The Socio-Cycle Cycling Symposium, with over 30 speakers, will take place this Friday and Saturday, February 3rd to 4th, in Cork City.
Dr Meredith Glaser from the Urban Cycling Institute at the University of Amsterdam will be giving the keynote address.
The organisers said that the symposium presents research and ideas from cycling researchers and practitioners who are interested in the social and cultural significance of urban cycling and in advancing pro-cycling policy.
Some of the topics to be explored in parallel sessions include exploring cycleway opposition, advancing cargo bike ownership, how to achieve behaviour change, the #andshecycles programme, different ways of implementing cycling in cities, and the emerging cycling city experience in Cork.
The mini-conference will run on Friday at Cork City Hall from 2pm to 5.15pm, ending with a social cycle through Cork City and on to the car-free Marina Park, Then, on Saturday the venue will switch to The Hub at University College Cork where the event will run from 9am to 4.45pm.
The full programme can be found online, with details of the parallel sessions also available, and bookings can be made for €25 at conference.ucc.ie.