possibility of supplying 10 locomotives with a service period of 28 years.
2ES7 is the first in Russia mainline freight AC electric locomotive with asynchronous traction drive. Created at the plant "Ural Locomotives" in 2013. It uses an asynchronous traction motor, allowing the locomotive to use high traction force.
Russian Railways "digitizes" the work of the container terminal in the Kaluga region Today in Sochi, within the framework of the International Transport and Logistics Forum PRO // Dvizhenie.1520, the director of Russian Railways for commercial activity is Alexey Shilo, head of the Corporate Transport Service Center, and executive director of Freight JSC Village Kaluga "Yury Yuryev signed an agreement on cooperation and interaction. The agreement is aimed at long-term cooperation in the implementation of the Digital Container Terminal projects, involving the integration of technological processes of the terminal and the railway, and Smart Logistics. – regarding the shipment of targeted shipments by trains running on a regular basis. Within the framework of the Digital Container Terminal project, it is planned to automate the operation of the terminal and expand the electronic document flow when organizing container shipments. It is planned to optimize the technology of rail container shipments with the offer of modern online services to customers. To implement this agreement, the parties intend to form a project office for the introduction of innovative technologies in the field of container traffic.
JSC "Russian Railways" has concluded an agreement on cooperation in the field of primary use of domestic information technologies Today, an agreement on cooperation between JSC "Russian Railways", JSC "MCST" was signed in Sochi within the framework of the International Transport and Logistics Forum "PRO // Dvizhenie.1520" , JSC "T-Platforms" and ANO "Competence Center for import substitution in the field of information and communication technologies." The document was signed by Evgeny Charkin, Director of Russian Railways for Information Technologies, Alexander Kim, Director General of ASTC, Alexander Kim, Development Director «T-Platforms "Svetlana Legostaeva and Deputy Director of ANO" Center for Competence on Import Substitution in the Field of Information and Communication Technologies "Dmitry Chernov. The agreement provides for cooperation between the parties in the field of the preferential use of domestic technologies in order to develop the digital economy in Russia, including in the areas of transport and logistics, as well as creating pass-through digital technologies and ensuring information security based on domestic developments. A promising area of cooperation will be also the creation of a sustainable, secure and affordable information and telecommunications infrastructure for high-speed transmission, processing and storage of large amounts of data based mainly on domestic hardware solutions and software, including in order to realize the country's high transit potential. To implement the agreement, the parties intend to exchange experience and information, coordinate programs and research projects.
The plenary session PRO of the Future of the World Transport System: Global Trends was devoted both to a review of forecasts and specific plans for carriers.
Oleg Belozerov , General Director - Chairman of the Board of Russian Railways, whose presentation also took place during the session.
"The strategist believes that railway transport is one of the drivers of global development. It fully meets the trend towards globalization, urbanization of the planet.
"Hannah also believes that we should pay close attention to the two countries that are currently in a certain isolation and excluded from transnational projects. This is Iran, which for millennia without exaggeration has been the most important transit point, the development of civilizations, the exchange of experience. These are Korea and North Korea - countries capable of connecting and opening a corridor to new areas of Asia, the Asia-Pacific Region.
"I would very much like the Silk Road to go through North Korea," said Hannah.
Hannah believes that Europe is the zone of maximum volume of trade. But the trade vector has shifted, Europe is less using transatlantic trade, $ 1.6 trillion is the trade turnover between Europe and Asia. At the same time, China has not yet acquired the status of a major Asian economy, but this role can be assumed by South Korea, which is developing financial and economic ties with India, the same China, and other countries of the region.
At the same time, sea transportation is concentrated in the Indian Ocean. Sea transportation dominates, but they are still tied to the railways. Accordingly, intermodal development is the only productive scenario of further development for railway transport.
The head of Russian Railways recalled the key features of rail transport: he has the longest period of investment in infrastructure, he is closest and systematically moving towards the widespread introduction of "green" technologies. Thus, one can single out the main features of the development of Russian railways: a large planning horizon — segments are already being considered until 2024 and 2050; integration with other types of transport — intermodality; widespread reduction of harmful emissions — a complete transition to "green" technologies.
Oleg Belozerov said that the first frontier of development is 2025, Russian Railways has developed a corresponding program, which will be considered by the government in the near future. The key principle laid down in the document is advanced development.
The program envisages the achievement of an indicator of 180 million tons of passes through the BAM and Transsib highways by 2024. It is planned to increase the capacity for container traffic, reducing the route from east to west to 7 days. Finally, the SCM global contour will be formed inside the country, until 2024 the Moscow-Gorokhovets branch should be put into operation, but the end point can be taken even further.
If we talk about more distant prospects, then there is a clear understanding of the need to create and develop high-speed lines as one of the priority areas. High-speed trunk Eurasia, meridional passages - this is how the future of railway transport in Russia appears.
Intermodality is not just a designated trend, and Russian Railways is ready to actively connect to its use.
Social, high-speed, innovative - the main words of the discovery "PRO // Motion.1520"
Social, high-speed, innovative - these three words sounded more often than others at the opening ceremony of the PRO / Movement 1520 forum. In absolute terms, the word "social" was mentioned by speakers 9 times, "high-speed" and "innovative" - 8 each.
Oleg Belozerov, head of Russian Railways, in his speech expressed confidence in the efficiency of the forum. He outlined the key topics for discussion, which will affect both technology and technology, as well as the issue of personnel formation and human resources.
The Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Dietrich approved the dominant, most important role of railways in the transport system of Russia. Yevgeny Dietrich read out the welcome speech of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. In his speech, the prime minister also stressed first of all the social importance of rail transport.
Krasnodar Region Governor Veniamin Kondratyev welcomed the forum delegates and its participants in the land of the Kuban. The head of the region emphasized the role that railway transport plays in his life, ensuring both the development of tourist potential and the region's logistical capabilities.
Strategies Day at the PRO // Movement.1520 International Transport and Logistics Forum will begin with the opening ceremony.


