[sustran] TRANSED 2004 call for papers

Barter, Paul paulbarter at nus.edu.sg
Sat Jul 12 11:38:06 JST 2003


http://www.icat-ciat.org/outreachdesk.htm
    
TRANSED 2004 
10th International Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled People 
 
Theme: Universal Transportation and Road Design: Strategies for Success 
   
Conference in: Hamamatsu – Japan                May 23 – May 26, 2004 
   
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS  AND INVITATION TO PRE-REGISTER 
  
The 10th International Conference on Mobility and Transport for 
Elderly and Disabled People is being organized under the general 
auspices of the Transportation Research Board. 
  
The International Centre for Accessible Transportation (ICAT) is 
designated as the Official TRANSED 2004 Outreach Desk. If you 
need assistance in English, French, Spanish, German and Chinese, 
please send your enquiries by e-mail to ICAT at access at icat-ciat.org  
quoting TRANSED 2004 Enquiry as the E-mail subject title. 
 
  
A. TRANSED BACKGROUND 
The  TRANSED  series  of  conferences  has  taken  place  every  three  years  since 
1978 in  England (3 times), USA, Canada, Sweden, France and Australia. The 
last  conference,  held  in Warsaw  Poland,  had  over  200  participants  from  29 
countries  and  5  continents.  81  papers  were  presented  and  21  posters  were 
exhibited. Considerable progress has been made in improving the lives of people 
with  mobility  handicaps.  Progress  now  must  be  made  to  improve  the  lives  of 
people who are visually, cognitively or hearing impaired.  
This is  the  first  time  the  conference will be held  in  the Asia Pacific  region.  The 
organisers  of  TRANSED  2004  hope  that  the  10th  International  Conference  in 
Japan  will  attract  a  greater  number  of  delegates  from  the  countries  of  Eastern 
and  Southern  Asia  than  before,  which  will  result  in  increased  number  of 
participants. 

Universal transportation and road design: strategies for success 

 
Previous  TRANSED  conferences  have  promoted  national  and  local 
transportation  and  development  policies  to  include  objectives  relating  to  the 
needs  of  people with  mobility  handicaps. The  10th  International Conference  on 
Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled People is designed to help to turn 
these  objectives into  action. As  the  conference motto  "Universal Transportation 
and Road Design: Strategies For Success" implies, TRANSED 2004 serves the 
purpose  of  enabling  international  delegates  to  exchange  experiences  of 
strategies. By reporting on successful accessible transportation strategies, plans, 
and implementations for all, all participants will be able to apply this knowledge to 
their  own  country.  Being  the  first  TRANSED  conference  ever  held  in  Asia,  this 
milestone event will  act  as a  catalyst to  accelerate  developments  of  accessible 
transportation  and  road  design  in  Asian  countries.  Innovative  strategies  and 
plans  for  Asia will  be  expected and encouraged from  participants in  the  Pacific 
region.  

B. TOPICS 
The following topics will be given particular importance in the discussions:  
-Policies and Strategies 
1. Policies and strategies for social/ environmental /economic sustainability 
-Planning, Design and Maintenance 
2. Universal, inclusive and accessible design in public transportation 
3. Universal, inclusive and accessible design on roads, signals and vehicles 
4. Standardization and advanced universal design 
-Mobility 
5. Local mobility, community transportation like taxis, buses & Special Transport Service 
6. Accessible tourism, major events: Olympics, expositions and conventions 
7. Safe mobility for the seniors and drivers 
-Advanced Technology 
8. Advanced technologies for accessible transportation and road design 
-Partnership 
9. Public/Private/NPO・NGO partnership 
-Area wide, Comprehensive and Integrated 
10. Area wide, comprehensive and integrated transportation planning 
-Asian development 
11. Policies and strategies for accessible transportation and road design in Asia. 

The  conference  language  is  English.  The  debates  will  be  interpreted 
simultaniously into Japanese. 

See http://www.icat-ciat.org/outreachdesk.htm for more information and relevant application forms. 


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