13) TEM STEERING COMMITTEE İZMİR MEETING, (April 6-11, 1997)

Trans European North South Motorway (TEM) Project, which is active within the UN European Economic Commission, 27. Steering Committee Meeting was organized by Turkish Road Association, by the authorization of General Directorate of Highways in İzmir on April 6-11, 1997.

14) XIII. IRF WORLD ROAD CONGRESS (June 16-20, 1997)

The Congress was organized in Toronto, Canada by IRF and a delegation of 5 attended to the Congress under the chairmanship of Mr. Yaman KÖK, General Director of Highways and Chairman of TRA.
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15) AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE (November 19, 1997)

The first Conference series of our Activity Program of 1997, was given by Prof.Dr. Ercan TEZER, Secretary General of our member Automotive Manufacturers Association on November 19, 1997. The Conference "Automotive Manufacturers in Turkey" has emphasized on the changing of the Sector in national and international field and also pointed out the standards that have to be followed in our Country during a certain period of time.

16) PIARC MEETINGS (November 25-27, 1997)

Mr. Yaman KÖK, General Director of Highways and Chairman of TRA and Mr. Asım ÇAVUŞOĞLU, Secretary General of TRA were attended to the PIARC's "Executive Committee", "National Committees" and "Council" meetings which took place in Geneva, Switzerland on November 25-27, 1997.
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17) DISCUSSION MEETING (December 19, 1997)

Our Activity Program of 1997 has continued by the "Discussion Meeting" of "Special Technical Specification of Modified Bitumes and Its Contributious" which took place on December 19, 1997, by the contribution of Asphalt Contractors Association (ASMÜD). The Meeting was realized by the attendance as panelist of Prof.Dr. Mehmet ULUÇAYLI from the University of Dokuz Eylül, İzmir, (as Chairman); Mr. M. Aydın ÖNAL, Mrs. Gülay MALKOÇ, Mr. Süha ARAY from General Directorate of Highways; Mr. Seyit URAGAN and Mr. Mehmet Ali KEÇECİLER from Makimsan A.Ş. and Mr. Engin TATAROĞLU from Engine A.Ş.