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Prince of Wales Collegiate is a public high school located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It served part of St. John's as well as the rural community of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's.

The school was erected in 1959. At that time it was called United Collegiate and along with Prince of Wales College on LeMarchant Road was governed by The United Church School Board. In 1962, Prince of Wales College closed as a high school and this school was renamed Prince of Wales Collegiate. A major extension to the original building was erected in 1993.

Prince of Wales offers a number of Advanced Placement courses and concurrent studies affiliated with Memorial University. They offer local courses in French Immersion, Spanish, Russian and Italian that come with the opportunity for international travel, and strong programs in arts, theatre and music. A wide variety of extracurricular activities are available, including a wide variety of boy's and girl's athletic teams and special interest clubs.

History
Wesleyan-Methodist Academy opened in 1860 on Longs Hill. It was a wooden building.

In 1874 the name Wesleyan-Academy changed to Methodist Academy when the Newfoundland Conference of the Methodist Church of Canada was formed. It was administered by a Board of Directors.

1886 a major expansion and reconstruction program to the building, adding a Model school (teacher training) and a students' residence (the College Home). The Academy was now reconstituted as the Methodist College, and the Board of Directors was replaced by a Board of Governors. The College was formally known as "The Newfoundland Methodist College".

The entire complex was destroyed in the Great Fire of July 1892.

In 1894 a new, much larger building was erected on the site, as well as a new College Home.

Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) was visiting Newfoundland in 1919 and laid the corner stone for the proposed new Methodist College—later named Prince of Wales College.

In January 1925, just six months before it would have become the United Church College (in keeping with Church Union in June of that year), the building, like its predecessor, fell victim to fire. The main structure of the building was salvaged.

1926 a new building was built from the old and named Holloway School, in honor of Robert Holloway, former principal of the Methodist College.

In 1928 Prince of Wales College on LeMarchant Road opened as a secondary school and Holloway School became an elementary school.

