CALL FOR PAPERS -- informational only as call for papers is closed
Submit 1) paper or 2) presentation abstract to: http://conf.papercept.net/
Overview
The purpose of the National Urban Freight Conference is to examine the impacts of goods movement and international trade in metropolitan areas. The 2006 National Urban Freight Conference afforded researchers and practitioners a unique opportunity to consider the “urban side” of freight across many disciplines. We therefore have made it an annual event. We invite paper and presentation submissions for National Urban Freight Conference 2007.
Our understanding of how freight and international trade affect urban areas remains limited. The distribution of economic and environmental impacts across metropolitan areas merits further documentation. Tools for modeling and forecasting freight flows within regions are not well developed. The nature of the goods movement supply chain is still poorly understood, and implications of the supply chain logic for urban areas are only developing.
We are seeking papers and presentations on any aspect of urban goods movement. Major topical areas include:
1. Models for transportation, port, air, intermodal operation;, impact analysis
2. Port operations and productivity
3. Trucking/air/rail economics and logistics, productivity, labor issues
4. Local and regional environmental externalities: congestion, air quality, etc.
5. Policy and institutional issues in urban goods movement
6. Security/vulnerability of goods movement
7. Best practices/lessons learned
There are two types of submissions:
1) PAPER -- full paper due June 30, 2007 extended to July 30, 2007 -- Papers selected will be presented by the author(s) at the Conference. The papers will distributed on the Conference CD and on the METRANS website. Best papers will be selected for possible inclusion in a special journal issue.
2) PRESENTATION ONLY -- no paper involved -- abstract due on July 30, 2007 -- Authors of the presentations selected will present at the Conference.
Paper Submission Requirements
Submit papers to: http://conf.papercept.net/
• Site is now open for paper submission
• Papers will be distributed via conference CD and METRANS website
• Best papers will be selected for possible inclusion in a special journal issue. (Selected papers from the 2006 Conference are forthcoming in Transportation Research E: Logistics and Transportation Review)
• Papers must follow the paper format as indicated below:
Paper format:
1. Length limitation: Maximum paper length is 7,500 words, including abstract, references, tables and figures. Graphics, tables, figures count as 250 words each.
2. Typed in 1.5 space with margins of at least one inch all around, font size 11 pt or larger
3. All tables, figures, diagrams and maps should be included in the paper text.
4. A limited number of explanatory notes are permissible, and they should be indicated serially within each article by subscripts 1,2,3 etc. The notes themselves should be listed at the end of the paper text.
5. References should be indicated in the text by the surnames of the author(s) with the year of publication as shown below. References to more than one publication by the same author in the same year should be distinguished alphabetically with a, b, c, etc. The abbreviated author and the date reference should be placed in parentheses unless the name forms part of the text. The relevant page(s) may be given if necessary. Examples:
(Ball, 1998), (Edwards, 2002a), (Haughton and Hunter, 1994, p. 130) demonstrated that ….
If no person is named as author, the name of the appropriate body should be used, e.g., (US Bureau of the Census, 1996).
The full list of references should be typed in alphabetical order, double-spaced between references, on a separate sheet at the end of the article, in form of the following examples:
JARGOWSKY, P. (2002) Sprawl, concentration of poverty, and urban inequality, in: G. Squires (Ed.) Urban Sprawl: Causes, Consequences and Policy Responses, pp.39-72. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute
YEOH, B. S.A. (2004) Cosmopolitanism and its Exclusions in Singapore, Urban Studies, 41, pp. 2431- 2445.
Presentation Submission Requirements
Submit presentation abstracts to: http://conf.papercept.net/
• Site is open for presentation submission.
• Presentations must follow the paper format as indicated below:
Presentation format:
Submit an abstract of 500 words maximum describing purpose of the research, methodology and data, analysis and findings, and major conclusions.
More information: Genevieve Giuliano
METRANS Transportation Center
University of Southern California
School of Policy, Planning and Development
650 Childs Way, RGL 216
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0626
Phone: 213-821-1025 Fax: 213-740-0001
Email: giuliano@usc.edu
Important dates
• Authors submit completed papers by July 30, 2007; authors submit presentation abstracts (no paper involved) by July 30, 2007.
• Papers and presentation abstracts reviewed and authors notified of acceptance by September 30, 2007
• Final Paper and Presentation submission by November 6, 2007
Contact Information
Conference Chair
Genevieve Giuliano (Senior Associate Dean, Research & Technology, School of Policy, Planning and Development, University of Southern California; Director of METRANS) giuliano@usc.edu
Conference Program Chair
Petros Ioannou (Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering Systems, University of Southern California; Associate Director of Research, METRANS) ioannou@usc.edu
Track Chairs
Modeling
• James E. Moore II (Chair, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California) jmoore@usc.edu
• Fernando Ordóñez (Assistant Professor, Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California) fordon@usc.edu
Port Operations
• Anastasios Chassiakos (Executive Director of Assessment, College of Engineering, California State University, Long Beach) achassk@csulb.edu
• Maged Dessouky (Professor, Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Design, University of Southern California) maged@usc.edu
Transport Economics
• Kristen Monaco (Professor, Department of Economics, California State University, Long Beach) kmonaco@csulb.edu
• Joseph Magaddino (Chair, Professor, Department of Economics, California State University, Long Beach) magaddin@csulb.edu
Environment
• Hamid Rahai (Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, California State University, Long Beach) rahai@csulb.edu
• Lisa Schweitzer (Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) lschwei@vt.edu
Policy/Institutions
• Genevieve Giuliano (SPPD, USC) giuliano@usc.edu
Security/Vulnerability
• Peter Gordon (Professor of School of Policy, Planning and Development, University of Southern California) pgordon@usc.edu
• TBD
Best Practices/Lessons Learned
• Thomas O’Brien (Director of Research, Center for International Trade and Transportation, California State University, Long Beach) tobrien@csulb.edu
• Marianne Venieris (Executive Director, Center for International Trade and Transportation, California State University, Long Beach) mvenieris@uces.csulb.edu
Conference Organization Chair
Marianne Venieris (Executive Director, Center for International Trade and Transportation, California State University, Long Beach) mvenieris@uces.csulb.edu
Venue--Hyatt Regency Long Beach, 200 Pine Avenue,
Long Beach, CA, 90802
Specific hotel information is available on this website.
Conference Registration – open mid-July
Conference Program Committee—to be determined
Revised 7/3/2007
