[sustran] Call for Papers: Transport in Developing Countries

[Chris Zegras]

Transportation Research Board
Committee (A 5013) on NMT in Developing Countries
82nd Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2003; Washington DC
Call for Papers


TRB Annual Meeting:
1.      TRB Committee A5013 focuses on road transport and mass transit, in 
all its dimensions, in the developing countries.  TRB annual meetings bring 
together transport professionals from many countries , developed and 
developing, each year for thoughtful exchange of ideas, research concepts 
and methodologies as well as useful social exchange.

2.      This paper call is an invitation for you to participate and present 
a paper on the research you are doing in your own countries or 
otherwise.  The topics can be broad or particular.  Nearly 800 papers on a 
diverse variety of topics on transportation are presented each year.

Paper and Panel Topics:
3.      The topics can relate broadly to any aspect of urban and regional 
transport in the developing countries, focus on research issues, 
methodologies or case studies.  The committee is also particularly 
interested in topics related to the mobility of the urban and rural poor, 
integrated planning of communities where transport can be an enhancing 
element to the quality of life, safety of vulnerable users, energy and 
environmental aspects, design elements, mass transit and integrated 
approach to transport planning and implementation, financing, 
organizational reform, and public-private partnerships, role of NGOs, 
institutional issues, innovations in transport and transport services, and 
a host of case studies reflecting the diverse richness of the developing 
countries.

4.      The annual meeting is scheduled for 12-16 January 2003.  The last 
date for submission of papers is August 01, 2002.  This appears to be too 
early but this lead-time is to accommodate peer review of papers.  Author 
guidelines, paper submission, review, resubmission and all other aspects 
are now electronically.  Kindly look at the TRB web page:

www.nationalacademies.org/trb/

Panel and Poster Sessions:
5.      If you wish to organize a panel on a particular country, region or 
topic, please contact me by email urgently.  The minimum is four 
speakers/presenters for each panel.  You have to some how assure that the 
presenters are able to physically come and present their papers.  Otherwise 
the slected panels will not work.  We realize this is difficult to assure 
far ahead of time, especially in view of the funding challenges in many 
countries.  However, just as a caution, your best guess on the probability 
of attendance should be good enough!!



Additional Circulation for this Paper Call:
6.      We would appreciate it if you would kindly forward this email to 
your transportation colleagues in your country and abroad.

Further contact:
7.      If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at:

Pendakur at interchange.ubc.ca

Look forward to seeing you, hopefully, in January 2003.
Best wishes.



VSettyPendakur

Dr. V. Setty Pendakur
Chairman, TRB/A5013
President
Pacific Policy and Planning Associates
Vancouver, BC, Canada  V6Z 2Z3
Voice:1-604-263-3576; Fax: 1-604-263-6493


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Christopher Zegras
Research Associate
MIT * Laboratory for Energy & the Environment * Room E40-468
1 Amherst Street * Cambridge, MA 02139
Tel: 617 258 6084 * Fax: 617 253 8013