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Papers -- The following papers represent only a portion of the papers presented at the event, depending on the authors' preferences for posting their papers.

Track 1 Models for Transportation, Port, Air, Intermodal Operations, Impact Analysis
Modeling the Logistics of FedEx International Express
Presenting Author:  Megan Smirti, University of California, Berkeley
Co-Authors:  Andrew Papson, Valentine Calloud, Amaud Boubert

On the Formulation and Solution of an Emergency Routing Problem
Presenting Authors: Hsui-Chin Lin, Juan Casse, California State University, Long Beach
Co-Authors: Tariq Shehab, Darin Goldstein

The Impacts of Congestion on Commercial Vehicle Tours
Presenting Author: Miguel A. Figliozzi, Portland State University

Using Simulation to Evaluate and Improve the Operations of a Seaport Container Terminal
Presenting Author: Gregory A. Harris, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Co-Authors: Lauren Jennings, Bernard J. Schroer, University of Alabama in Huntsville

Track 2 Port Operations and Productivity
Challenges in Developing Viable Inland Container Terminals
Presenting Author: Philip Davies, Halcrow Consulting Inc.

Examining the Efficiency of Container Movements
Presenting Author: Henry Yeh, California State University, Long Beach
Co-Authors: Hsien-Yang Yeh, Panchali Choudhury

Track 3 Trucking/Air/Rail Economics and Logistics, Productivity, Labor Issues
Analysis of Freight Tours in a Congested Urban Area Using Disaggregated Data: Characteristics and Data Collection Challenges
Presenting Author: Miguel A. Figliozzi, Portland State University
Co-Authors: Lynsey Kingdon, Andrea Wilkitzki, University of Sydney

Freight Transportation Derivatives Contracts: State of the Art and Future Developments
Presenting Author: Mei-Ting Tsai, University of California, Irvine
Co-Authors: Amelia Regan, Jean-Daniel Saphores

Track 5 Policy and Institutional Issues in Urban Goods Movement
Investigating the Possibility of Using BART for Air Freight Movement
Presenting Author: Xiao-Yun Lu, University of California, Berkeley 
Co-Authors:  Matthew Hanson, Michael Graham, Eugene Nishinaga, Richard Lu

Evaluating Impacts of Institutional Reforms on Port Efficiency Changes: Malmquist Productivity Index for World Container Ports
Presenting Author: SangHyun Cheon, University of California, Berkeley

Track 6 Securty/Vulnerability of Goods Movement Infrastructure
Survey of Port Communications Equipment for Safety, Security and Interoperability
Presenting Author: Henry Yeh, California State University, Long Beach
Co-Authors: Hsien-Yang Yeh, Charles Van Houten

Evaluating and Improving the Security of RFID tags in eSeals at the L.A. and L.B. Ports
Presenting Author: Burkhard Englert, California State University, Long Beach
Co-authors: Dolgorsuren Byambajav and Aniketh Parmar

Track 8 Technology
Building a Technology Industry at the San Pedro Bay Ports
William Lyte, Kennedy/Jenks