In the last editions, these congresses have undoubtly earned international recognition, thus overcoming national boundaries. This is proved by their great attendance, including international representatives from the five continents.
In 1922, through an initiative of the Touring Club Argentino, the first edition was held in the City of Buenos Aires, directly organized by the National Road Administration Directorate. Later on, from 1929 until 1940, the same organizers held three other congresses.
Several international and local developments resulted in the discontinuation of these congresses, but they did not undermine the determination of the people involved in the organization, who, after overcoming the shortcomings, resumed the congresses.
So, in the 3rd Annual General Meeting of the Federal Road Board it was decided to encourage the scheduling of a new edition. As a result of this impulse, between November 5th and 13th, 1964, the 5th Road Administration Congress was held in the City of Embalse de Río Tercero, Córdoba, and the name “Argentine Congress of Road Administration and Traffic” was then coined.
Simultaneously, the Standing Committee was set up to organize these congresses, chaired by the President of the Federal Road Board, agency responsible for its co-organization ever since. From there on, 12 new editions of these congresses were held, as well as two pre-congresses, the last of which was organized in 2014.
Each edition had a bigger turnout, with a growing number of national and foreign professionals and technicians attending the event. The last Congress, held in the Complejo Ferial of the City of Córdoba, gathered more than 1,400 professionals and technicians from more than 15 different countries. Over 150 papers were discussed during the Congress, out of more than 200 which were submitted. Likewise, a special note should be made at the special lectures delivered by leading experts from our country and Germany, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Spain, United States of America, France, Italy, Mexico, United Kingdom and Uruguay.
We should also mention the huge success of the Expovial Argentina 2012, a road exhibition visited by more than 4,900 professionals, with more than 75 domestic and foreign exhibitors. The following congresses have been held to date:
• 1922, I National Congress on Road Administration, in Buenos Aires.
• 1929, II National Congress on Road Administration, in Buenos Aires.
• 1937, III National Congress on Road Administration, in Buenos Aires and Córdoba.
• 1940, IV National Congress on Road Administration, in Buenos Aires and Mendoza.
• 1964, V Argentine Congress on Road Administration and Traffic, Embalse Río III. - Córdoba.
• 1968, VI Argentine Congress on Road Administration and Traffic, in Mar del Plata.
• 1972, VII Argentine Congress on Road Administration and Traffic, in Mendoza.
• 1977, VIII Argentine Congress on Road Administration and Traffic, in Buenos Aires.
• 1981, IX Argentine Congress on Road Administration and Traffic, in Buenos Aires.
• 1985, X Argentine Congress on Road Administration and Traffic, in Buenos Aires.
• 1992, XI Argentine Congress on Road Administration and Traffic, in Buenos Aires.
• 1997, XII Argentine Congress on Road Administration and Traffic, in Buenos Aires.
• 2001, XIII Argentine Congress on Road Administration and Traffic, in Buenos Aires.
• 2005, XIV Argentine Congress on Road Administration and Traffic, in Buenos Aires.
• 2007, Pre XV Argentine Congress on Road Administration and Traffic, in Buenos Aires.
• 2009, XV Argentine Congress on Road Administration and Traffic, in Mar del Plata.
• 2012, XVI Argentine Congress on Road Administration and Traffic, in Cordoba.
• 2014, Pre XVII Argentine Congress on Road Administration and Traffic, in Buenos Aires.
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