Major conference held

A two-day international motorcyclists
conference was held on Monday and Tuesday at the Auto World motor
vehicle museum in Brussels, and a Canadian organization was involved.

The conference was organization by the
Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Associations (FEMA), with
partnership by the Motorcyclists Confederation of Canada, the
Australian Motorcycle Council, and other groups. FEMA represents
motorcyclists in about two dozen European countries.

The
conference’s theme was "Motorcycling into the 21^st
Century."

There were sessions on safety, on the
next generation of motorcycles, and other issues. A European
Motorcyclists’ Forum was launched, providing motorcyclists in Europe
with a venue for presenting their views on safety and transport
policy.