[sustran] Non-Motorised Transport and Related Issues

[Prof S L Dhingra]

Yes, sir!
  I would like to present a paper on coordination of NMT with Public
Transport System in mega cities in Developing Countries. Please send me
further details.
 Thanks and best compliments
dhingra

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On Wed, 28 May 1997, Setty Pendakur wrote:

> The Transportation Research Board has recently established a Standing
> Committee ( A5013 ) : Committee on Non-Motorised Transport and Related
> Issues in Developing Countries.  This Committee in within Group 5 :
> Intergroup Resources as the activities of the Committee will overlap among
> vertically arranged and sectoral committees.  The Committee has a wide
> mandate to bring NMT into focus in the context of research and
> professional practice.  This Committee will sponsor Annual Conference
> Sessions fousing on NMT and Related issues in Developing and OECD
> countries and facilitate cross transsfer of knowledge and methods both
> ways between two sets of geographies and income levels.  The next
> conference is 11-15 january 1998 and it is always held in Washington, DC
> and always in january each year.  I have been appointed its first
> chairperson.
> 
> We plan to saponsor two sessions " Global Forum on Transport ".  This is
> to provide a focus on recent research and events reaaaaaaalating to NMT
> and all other modes of transport in various parts of the world.  The other
> themes will be directly related to various aspects of NMt including
> analytical methods, research finding, environment and enrgy issues etc.
> The papers can be for presentation only or for presentation and
> publication.  The deadline is 1 August 97.
> 
> If you or any of your firends and associates are interested in presenting
> papers or participating in the "Forum " as speakers, please contact me by
> Em quickly.
> 
> Best wishes.
> 
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> Professor V. Setty Pendakur
> School of Community and Regional Planning
> University of British Columbia
> Vancouver, BC   V6T 1Z2
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