To work together with an Association of Motorbike Users in Indonesia(P2MI), weare now working to organize a symphosium and workshop on the topic of solving the transportation problems in big cities in Indonesia, particularly Jakarta. The Governor of Special Territory of Jakarta together with the central government of Indonesia had expressed their concerns, sometime in frustation, of the very serious transportation problems in Jakarta. So heavy is the traffic and so bad is the public transportation that it takes hours to get to a place of shorter than 10km. In this symphosium – tentatively scheduled in June 2011 in Jakarta – we are planning to invite academician, practitioners, operators and other experts from different countries to scrutinize these problems, and to offer sound solutions to the government of Indonesia.

I understand that you and your research and your experinces are very valuable to share with the road and transportation stakeholders in Indonesia. I hope that you consider travelling to Indonesia to share your experinces and expertise with us, and at the same time exploring the opportunity to work with relevant agencies to build road and transportation infrastructure in Indonesia.

The comittee of the symphosium is now working to look for sponsors to finance this international event, and I will get in touch with you soon. In the mean time you might give us information on the possible topic you might share with us. You may also recommend person you might think suitable to share with Indonesian stakeholders.

See you hopefully soon.

DR Marihot Siahaan, MA