Networks for Mobility 2008 Call for Papers

Deadline for Abstracts is March 14th

About the Symposium: Solutions for most current and future transportation problems can be found neither for single modes of transport nor within single disciplines. On the contrary, improvements in the sense of sustainable mobility require close ties between modes of transport as well as the integration of planning, technical and socioeconomic competences. The effects of political decisions on the one hand, and the interaction of supply and demand on the other, and finally the technical and planning possibilities lead to interdependencies that can only be treated in system approaches and network solutions.

We encounter networks and interdependencies in all fields of transportation and mobility: in transport infrastructure with the interaction of road, rail, land use and open space; in telematics and road pricing with their demanding information processes; in combined passenger and freight transport linking road and rail; in public transport with the conflicting requirements of passengers and operators; in politics with the interaction of transportation, environment and society.

The symposium derives its name “NETWORKS FOR MOBILITY” from the network approach and sees itself as a forum for interdisciplinary exchange of the various areas of transportation science and related fields. The first three symposia (of 2002, 2004 and 2006) have shown that bringing together representatives of the various disciplines leads to new insights and new projects. The scientists and practitioners – from urban and regional planning, economics and ecology, to transportation planning, traffic and vehicle engineering – had fruitful multi-disciplinary exchanges, particularly as methods of network analysis and modelling are actually interchangeable.

Call for Papers: The Scientific Committee invites researchers and practitioners from all over the world to submit abstracts of papers for oral or poster presentations at the symposium.

Your abstract should be about 500 words in length, and should also indicate information on all authors of the paper, i.e. affiliation, full address, phone, and e-mail address.

Please send the abstract by e-mail to fovus@fovus.uni-stuttgart.de

Each submitted paper will be reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee (SC). The SC will decide about the acceptance for presentation in one of the parallel sessions or for the poster session.
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Event website: http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/fovus/

Call for Papers: http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/fovus/Symposium/FlyerCall_NfM2008.pdf

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