The 2nd HORA Meeting was held on 19 and 20 May 2003 in Cairns, Australia in conjunction with the ARRB/REAAA Conference. It was attended by 24 heads of road authorities from 14 countries. 14 members of the REAAA Governing Council were also present. The workshop on May 19 focused on Road Asset Management while the workshop on May 20 deliberated issues relating to road safety. In view of the success of the inaugural HORA meeting in Kuala Lumpur and the second HORA meeting in Cairns, it has been proposed to make the HORA meeting an annual event