If there is any enquiry, please contact:

Dr. Ho-Yin Mak
Co-Chair of the 17th HKSTS International Conference
Department of Industrial Engineering & Logistics Management
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Clear Water Bay, Kowloon
Hong Kong

Fax: (852) 2358-7116
E-mail: hymak@ust.hk

TOPICS

1. Logistics and Supply Chain Management

• Supply chain management
• Facility location and supply chain
• Logistics and operations management
• Intermodal freight transportation
• Ocean container logistics

2. Transport Dynamics

• Dynamic traffic assignment
• Traffic flow theories
• Activity-based modeling
• Applications of dynamic models

3. Transportation and Geography

• Urban, regional and cross-boundary transportation
• Transportation infrastructure
• Accessibility and mobility

4. Transportation, Land Use and Built Environment

• Built environment, activity space and time use
• Built environment and travel behavior
• Integrated land use and transportation modeling

5. Transit Management and Operations

• Public transport
• Taxi services
• Scheduling and timetabling
• Railway planning and operations

6. Transportation Modeling and Surveys

• Travel behavior modeling
• Traffic management and control
• Transportation and traffic surveys

7. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Transportation

• Intelligent transportation systems (ITS)
• Incident detection and management
• Transport impacts of ICT
• ICT, social network and activity-travel

8. Sustainable Transportation

• Transportation, energy security and the environment
• Externalities and pricing of transportation services
• Sustainable transportation policy
• Transportation safety

9. Transportation Engineering and Project Analysis

• Infrastructure/project evaluation and financing
• Highway pavement engineering

TIME-TABLE OF EVENTS

LANGUAGE

All presentations and printed materials will be in English.

PROCEEDINGS

Selected papers presented at the Conference will appear in the Conference Proceedings, which will be made available to registered participants. Selected papers may also be published in special issues in international journals

REGISTRATION FEE

The registration fee is HK$2,800 (US$1 = HK$7.8 approximately), which covers the attendance of the Conference, Conference Proceedings, two lunches, a Conference dinner, and refreshments. Accommodation and travel arrangements are not included.

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Professor Richard Allsop, University College London
Professor Theo Arentze, Eindhoven University of Technology
Professor Yasuo Asakura, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Professor Michael G.H. Bell, Imperial College London
Professor David Boyce, Northwestern University
Professor Malachy Carey, University of Leeds
Professor Avishai (Avi) Ceder, University of Auckland
Professor Yupo Chan, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Professor Gang-Len Chang, University of Maryland
Professor Anthony Chen, Utah State University
Professor Henry S.L. Fan, Nanyang Technological University
Professor Michael Florian, Université de Montréal
Professor Hans-Otto Günther, TU Berlin
Professor Hai-Jun Huang, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Professor Richard D. Knowles, University of Salford
Professor Mei-Po Kwan, The Ohio State University
Professor Lawrence W. Lan, Ta Hwa Institute of Technology
Professor Odd I. Larsen, Molde University College
Professor Siriphong Lawphongpanich, University of Florida
Professor Robin Lindsey, The University of British Columbia
Professor Michael J. Maher, University of Leeds
Professor Francisco Martinez, Universidad de Chile
Professor Anthony D. May, University of Leeds
Professor Pitu Mirchandani, Arizona State University
Professor Kevin O'Connor, University of Melbourne
Professor Michael A.P. Taylor, University of South Australia
Professor Harry J.P. Timmermans, Eindhoven University of Technology
Professor Pravin Varaiya, University of California, Berkeley
Professor Stefan Voss, University of Hamburg
Professor Stein W. Wallace, Lancaster University
Professor S.C. (Chan) Wirasinghe, University of Calgary
Professor Anming Zhang, The University of British Columbia
Professor Junyi Zhang, Hiroshima University

CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

ENQUIRIES