The 713 International Road Federation is now accepting abstracts for the 2nd Middle East Regional Congress scheduled for November 29 – December 2, 2010 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The congress will consist of executive and technical sessions focusing on best practices innovation, and lessons-learned in areas of road safety, intelligent transport systems (ITS), pavements, public-private-partnerships and financing, asset management, and environment and sustainability issues. The event will also include a variety of prestigious IRF Certified Training workshops and courses especially designed to meet the specific needs of Abu Dhabi, the UAE, the Gulf and larger Middle East.