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T&DI Announces the First International Symposium on Transportation and Development Innovative Best Practices

Beijing, China

April 24-26 , 2008

The Transportation and Development Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers is sponsoring the First International Symposium on Transportation and Development Innovative Best Practices in Beijing, China, April 24-26, 2008. The purpose of this series of symposia is to showcase innovative best practices in comprehensive and integrated transportation and economic development from around the world.

The three-day Symposium, the last major international conference to be held in Beijing prior to the Olympics in August 2008, will be co-hosted by the China Academy of Transportation Sciences and co-sponsored by the North American Chinese Overseas Transportation Association (NACOTA) and the International Chinese Transportation Professionals Association (ICTPA). The event will be held in conjunction with China Transpo 2008, the China Ministry of Communications’ only international biennial exhibition and the largest international show for transportation in China, featuring a comprehensive overview of the latest technical applications in transportation.

Public and private sector experts are invited to present new, innovative transportation and development policies and best practices from around the world. The language of the event will be English and the symposium proceedings will be published by ASCE.

Technical tours will enable registrants to view passenger and freight transportation facilities, operations and maintenance centers for highways, bus, light rail, subway and commuter rail, 2008 Beijing Olympic villages, newly developing suburban areas, Beijing planning exhibition halls, etc. Receptions, banquets and scenic tours will provide venues for informal dialogue and interaction among symposia participants.

This symposium will be of interest to government officials in China and other nations seeking new ways to successfully plan and manage the comprehensive and integrated development of transportation and economic systems; it will also be a prime venue for the sharing of innovative best practices by public and private sector transportation engineers, planners and policy makers for highways, waterways, railways, tunnels and turnpikes, public transit, airports, etc.

Honorary Chairman: Prof. Kumares Sinha, Ph.D., P.E., Hon.M.ASCE

Steering Committee Chair: Eva Lerner-Lam, M.ASCE, 2006 President, T&DI

Steering Committee Members:

Wei Zhou, President, CATS

Peter Lai, Immediate Past President, ICTPA
Rongfang “Rachel” Liu, Ph.D., President, NACOTA

Kam K. Movassaghi, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, 2008 President, T&DI

Technical Program Committee Chair: Louis F. Cohn, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, 2007 President, T&DI

T&DI Staff Contact: Jonathan Esslinger, P.E., F.ASCE, Director, T&DI

For a copy of the conference brochure please click here.

First International Symposium on Transportation and Development Innovative Best Practices

Beijing, China

April 24-26 , 2008

Call for Papers

Important Dates:

April 30, 2007	Deadline for receiving abstracts by e-mail
May 30, 2007	Notification of abstract acceptance, subject to peer review
August 5, 2007	Full Paper in conference format by e-mail (MS Word file) subject to peer review
October 1, 2007	Notification of acceptance and corrections if needed
October 30, 2007	Final paper submitted
November 30, 2007	At least one author is required to register by this date to ensure publication of paper in Symposium proceedings
November 30, 2007	Early registration begins at special reduced registration fee
April 24-26, 2008	Symposium in Beijing, China