[sustran] (Fwd) Call for Papers for the 9th WCTR in Seoul, 2001

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forwarded message:

Dear WCTR Members or Those who are interested in Transport Research 

On behalf of the WCTR Society and the Local Organizing 
Committee of 9th WCTR, we are very pleased to send First Call for 
Papers for the 9th WCTR conference to be held in Seoul on July 22-
27, 2001.  If you need any further information, please visit our web 
site, http://www.koti.re.kr/~wctr. 
Thanks for your concerns. 

Your sincerely, 

9th WCTR Conference Director 
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9TH WCTR CONFERENCE IN SEOUL, 2001
CALL FOR PAPERS

1. 9TH WCTR CONFERENCE 
    - Date: July 22~27, 2001 
    - Venue: ASEM International Convention Center, Seoul, Korea 
    - Co-organizers: Korean Society of Transportation & The Korea Transport
Institute 

2. KEY DATES 

    - April 15, 2000        Deadline for submission of abstracts 
    - July 15, 2000         Authors notkfied of acceptance/rejection of
abstracts 
    - January15, 2000    Deadline for submission of full papers 
    - March 15, 2001     Refereed papers to be returned to authors for
revision 
    - May 15, 2001        Deadline for submission of the revised papers and
registration 
    - July 22-27, 2001    9th WCTR in Seoul, Korea 

3. INTRODUCTION 

The World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR) has a long and
distinguished history: Rotterdam (1978), London (1980), Hamburg (1983),
Vancouver (1986), Yokohama (1989), Lyon (1992), Sydney (1995) and Antwerp
(1998). This series began with predecessor conferences, the International
Conference 
on Transportation Research at Bruges (1973), and an important research
conference in Paris (1975). 

The WCTR is recognized worldwide as the most important international
conference of its kind. The organizers aim at assembling managers,
policymakers and academics in one single forum so that they can exchange
views on the practice and theory of transport research. The emphasis is on
the interface 
between research results and policy-making. Each of the past eight
conferences attracted numerous participants from all over the world and
from all sectors of the transport industry and the world of transport in
general. By attending this conference, each participant will access an
international 
network in his or her own field and with links to connected fields. At the
same time, there will be many opportunities for establishing personal
contacts with colleagues and international top executive people. 

The 9th WCTR Conference is to be held in Seoul on July 22-27, 2001 jointly
hosted by Korean Society of Transportation and The Korea Transport
Institute. The Local Organizing Committee will do its best to make this
conference successful by providing conference participants with technical
sessions, 
technical visits, entertainment programs and sightseeing tours. Also to
encourage the highest quality papers, prizes and awards will be offered for
top quality papers presented. The year of 2001 will be an excellent time to
host WCTR conference in Seoul, especially with the new Inchon 
International Airport, scheduled to be in operation by the end of 2000. We
anticipate that over 2,000 transport professionals will gather in Seoul. 

We look forward to seeing you in Seoul in 2001! 

4. CONFERENCE TOPIC AREAS 

    A. Transport Modes 
        A1. Road and Railway Technology Development 
        A2. Maritime Transport and Ports (SIG) 
        A3. Airports and Aviation (SIG ATRG) 
        A4. Non-motorized Transport 
        A5. Other Modes 

    B. Transport Systems 
        B1. Public Transport and Intermodality 
        B2. Telecommunications and Advanced Information Systems (SIG) 
        B3. Logistics, Freight and Fleet Management (SIG) 
        B4. Modal Interfaces and Combined Freight Transport 
        B5. Urban Goods Movement (SIG) 
        B6. Integrated Supply Chain Management 

    C. Planning, Operation, Management and Control 
        C1. Integrated Planning of Transport Systems 
        C2. Safety Analysis and Policy (SIG) 
        C3. Traffic Control 
        C4. Traffic Management, Pricing Policy and Advanced Debiting 
        C5. Transport Systems Maintenance (SIG) 
        C6. Network Design, Optimal Routing and Scheduling 

    D. Transport Modeling 
        D1. Passenger Transport Demand Modeling 
        D2. Freight Transport Demand Modeling 
        D3. Integrated Supply/Demand Modeling 
        D4. Applied Geographical Information Systems 
        D5. Data Collection Methods 
        D6. Travel and Shipper Behavior Research 

    E. Assessment, Appraisal and Scenarios 
        E1. Assessment and Appraisal Method w.r.t. transport infrastructure
projects and transport activities 
        E2. Performance Measurement 
        E3. Valuation of Internal and External Benefits /Costs 
        E4. Ex-Post Evaluation and/or Post-Factum Analysis 
        E5. Speculative Futures 
        E6. Case Studies 

    F. Spatial and Environmental Economics and Engineering 
        F1. Transport and Spatial Development (SIG) 
        F2. Urban Patterns and Transport 
        F3. Transport and the Environment: The Global Challenge (SIG) 
        F4. Transport and the Environment: Regional and Local Impacts (SIG) 
        F5. Criteria for Sustainability (including Backcasting Approaches
of Evaluation) 

    G. Transport in Developing Countries 
        G1. Urban Development Problems (SIG) 
        G2. Rural Transport 
        G3. Non-motorized Transport in Developing Countries (SIG) 
        G4. The Role of Transport for Economic Development 
        G5. Transport issues in the Northeast Asian Region 
        G6. Case Studies 

