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2021
Der EisenbahningenIeur
International publication for
rail technology and
transportation
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    1    Editorial profile:                                                     5   Editors-in-Chief: EURAIL-Ing. Marcel Jelitto, M.Sc.
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         in 1884 the EI – Der Eisenbahningenieur is today the market                E-Mail: marcel.jelitto@vdei.de
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Dates and topics 2021 / Issues 1 – 12
    effective from 01.01.2021 / PD = publication date, AC = advertising copy deadline, PM = printing material deadline

                                                                                                                 Trade shows / exhibition with extra distribution
     Issue          Deadline
                                                                                                                 *subject to change
                                             Annual Opening Issue: Industry Outlook 2021 including
                                             Statements from Politics and Economy
                       PD: 12.1.2021         Official Conference issue, 65th VDEI Expert Conference
        1/21           AC: 7.12.2020         on Railway Technology                                              65th VDEI Expert Conference on Railway Technology,­ 15.1.21, Leipzig
                      PM: 10.12.2020
                                             Overview of Current Major Projects in DACH
                                             Signaling and Controlling Technology

                                             BIM, Digitization under Construction, Applications of
                                             Drones
                       PD: 12.2.2021                                                                            VDEI Expert Conference on Infrastructure and BIM, 22.3.-23.2.21, Dresden
                                             Maintenance and Operation of Rail Infrastructure
        2/21           AC: 18.1.2021
                                             New Drive Systems in Rail Transport (hybrid, battery,
                                                                                                                22nd. Annual Meeting of EBA Railway Experts, 11.-12.2.21, Fulda
                       PM: 25.1.2021                                                                            International Railway Summit, 24.-26.2.21, Berlin
                                             fuel cells)
                                             Modern Air Conditioning Technology for the Railway

                                             Route Optimization, Welding Performance, Dust Extraction
                                             System, Milling                                                    VDEI Expert Conference on Noise protection, 11.3.-12.3.21, Munich
                       PD: 12.3.2021                                                                            Additive Manufacturing Forum, 11.3.-12.3.21, Berlin
        3/21           AC: 12.2.2021         Innovative Rail Vehicle Technology (maintenance,
                                                                                                                18th Vienna Railway Colloquium „Train instead of plane“, 11.3.-12.3.21, Vienna
                       PM: 18.2.2021         components, 3D-print)
                                                                                                                RailTech Europe 2021, 30.3.-1.4.21, Utrecht
                                             Structural Engineering

                                             Innovations around the rail
                       PD: 16.4.2021         Innovative Rail Vehicle Developments and Components
        4/21           AC: 15.3.2021
                                             Innovations to Optimize Rail Roads
                                                                                                                transport logistic, 4.5.-7.5.21, Munich
                       PM: 19.3.2021
                                             Freight Transport on Rail /Shunting Technology

                                             Official Conference Issue for the 63rd VDEI Conference
                                             on Permanent Way
                       PD: 12.5.2021                                                                            63rd VDEI Conference on Permanent Way, 20.5.21, Darmstadt
                                             Rail Vehicles / Rail Maintenance (gravel ploughs, tamping
        5/21           AC: 12.4.2021         machines, tracklaying trains, small machines, robot
                                                                                                                Acoustex, 9.6.-10.6.21, Dortmund
                       PM: 16.4.2021         technology)
                                             Civil Engineering/Earthwork/Geotechnology

                                             Deutschlandtakt – Challenge for Actors
                       PD: 11.6.2021         Stops and Service (equipment, platforms, safety)
        6/21           AC: 12.5.2021
                                             Active/Passive Noise Protection
7                      PM: 21.5.2021
                                             Vibration Protections
Trade shows / exhibition with extra distribution
    Issue     Deadline         Topics
                                                                                                    *subject to change

                               Construction Technology / Construction Site Management /
                PD: 9.7.2021   Construction Logistics
       7/21    AC: 11.6.2021   Construction Safety
               PM: 18.6.2021   Operational Management, -Control and -Safety
                               Career and Training

                               Official Conference Issue for the 63rd VDEI Conference on
                PD: 6.8.2021   Permanent Way
       8/21     AC: 9.7.2021   Planning and Construction for the Railway                            Railway Forum, 7.9.-8.9.21, Berlin
               PM: 16.7.2021   Electrical Engineering & IT
                               The Climate-Friendly Transport Mode Railway