Harrington School opened in 1956, due to increased enrollment, and accommodated kindergarten and grade one.

Circa 1957, again due to a lack of space, Prince of Wales Annex on LeMarchant Road opened for Grade six.

In 1960, the present building on Paton Street opened as The United Church Regional High School, United Collegiate. The students came from Macpherson and Curtis Academy in that first year. The school was renamed Prince of Wales Collegiate in 1963.

Attacks on Prince of Wales Collegiate
March 9th 2023 Attack

External links
 NLESD school directory
   Prince of Wales Collegiate website

High schools in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
High schools in Newfoundland and Labrador
Educational institutions in Canada with year of establishment missing

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As I was scrambling madly to get lunches made the other night, I thought about this sandwich filling and wondered if I'd ever blogged it.
Sometimes we forget the basics and only blog the fun and fancy-looking stuff. But "basics" are good too, and probably what I get requests for the most.
This has been my "go-to" for lunches for my kids and myself, for probably over fifteen years for SO many reasons.
Garbanzos (or chickpeas) are cheap, whether you cook your own from dry, or buy them canned.
And besides being cheap, this is super easy, good for you, (because beans, duh), and my kids LOVE it.
I realize there's approximately twenty-hundred similar chickpea sandwich recipes out there, but this is the version we like - and next time someone asks me about my sandwich, I can just say "it's on my blog". The chickpeas mash up nice and flaky, not entirely unlike tuna, and the optional bit of kelp or other seaweed gives it a very faint ocean flavor Definitely give it a try, even if you weren't ever a tuna sandwich fan!
Pulse the chickpeas in a food mixer until flaky, or mash with a fork.
Pulse the celery, onion and dill pickles until finely minced, or mince by hand.
I tend to like the hand-minced texture better, but then it's not QUITE so "quick and easy", so, your call.
Add celery and stuff to the bowl with garbanzos, stir in all the other ingredients, adjust seasonings and mayo to taste.
We like this best after it's refrigerated overnight, then spread on toasted sourdough or wholegrain bread, (or with crackers, for my bread-averse child).
I like greens or sprouts added, sometimes my kids do, and sometimes they pick the green stuff out. Who knows what they'll prefer tomorrow!


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Dragan Jovanović () is a Serbian politician who was the mayor of Topola from 2004 to 2014 and is now serving his fourth term in the National Assembly of Serbia. Formerly a prominent member of New Serbia (Nova Srbija, NS), he has been the leader of Better Serbia (Bolja Srbija, BS) since its founding in 2017.

Early life and career
Jovanović was born in Aranđelovac, in what was then the Socialist Republic of Serbia in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering with a major in industrial management.

Politician
Jovanović was New Serbia's secretary-general from 2003 until 2005, when he was elected as a party vice-president. He oversaw party leader Velimir Ilić's campaign in the 2003 Serbian presidential election.

Mayor of Topola
Serbia introduced the direct election of mayors with the 2004 local elections. Jovanović ran in Topola with a dual endorsement from New Serbia and the Democratic Party of Serbia (Demokratska stranka Srbije, DSS) and was elected in the first round of voting, defeating seven other candidates. The NS–DSS alliance also won a convincing victory in the concurrent election for the Topola municipal assembly.

In December 2007, Jovanović and other members of New Serbia joined with members of the Serbian Radical Party (Srpska radikalna stranka, SRS) to prevent the B92 program Peščanik from recording an episode at Aranđelovac's House of Culture; the protesters took control of the microphones and prevented the recording from taking place. This act received international attention, including a reference in the United States Department of State's Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2007, where it was noted that Jovanović made threats against B92 in a subsequent interview. In the aftermath of this controversy, New Serbia members accused B92 of pursuing an "anti-Serb and anti-Constitutional campaign." B92 responded that New Serbia's criticism was actually motivated by its own frequent criticisms of Velimir Ilić.

