THE 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR TRANSPORTATION STUDIES

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS:
Engineering & Management


8-10 December, 2007

Jointly organized by

Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies

and

Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Ir MAK Chai-kwong
Permanent Secretary for Development (Works)
The Hong Kong SAR Government

THE CONFERENCE

Established in February 1996, the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS) aims to foster excellence in transportation research and practice, stimulate professional interchange in transportation, and provide a forum for exchanging ideas on transportation developments.

Hong Kong is a major transportation and logistics hub of the Asia-Pacific region. With the increasing integration of the economies of the Pearl River Delta and South-east Asia, and increasing global market competition, advanced methods in operations research, management science, economics and statistics are needed for optimally planning and operation of complex large-scale multi-modal transportation systems. Practitioners and academics are cordially invited to share their knowledge, experience and insights on the design, analysis, planning, operation, engineering, co-ordination and management of transportation systems and their impacts.

TOPICS

1. Regional and international transportation

• Cross-boundary transportation
• Multi-modal transportation
• Port competition and cooperation
• Maritime transportation
• Aviation

2. Transportation systems planning and operations

• Railway planning operations
• Public transportation
• Transportation system design
• Scheduling and timetabling
• Transportation network optimization

3. Transportation modeling and surveys

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

4. Information technology for transportation

• Intelligent transportation systems (ITS)
• Geographic information systems in transportation
• Navigation systems and location-based services
• E-mobility

5. Logistics and supply-chain management

• Supply chain management
• Logistics management and operations
• Freight transportation
• Distribution and delivery planning

6. Transportation infrastructure and engineering

• Land use and transportation
• Infrastructure/project evaluation and financing
• Externalities and pricing of transportation services
• Highway pavement engineering

7. Sustainable transportation

• Transportation and the environment
• Transportation and the economy
• Transportation policy and the society
• Transportation safety

TIME-TABLE OF EVENTS

LANGUAGE

All presentations and printed materials will be in English.

PROCEEDINGS

Papers presented at the Conference will appear in the Conference Proceedings.

REGISTRATION FEE

The registration fee is HK$2,500 (US$1 = HK$7.8 approximately), which covers the attendance of the Conference, Conference Proceedings, lunch, a conference dinner, and refreshments. Accommodation and travel arrangements are not included.

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