                               Official Conference Issue for the 18th International Conference
                               on Railway Vehicles RAD/Schiene, Dresden
                PD: 7.9.2021                                                                        18th International Conference on Railway Vehicles RAD/Schiene,
                               Wheel-Rail-Contact: Interaction between Vehicle and Infrastructure
       9/21     AC: 9.8.2021                                                                        22.9.-24.9.21, Dresden
                               Vehicle Components and Drive Technology
               PM: 16.8.2021
                               Planning and Measuring
                               Cleaning of vehicles

               PD: 5.10.2021   Railway Energy Supply
                               Modern Switch Technology
      10/21     AC: 6.9.2021   Mobility + Service
                                                                                                    ITS World Congress, 11.10.-15.10.21, Hamburg
               PM: 13.9.2021   Expansion and Reactivation of Routes

                               Modern Control Command and Safety Technology                         21th International SIGNAL+DRAHT Congress, 11.- 12.11.21, Fulda
               PD: 5.11.2021   Tunnel Construction and Maintenance                                  3rd IRSA (International Railway Symposium Aachen),
      11/21    AC: 6.10.2021   Fire Protection in rail vehicles/tunnels                             16.11.-18.11.21, Aachen
              PM: 15.10.2021
                               plus Calendar 2022                                                   STUVA Expo 2021, 24.11.-26.11.21, Karlsruhe

               PD: 7.12.2021   Track Maintenance
      12/21    AC: 8.11.2021   Sleepers
              PM: 15.11.2021   Automated Operation

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Analysis of circulation and contents                                                                                             gepr. Auflage
    effective from 01.01. 2021

    1    Circulation: IVW audited Circulation
                                                                                                        4      Editorial content
    2    Analysis of average: IV. quarter 2019 - III. quarter 2020

          Number of copies printed:                                                        5,451         Digitization/Big Dat          Vehicle technology                Surveying
                                                                                                                                        and components                  technology
          Total Circulation:                                                               5,319                Rail news
            Foreign:                                                                         412                                                          Fire protection
                                                                                                            Noise protection               Tunnel construction and maintenance
          Paid Circulation:                                                                5,056
            Foreign:                                                                         363
            Subscribed copies:                                                             4,886            Infrastructure,
                                                                                                                                            Signalling,            Structural / Bridge /
            Membership copies:                                                             4,031           Permanent way,
                                                                                                                                       Telecommunication            Civil engineering
            Other sales:                                                                     170          Track construction
            Retail Sales:                                                                      –
                                                                                                            Training, further education                    Rail passenger transport
          Free Circulation (controlled):                                                     263

          Remaining copies, Voucher copies:                                                  132
    	Digital user licence					                                                                112*      5     Analysis of editorial contents
         * excluded in audited circulation due to methodology

    3    Geographical Analysis of Distribution:
          Area                                         Part of total Circulation
                                                                                                       4.5%
                                                                                                       Universities /
                                                                                                                                         16.2 %
                                                                                                                                         Other railways
                                                                                                                                                                        8.0 %
                                                                                                                                                                        Railway companies
                                                                                                       Technical universities

                                                                                                                                                                        5.0 %
          Germany *                               91.86 %                          4,886 copies

          Foreign Countries                        8.14 %                           433 copies         1.1 %                             1.7%                           Consultants
                                                                                                       Institutions, associations,
                                                                                                                                                                        1.2 %
         * EI is distributed to all members of UIC, ORE, AICCF and OSShD and all members of the                                         Railways abroad Germany
                                                                                                       professional organisations
            Association of European Railway Engineers Associations (UEEIV). EI is distributed to 123
            countries in the world.                                                                                                                                     Miscellaneous

                                                                                                       9.2 %                             48.4 %                         4.7%
                                                                                                       Railway industry                  Deutsche Bahn                  Railways in Europe
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     sements, sample pages or complete copies of the issue will be            cial request. The obligation to keep this material ends three
     supplied. If a sample copy is no longer available, the publisher         months after expiry of the order.
     shall provide instead a legally binding declaration confirming the
     publishing and distribution of the advertisement.                        20. The place of performance is Hamburg. In commercial tran-
                                                                              sactions with merchants, legal persons under public law or
     16. The client shall bear the costs for printing blocks, films, litho-   public law special funds the place of jurisdiction is Hamburg.
     graphs, matrices and drawings, and any significant changes to            If the client does not have a general place of jurisdiction in the

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