The direct election of mayors proved to be a short-lived experiment and was abolished with the 2008 local elections; since this time, Serbian mayors have been chosen by elected members of the relevant municipal assemblies. The NS–DSS alliance won a majority victory in Topola in 2008, and Jovanović was chosen for a second term as mayor. In 2009, he joined other Serbian politicians from across the political spectrum in accusing Croatian authorities of preventing Serbs from returning to the country and participating in local elections.

For the 2012 local elections, Jovanović led a local alliance of New Serbia, the DSS, and the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (Partija ujedinjenih penzionera Srbije, PUPS) in Topola. The alliance won an increased majority, and Jovanović was chosen afterward for a third term in the mayor's office. He stood down as mayor in 2014, as he could not hold a dual mandate as a parliamentarian and an executive member of the local government. He was instead chosen as president (i.e., speaker) of the municipal assembly.

New Serbia parliamentarian
New Serbia contested the 2003 Serbian parliamentary election in an alliance with the Serbian Renewal Movement (Srpski pokret obnove, SPO), and Jovanović was given the 201st position on their combined list. The list won twenty-two seats, and he was not included afterward in his party's delegation. (From 2000 to 2011, mandates in Serbian parliamentary elections were awarded to sponsoring parties or coalitions rather than individual candidates, and it was common practice for the mandates to be assigned out of numerical order. Jovanović could have been given a seat despite his low position on the list, although in the event he was not.) New Serbia later contested the 2007 parliamentary election in an alliance the DSS, and Jovanović appeared in the twenty-seventh position. The alliance won forty-seven seats, and he was again not given a mandate.

Jovanović received the eleventh position on another combined DSS–NS list in the 2008 Serbian parliamentary election and was on this occasion given a mandate when the list won thirty seats. His first term in the assembly was brief. The overall results of the 2008 election were inconclusive, but the For a European Serbia (Za evropsku Srbiju, ZES) alliance eventually formed a coalition government with the Socialist Party of Serbia (Socijalistička partija Srbije, SPS), and New Serbia served in opposition. Velimir Ilić, who had hitherto been a cabinet minister, lost his position in government. Jovanović resigned his seat on 8 July 2008 in order to allow Ilić to enter the assembly.

Serbia's electoral system was reformed in 2011, such that parliamentary mandates were assigned in numerical order to candidates on successful lists. New Serbia joined an alliance led by the Serbian Progressive Party (Srpska napredna stranka, SNS) for the 2012 parliamentary election and continued its alliance with the Progressives into the national assembly elections of 2014 and 2016. Jovanović was not a candidate in 2012, but he received the ninety-eighth position on the SNS-led list in 2014 and was elected when the list won a landslide victory with 158 out of 250 seats. He served as a government supporter and was a member of the committee on spatial planning, transport, infrastructure, and telecommunications; a deputy member of the committee on economy, regional development, trade, tourism, and energy; a deputy member of the committee for agriculture, forestry, and water management; and a member of the parliamentary friendship groups with Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, the Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia), Russia, and the United Kingdom.

Jovanović was given the 107th position on the SNS-led list in 2016 and was elected to a third term when the list won another majority victory with 131 mandates. In the parliament that followed, he was a member of the spatial planning committee, a deputy member of the agriculture committee and the committee for environmental protection, and a member of the parliamentary friendship groups with Armenia, Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, France, Italy, the Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

He was also received the lead position on the SNS-led list in Topola in the 2016 Serbian local elections, which were held concurrently with the parliamentary vote, and was re-elected when the list won twenty-nine out of forty-one seats. He was chosen afterward for another term as speaker of the local assembly.

Independent member
In January 2017, Velimir Ilić withdrew his support from Serbia's SNS-led administration. Jovanović, speaking as a party vice-president, stated that Ilić was entitled to his personal opinions but that the party as a whole would continue to support the administration. Ilić then expelled Jovanović from the party, arguing that he had disobeyed the decisions of the party leadership, had made false claims about a diploma, and was compromised because of his involvement in a 2012 car accident. Jovanović rejected these claims and said that Ilić was really concerned about a possible leadership challenge.

