Special to DVN by Geoff Draper, GTB President
| Geoff Draper |
GTB , the international automotive lighting and signalling expert group, held their 118 th session on 16–21 November.
The meetings, hosted by the Chinese GTB Delegation at the Friendship Palace Hotel in Beijing, brought together a record-breaking 80 experts from round the world. Two special guests from South Korea joined the Committee of Experts as observers.
 GTB experts at the 118th session of the Committee of Experts in Beijing, 16-21 Nov.2014 |
The programme for the week included:
• The 2014 International Symposium on Standards and Regulations of Automotive Lighting;
• The GTB General Assembly meeting on Monday morning 17 November;
• The Committee of Experts session from Monday afternoon 17 November to Wednesday mid-day 19 November;
• The remainder of the week devoted to half-day meetings of the working groups specialising on Front Lighting, Signal Lighting, Light sources and Installation.
Main Highlights:
The GTB General Assembly
The General Assembly reelected Geoff Draper as GTB President and Davide Puglisi as Treasurer for a further 4 year term starting from May 2015. Vice President Bart Terburg continues his current term; Vice Presidential elections are at the mid-term of the President’s period in office to ensure continuity of the GTB Administrative Committee. This means the current team will continue in office, having successfully steered GTB through major restructuring and modernisation over the past six years and achieved the prestigious special consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council. In the next four years, the team will complete their restructuring plans and expect to welcome several new member delegations to strengthen the global presence of GTB.