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The Steering Committee of the international network provides vision in international strategic planning in cooperation with Member Organisations and Active Individuals. The Steering Committee is composed of the members of the steering committee of World Carfree Network Europe, plus representatives from international member organisations, to form a total of 7-13 members. For inquiries or comments related to the overall work of the Steering Committee, please contact the current International Coordination Centre liaison to the Steering Committee.
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 Eda Beyazit is a young Turkish urban planner, based in Istanbul. She was one of the organisers of the Towards Carfree Cities VII Conference in Istanbul in 2007 and she participated Towards Carfree Cities VIII Conference in Portland in 2008 with a paper about pedestrian friendly cities.
Eda has been working as a research assistant in Urban Planning Department in Istanbul Technical University since 2006. In her master thesis in 2007 she focused on the conflicts between cars and pedestrians in passenger transfer links. She will continue her academic studies in University of Oxford Transport Studies Unit starting from October 2008.
Apart from her academic studies she is a musical theatre performer in Istanbul.
Languages: Turkish, English
Term: until 2010 AGM
 Simon Field recently completed a Masters in Transport Planning and Policy at Newcastle University, England. His research project examined the use of economic instruments and personal carbon allowances to reduce carbon emissions from transport. He is actively involved in the development of a Carfree Area Pilot Project, and is a founding member and treasurer of the British research and lobbying group Carfree UK. Simon is one of the organisers of the Towards Carfree Cities conference coming to York, England in 2010.
Languages: English, German
Term: until 2011 AGM
 Sam Fleet works in the Communications Team of Friends of the Earth Europe, which campaigns for sustainable and just societies and for the protection of the environment. He worked in the editorial collective of Carbusters for a year and a half, and continues his carfree campaigning on a smaller scale in Brussels - active in the local cycling scene, proud owner of a tall-bike, and editor and writer for the becarfree Be carfree blog with fellow ex-Carbuster Bas Ruyters.
Languages: English
Term: until 2011 AGM
 Jane Harding was an EVS volunteer at WCN for twelve months until December 2009. During her volunteer work she was an Editor of Carbusters magazine and the monthly bulletin, and was involved in many other of projects and events in Prague. She is originally from Bristol, UK, where she studied a Masters degree in International Development. Her past work experience includes fundraising, events organising, research, writing and editing publications for non-profit organisations, both in UK and the Czech Republic. Jane now works for Auto*Mat, a Prague-based carfree organisation and WCN member group.
Languages: English
Term: until 2011 AGM
 Jason Meggs, living in Berkeley, California/USA, working at School of Public Health, Environmental Health Sciences Division studying health and sustainability characteristics of transportation and land use choices. Actively promoting the trolleybus and trolleytruck as important and proven technology for petroleum-free mass transport of both people and goods with a superior health and sustainability profile. Meggs has fifteen years experience in alternative transportation and green cities advocacy; he works with a number of local advocacy groups, including the Bicycle Friendly Berkeley Coalition where he is a co-founder and board member, and helped spearhead one of North America's first and most successful secure bicycle parking stations. Meggs also championed multi-year campaigns for bridge access, resulting in access to the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and other bridges. As a civil rights advocate, Meggs has defended the rights of bicyclists and pedestrians including people with disabilities; as well as defending demonstrations and public celebrations, including Critical Mass rides in numerous cities, with the Bicycle Civil Liberties Union. He has also produced a number of whimsical short films, news reports and serious documentaries for the carfree community.
Languages: English, Spanish, some French, basics of Korean
Term: until 2010 AGM
 Luis Patricio lives in Curitiba - Brazil and works as a systems analyst and Aikido instructor for kids. Since 2003 he is involved with the Critical Mass local group he helped to create. He is also a founding member of the Cyclists Union of Brazil and the local NGO Grupo Transporte Humano.
Among the projects he helped to coordinate are: Curitiba Commuter’s Challenge, Curitiba Carfree Month and Free Transportation Program. These and other projects focus not only on sustainable mobility. They also support community building, fair/local trade, permaculture practices, and general energy savings. He and his wife are carfree citizens and they have a nice outdoor living room in their garage at home.
Languages: English, Portuguese, French
Term: until 2011 AGM
Steering Committee observers
 Chris Bradshaw has lived in Ottawa, Canada for 41 years, and is retired from local government (planning) and from founding/managing Ottawa's carshare company, Vrtucar. He has recently ended active involvement with the Green Party of Canada, having served as leader in 2001-2003. He co-founded North America's first metro pedestrians/walking-advocacy association in 1988, Ottawalk, which became inactive when he left to start Vrtucar. Chris lives 'car-lite' with his wife in an older neighbourhood.
Languages: English
Term: until 2011 AGM
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