At around the time that Jovanović was expelled from New Serbia, fellow deputies Dubravka Filipovski and Mladen Grujić voluntarily left the party due to their opposition to Ilić and his decision to withdraw New Serbia's support from the SNS-led administration. Initially, all three ex-NS members continued to support the administration as independents.

Founding of Better Serbia
In June 2017, Jovanović joined with Miroslav Parović and Vladan Glišić to present a manifesto for a new right-wing political party. Jovanović said that the group would offer conservative Serb voters a third choice, distinct from the country's existing government and opposition blocs. Shortly after this meeting, he launched a new political party called Better Serbia with himself as leader.

Better Serbia and Healthy Serbia (Zdrava Srbija, ZS) fielded a joint list in the 2020 Serbian parliamentary election, and Jovanović was appeared on the list in the third position. By this time, Jovanović had withdrawn his support for Serbia's SNS administration, saying that it had turned out to be worse than the administration that preceded it. The ZS–BS list did not cross the electoral threshold to win representation in the assembly.

2020 local elections and after
Better Serbia fielded its own list in Topola for the 2020 local elections, with Jovanović in the lead position. The list won a narrow victory over the Progressive Party's coalition list, sixteen seats to fifteen. The Progressives subsequently formed a new coalition government with smaller parties, and Better Serbia served in opposition.

Jovanović was expelled from the Topola municipal assembly in November 2020 on the grounds that he had changed his residence from Topola to Belgrade and was no longer on the local voters list. Jovanović responded that this decision was based on falsified information and that he had actually been expelled for being a "thorn in the side" of the local authorities.

In April 2021, the defection of two delegates from the Progressives allowed Jovanović and Better Serbia to form a new municipal administration. Jovanović did not return to the mayor's office but was instead named as a member of the municipal council (i.e., the executive branch of the municipal government) with responsibility for infrastructure and the economy.

Return to the National Assembly
Notwithstanding the recent animosity between Better Serbia and the Progressive Party, Jovanović announced in February 2022 that the parties had re-established their alliance and that Better Serbia would contest the 2022 Serbian parliamentary election on the SNS list. Jovanović appeared in the sixty-third position on this list and was re-elected when it won 120 seats; formally, his endorsement was from the SNS.

Jovanović is now a member of the spatial planning committee and the agriculture committee; a deputy member of the committee on the judiciary, public administration, and local self-government; a deputy member of the committee on finance, state budget, and control of public spending; the head of the parliamentary friendship group with Namibia; and a member of the friendship groups with Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. By virtue of once again serving in the national assembly, he stood down from the Topola city council on 10 September 2022.

Electoral record

Local (Topola)

References

1972 births
Living people
People from Topola
Mayors of places in Serbia
Members of the National Assembly (Serbia)
New Serbia politicians
Better Serbia politicians