    H. Transport Policy, (De-)regulation, Subvention and/or Investment 
        H1. Public Sector Performance 
        H2. Public/Private Partnerships and Major Infrastructure Projects 
        H3. Deregulation, Privatization and New Institutional Concepts 
        H4. Strategic Changes in Transportation Organizations 
        H5. Transport Information Networks 
        H6. Issues and Perspectives in Korean Transport 

5. WCTR SOCIETY AND 9TH WCTR COMMITTEES 

    (1) WCTR SOCIETY 

        - DIRECTORATE 
            WCTRS Chairman,    H. Nakamura (J) 
            Secretary General,    A. Bonnafous(F) 
            Ex-president,    M. Manheim (USA) 
            Nomination,    R. Rivier (CH) 
            Site Selection,    D. Eberlein (D) 
            Treasurer,    R. Vermerght (B) 
            Constitution,    A. Huzayyin (ET) 
            Audit,     J. Black (AUS) 
            Liaison to International Organization,    K. Gwilliam(USA) 
  
        - SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE(SCC) 
            Chair,    W. Rothengatter (D) 
            Vice Chairs 
            Program, Refereeing,    E. Van de Voorde(B) 
            Prize, Bursaries & Award,    P. Bonsall (GB) 
            Publication, Dissemination,    J. Viegas(P) 
            Liaison to Local Program,    T. Oum (CDN) 
            Committee 
            Topic Areas A, B,    C. Ruijgrok(NL) 
            Topic Areas C, D,    E. Cascetta(I) 
            Topic Areas G, H,    E. Sharaf(ET) 
            Topic Area E,    T. Oum(CDN) 
            Topic Area F,    W. Rothengatter(D) 

        - JOURNAL EDITORS 
            Editor-in-Chief,    M. Ben-Akiva (USA) 
            Editor,    Y. Hayashi (J) 
            Editor,    J. Preston(GB) 

        - HONORARY MEMBERS 
            M. Frybourg (F) 
            T. Heaver (CDN) 

        - 9th WCTR CONFERENCE DIRECTOR 
            C. Park (KOR) 

    (2) 9TH WCTR COMMITTEES 

        - CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRPERSON 
            Dong-Deuck Cha 
            Soo-Young Lee 

        - LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE 
            Chairperson,    Chang-Ho Park 

        - Members: 
            Dae Soon Choi,    Sigon Kim,    Byung Moo Choi,    Ki Jung Kum,
   Dong Ik Ha, 
            Young-in Kwon,    Hun-Koo Ha,    Kwanghoon Lee,    Deok Hyung
Jang,    Jaehak Oh, 
            Seung-Pil Kang,    Seung Hwoon Oh,    Dae Ho Kim,    Young Tae
Oh,    Heung Soo Kim 
            Chihyun Shin 

        - Members: 
            Joong Rae Cho,    Sung Soo Kim,    Byung-Kuk Choi,    Youngchan
Kim,    Keechoo Choi, 
            Oh-Kyoung Kwon,    Gap Seon Hong,    Yong Jae Lee,    Kee Yeon
Hwang,    Young Kyun Lee, 
            Kyung-woo Kang,    Eun Mi Park,    Seung Young Kho,    Jongho
Rhee,    Ikki Kim,    Eui Young Shon 
            Soo Cheul Kim,    Sun Duck Suh 

        - LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE 
            Chairperson,    Inwon Lee 

        - Members: 
            Myung Hee Chang,    Dae Ho Kim,    Hyong In Chin,    Yeon Bok
Kim,    Chun Soo Chung, 
            Chul Koh,    Eui Yong Chung,    Kyung Koo Kwon,    Sung Pyo
Hong,    Han Joon Lee, 
            Jae Hong Kang,    Yong Sang Lee,    Wi Hoon Kang,    Man Young Ro 

6. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION 

            If you wish to present a paper, please: 

    a.. Submit 1,000 word-length abstract in English or French. 
    b.. Include authors affiliation and address with e-mail, phone and/or
fax number, paper title and four key words. 
    c.. Indicate the broad topic area (refer to Conference Topic Areas). 
    d.. In the case of a multiple-author abstract, please indicate which
author will present the paper. Authors are limited to two presentations of
their own papers. If a third or fourth paper by the same author is
accepted, it must be presented by another author. 
    e.. Send your abstract to the 9th WCTR Conference Secretariat at the
following address. 
    f.. The preferred method of submitting abstracts/papers is via e-mail
or Web site. 
    g.. Paper acceptance is conditional upon receipt of the full paper,
author's conference registration and payment. 
  Secretariat of 9th WCTR Conference 
  The Korea Transport Institute 
  2311 Daehwa-Dong, Ilsan-Gu, 
  Koyang-city, Kyonggi-Do, 411-410, KOREA 

  Tel : +82-344-910-3100,    Fax: +82-344-910-3200 
  E-mail: wctr at cis.koti.re.kr,    http://www.koti.re.kr/~wctr

7. AWARDS AND PRIZES 
Two WCTR prizes of US$1,000 each, one open for all submitters, the other
only to authors under 35, will be awarded for exceptional papers submitted
to WCTR which significantly contribute to the field of transport. The
criteria for award of these prizes will include scientific merit,
originality, 
clarity and relevance. The abstract and paper should be written with these
criteria in mind. Also a limited number of bursaries will be available for
authors of excellent papers, judged on the same criteria as above, whose
attendance is otherwise in doubt 

8. DEADLINES 

  a.. DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS       April 15, 2000 
  a.. DEADLINE FOR FULL PAPERS    January 15, 2001