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Call for Papers - Transport Chicago 2012


Transport Chicago welcomes transportation and planning professionals, practitioners, researchers and academics to submit an abstract for consideration in the 2012 Annual Conference in Chicago. Each June, Transport Chicago features timely research, best practices and innovations in the transportation field and explores current issues in transportation planning and policy. The 2012 Transport Chicago conference presents an excellent opportunity to hear nationally recognized and local transportation experts, discover current industry practices, and meet and share ideas with colleagues in the field.  Transport Chicago seeks papers concerning all aspects of transportation including planning, public transit, freight, air, rail, bicycle and pedestrian transportation.
Topics at previous conferences include:
 
• Transit Oriented Development
• Freight Transportation Corridors and Policy
• Public Transit Service Planning
• Transit Market Analysis
• Congestion and Parking Pricing
• Highway Performance Measurement


• Transportation Management
• Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
• Corridor Planning
• Geographic Information Systems
• Transportation Project Funding
• "Intelligent" Bus Technology
Paper presentation will occur in one of two separate forums: oral presentation before an audience or display during the poster session.  While the committee requests that each author indicate a preference, the committee retains final decision-making authority on forum assignment.  Student papers are encouraged and will be eligible for a monetary prize on the day of the conference. (Click here for more information about the Student Paper Competition.)

Abstracts will be reviewed anonymously by the Transport Chicago Steering Committee. A 250-word abstract must be submitted in the following format by Friday, March 2, 2012:

Page 1: -Paper title
            -Name and affiliation of each author
            -Postal address and telephone number
            -E-mail address of the corresponding author
            -Note if the paper is eligible for the student paper competition
            -Forum preference

Page 2: -Paper title
            -Abstract

To ensure anonymous review, please make no identification of author or affiliation on Page 2.

Abstracts must be submitted by e-mail to abstracts@transportchicago.org.  Any questions may be sent to the same address.

Abstract submitters will be notified after March 16 regarding the status of their paper.

Click here for a PDF of this Call for Papers announcement.