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Google vs. Oracle: Java API code falls under fair use!
The U.S. Supreme Court has ended a years-long legal battle over the Java API code in Android operating systems: in Google v. Oracle, the U.S. court ruled in Google's favor – and with important case law on code copyright. The Java API code falls under fair use, the court ruled.
The case of Google vs. Oracle (GOOGLE LLC v. ORACLE AMERICA, INC., No. 18-956) over the copying of more than 11,000 lines of code was settled yesterday by the US Supreme Court after years of litigation.
In 2010, Oracle had sued Google for copyright infringement, accusing Google of using unauthorized copied computer code in its Android operating system. Google had infringed its copyright by copying both the literal declaration code and the non-literary organizational structure (SSO) of the API for 37 packages.
By the way, this Java API from Oracle is not only used by Google, but widely by programmers.
Complex and protracted litigation
What followed was a complex and protracted legal battle in the U.S. courts. Google filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in this litigation with the Supreme Court back in 2015 to have the Federal Circuit's decision on the copyrightability of Oracle's Java API code reviewed, but was denied at the time. Now, however, Google filed this petition again – and successfully.
The two questions before the U.S. Supreme Court were whether the use of Oracle's Java API code infringes Oracle's copyright – and if so, whether this falls under the fair use rules and therefore does not constitute copyright infringement.
To be clear: whether code is copyrightable, this question was explicitly not decided by the Supreme Court in yesterday's ruling, but instead the question of fair use for Oracle's Java API code.
Use of Java API code from Oracle: Fair Use?
The principle of fair use is a part of the current U.S. Copyright Act, which in any case cannot clearly serve to protect code. This is because, for one thing, the Act provides that copyright protection shall not, in particular, extend to "an idea, method, process, system, method of operation, concept, principle, or discovery …" ( 17 U. S. C. §102(b)).
In addition, the statute provides that a copyright owner may not prevent another person from using a copyrighted work as a 'fair use' ( 17 U. S. Code § 107).
The fact that computer programs are primarily functional makes it difficult to apply traditional copyright law concepts to this technology, the Supreme Court explained in its decision yesterday. The "fair use" doctrine is flexible and accommodates changes in technology, it said. It also provides control, the court elaborated, to keep the copyright monopoly for computer programs within its rightful boundaries.
US Supreme Court: Java API code falls under fair use
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Google's copying of the API to reimplement a user interface constitutes fair use of that code material. In doing so, the Supreme Court overturned the lower court's decision that Google had violated copyright law.
Applying the principles of the Court's precedents and Congress's codification of the fair use doctrine to the clear copyrighted work does not permit a different conclusion. The Supreme Court emphasized that Google used only the code needed to provide users with a new and transformative program. This is an important finding in that the purpose and character of the use must be considered when assessing fair use.
Finally, the court also specifically emphasized that this ruling does not overrule its previous fair use jurisprudence.
No unanimous decision of the Supreme Court
The ruling was not a unanimous decision of the Supreme Court. In particular, Justice Clarence Thomas distanced himself from the ruling and also elaborated on his criticisms: the copying by Google was substantial, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Moreover, three of the four statutory fair use factors pointed against Google, according to Justice Thomas.
These four factors are: the purpose and character of the use; the nature of the copyrighted work; the quantity/scope and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work; and the effect of the use on the potential market.
However, it is precisely "the market" that may have played an important role in the ruling: allowing Oracle's copyright to be enforced here would have meant consequences for worldwide programming – even beyond Google and Android. In addition, a judgment against Google would have triggered an economic quake anyway: Android is now used in an estimated 70% of all smartphones worldwide, and the damages could have run into the billions.
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This webpage guides you through the significance of each section on the expenses claim form and explains the requirements for a successful expense claim submission.
A copy of the current Brookson Solutions Limited Expenses Claim Form (IPS-EX-F001) is available from our Employee Relations Team.
Please contact our Employee Relations Team on 0845 058 1555 or 01925 235 758 or email umbrella@brookson.co.uk should you need any additional advice or assistance.
This includes basic information including your name, your Brookson Unique ID and your mobile telephone number, email address and worksite telephone number. This is to enable us to contact you in case of a query.
It also includes the date you started at your current work site and your job title. It is important that you complete this date (if you worked at your current worksite prior to commencing your employment with us you should state that date) as it enables us to check that you are entitled to claim travel and subsistence costs incurred in attending the work site.
