[sustran] Call for papers - S2T Conference

[Piotr Olszewski (Assoc Prof)]

Dear Sustran friends,

Below is a call for papers with my invitation to visit Singapore next year.
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Piotr Olszewski              colsze at ntu.edu.sg
Nanyang Technological University,    Singapore
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CALL FOR PAPERS
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International Conference on Seamless and Sustainable Transport
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25 - 27 November 2002, Singapore
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Featuring Singapore's new integrated Northeast Mass Rapid Transit Line

Organised by: Centre for Transportation Studies, Nanyang Technological
University. 

The conference theme - "Seamless and Sustainable Transport" - reflects the
global concern of transportation professionals on how to promote seamless
travel and at the same time ensure the sustainability of the system in the
long run.  The island-state of Singapore will provide an interesting
backdrop for the conference - it is famous for its travel demand management
(Electronic Road Pricing) and efforts in improving the public transport
system. Under development is "i-Transport" - a real-time travel information
system for commuters. The new Northeast MRT line will represent the latest
development in integrating transit services to achieve "seamless" travel for
the public.  

Call for Papers
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The Conference Organising Committee invites abstracts of papers to be
presented at the conference. Abstract should be sufficiently detailed and
indicate: the context, aim, methodology, results and main conclusions of the
work to be reported.  Abstracts must be written in English, 300-500 words in
length and should reach the Conference Secretariat by 30 October 2001. 

Conference Topics
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The conference sessions will cover the following major topics:
- Traffic Management and Planning
- Congestion Management
- Infrastructure and Asset Management
- ITS and Advanced Technologies
- Public Transportation
- Freight Transport 
- Policy and Economics
- Environmental and Energy Use Issues
- Intermodal Transport
- Non-motorised Transport 
- Safety and Human Factors

Further Information
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For more information and updates, please visit the conference web page:
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/cts/S2T 
You can also contact the Conference Secretariat by email: S2T at ntu.edu.sg