THE 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT


20-22 July, 2009
InterContinental Grand Stanford Hotel, Hong Kong

Jointly organized by

Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies

and

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Professor Avi Ceder, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Dr. Dorothy Chan, Deputy Director, School of Professional and Continuing Education, The University of Hong Kong; Former Deputy Commissioner for Transport
Ir Stephen Chik, Chief Civil and Planning Engineer, MTR Corporation Limited
Professor Pitu Mirchandani, University of Arizona, USA
Professor Stefan Voss, Universität Hamburg, Germany
Professor Nigel H.M. Wilson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Professor S.C. Wirasinghe, University of Calgary, Canada

THE CONFERENCE

(Previous CASPT conferences: Leeds, 2006, San Diego, 2004, Berlin, 2000, Boston, 1997, Lisbon, 1993, Montreal, 1990, Hamburg, 1987, Montreal, 1983, Leeds, 1980, Chicago, 1975).

This conference is the 11th in the series that serves as a forum for the international community of researchers, practitioners and vendors on all aspects of public transport planning and operations. To reflect the expanded scope of this conference series, it takes on the new title "Conference on Advanced Systems for Public Transport" from its previous title of "Computer-Aided Scheduling of Public Transport".

CASPT covers significant contributions to the theory and application of systems and methodologies for advancing public transport planning and operations. CASPT encourages not only the generation and presentation of new ideas, but also hopes to instigate productive collaborations between participants from academia, industry, and government.

TOPICS

The themes of the conference include, but are not limited to:

  • Public transport network and route planning
  • Timetables planning and generation
  • Vehicle (bus, train, tram, ferry, ...) scheduling
  • Driver and crew scheduling
  • Operations monitoring, control and management
  • Information management
  • Passenger information, trip planning, route guidance
  • Public transport regulations and competition
  • Financial Sustainability
  • Public private partnership
  • Practical experience with scheduling and planning methods
  • Other areas related to passenger transport (large-scale optimization, etc)
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IMPORTANT DATES

Extended Abstracts: October 15, 2008
Full papers: April 1, 2009

Extended Abstracts (about 1000 words) must be received electronically (in PDF) not later than October 15, 2008. They should be submitted via the web-based submission system:

https://editorialexpress.com/caspt09

Papers will be selected for presentation based on extended abstracts, with notification by December 20, 2008. Selected contributors should submit a full version of the paper (up to 30 pages including figures and tables) electronically (in Word or PDF) not later than April 1, 2009. 

Post conference publications: 

Selected refereed papers will be published in a book by an international publisher or special issues in reputable journals after the conference. 

For more information, contact: 

CASPT 09 Conference Secretary
c/o Department of Civil Engineering
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
E-mail: secretary@caspt09.org

Last Updated 15 June, 2009.