In this section, details of vehicle make, model, cc and mileometer reading at the start of the journey and registration number should be shown in the first table.
In the second table, details of the date of the journey to your main work site, the reason for and destination of the journey and the mileage are required.
It is important that the reason for each journey is clearly stated so that the business nature of the journey can be easily identified and supported in case of a future query.
If the journey was to a temporary worksite, you incurred the cost of food or drink during the journey and you were away from home for over 5 hours this section also allows you to claim a subsistence allowance for that day. More details on this allowance can be found in section 1.9 of our expenses policy (Brookson Solutions Limited – Tax Deductible Reimbursed Expenses).
The third table is for use when you are travelling to destinations other than your main work site (i.e. for other business purposes). The reason for and destination of the journey are required so that evidence is held as to the business nature of the journey.
If you have any other expenses to claim you should tick the box and complete the second page of the claim form.
This section requires you to sign as confirmation that the expenses claimed are business related and that you have read and understood the Brookson Solutions Limited - Tax Deductible Expenses - Brookson Guidelines which are available from the Members' Area on the Brookson website. This confirms that you are claiming the expenses in line with our expenses policy.
This section is for Brookson's internal purposes. The two boxes are used to signify processing of the claim and the date on which the expenses are input.
This covers all travel costs, with the exception of private car mileage and daily subsistence allowance, together with claims for the £5 or £10 per night Incidental Overnight Expenses Allowances.
This covers hotel, motel and rented housing costs.
This covers any food costs incurred if you are not making a claim on page 1 for the daily subsistence allowance. You are likely to claim for this if you are staying away from home and you therefore do not qualify for the daily subsistence allowance as your daily journey is not from you home to your worksite.
Incidentals / Tools / Works clothing expenses are likely to include items not covered by the other categories. There should be relatively few claims under this heading. Claims under this heading should not include any element of personal use.
Each expense being claimed on page 2 should be entered under the appropriate heading. The dates on which each expense was incurred and the reasons for it should be entered against the same line number, which should also be referenced on the original receipt. It is particularly important to identify the reasons for the expense as this forms the basis of verification that the expense is allowable in line with our expenses policy. The net amount of the expense (i.e. excluding VAT), the corresponding VAT and the gross amount (i.e. including VAT) should be entered in the right hand boxes, as marked.
For purchases incurring non-UK VAT (or Sales Tax), treat the total amount both as gross and net and do not show anything in the VAT column.
The total amounts (net, VAT and gross) for each category should then be entered into the boxes at the bottom of each individual section, and these should then be added-up to produce a grand total for net, VAT and gross respectively. Grand Totals should then be entered in the three boxes at the bottom right of this page of the form.
To avoid delay in processing expense claims, it is essential to follow correct procedures. Forms that are incorrectly or partially completed will not be processed. Valid supporting documentation must be supplied. No expenses will be recorded without a valid, original receipt, copies are not acceptable.
Insufficiently clear and detailed receipts will not be processed. For example, where the receipt relates to expenditure overseas, it is important that the you write a clear explanation of the nature of the expense on the face of the receipt.
If your assignment allows you to invoice either the agency or client for mileage, or other expenses, the expenses to be invoiced must be notified to us by you on a weekly / monthly basis when sending in invoice instructions (hours/rates) for the period. Brookson will not raise invoices on the basis of expense claims submitted without this additional notification.
In addition, to claim reimbursement of these expenses from us you are also required to complete a Brookson Solutions Limited expenses claim form.


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Q: Python TypeError: 'str' object is not callable? Meine Aufgabe ist ein einen von einem String den ersten, den mittleren und den letzten char anzeigen zu lassen. Beim letzten Char bekomme ich eine Fehlermeldung. Woran liegt das?

txt = input("Original string: ",)
l = len(txt)

def mitte(txt):

    if len(txt)%2==0:
        i =int(len(txt)/2)-1
        return txt[i]+txt[i+1]
    else:
        return txt[int(len(txt)/2)]

res = txt[0]
res = res + mitte(txt)
res = res + str(l-1)
print(res)

A: You can access the last character of the string using txt[-1]:
txt = input("Original string: ",)
l = len(txt)

def mitte(txt):

    if len(txt)%2==0:
        i =int(len(txt)/2)-1
        return txt[i]+txt[i+1]
    else:
        return txt[int(len(txt)/2)]

res = txt[0] + mitte(txt) + txt[-1]
print(res)

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