The 8th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in
Transportation ( 8th AATT)

Beijing, China
May 26~28, 2004




Organizer:
China Academy of Transportation Sciences, Ministry of Communications, China

Co-Sponsors:
American Society of Civil Engineers

In Association with:
China Highway and Transportation Society
China Navigation Institute
Tsinghua University




International Steering Committee
Darcy Bullock, USA
T. F. Fwa, Singapore
Chris Hendrickson, USA
Stephen G Ritchie, USA
Kumares C. Sinha, USA
Yorgos J. Stephanedes, Greece
Zhou Wei,China
C.Michael Wolton

International Technical Committee

Abernethy, Bruce  USA
Bell, Michael G H, UK
Cohn, Louis F, USA
Coifman, Benjamin, USA
Dia, Hussein, Australia
Dougherty, Mark, Sweden
Dunn, Roger, New Zealand
Francesco Filippi, Italy
Huang, Wei, China
Hummer, Joseph E, USA
Karlaftis, Matthew G, Greece
Kuehne, Reinhart D, Germany
Nakamura, Hideki, Japan
Radwan, Essam, USA
Ritter, Gary T, USA
Saito, Mitsuru, USA
Shashi, S Nambisan, USA
Shi, Qixin, China
Spring, Gray, USA
Sullivan, Edward C, USA
Sun, Lijun,China
Sun, Xiaoduan,USA
Taylor, Michael A P, Australia
Wang, Kelvin, USA
Wang, Xiaojing,China
Yang, Zhaosheng,China
Zarrillo, Marguerite, USA
Zhang, Zhanmin,USA






Technical innovation is essential to improve transportation infrastructure
and provide more efficient transportation operations. It is important for
transportation engineers to meet the dynamic challenges of growing demand in
modern day transportation. The AATT provides a stage for exchange of
experience for experts, specialists, researchers, and engineers. The AATT
has received wide attention of the international community. Past conferences
have been held at the following locations:
1989-1st AATT, San Diego, USA
1991-2nd AATT, Minneapolis, USA
1993-3rd AATT, Seattle, USA
1995-4th AATT, Capri, Italy
1998-5th AATT, Newport Beach , USA
2000-6th AATT, Singapore
2002-7th AATT, Boston, USA

With the rapid social and economic growth taking place in China,
transportation infrastructure is going through a highly rapid phase of
development throughout the nation.  The state of transportation  has
improved significantly.  The sustainable development of China's
transportation has attracted the attention of the world transportation
industry. In this backdrop, it is appropriate and timely that Beijing, the
capitol of China, has been selected as the venue of the 8th AATT by ASCE.

With the approval form the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of
Science and Technology, the 8th AATT will be held in the Beijing
International Convention Center on May 26~28, 2004. The event promises to
attract officers, planners, managers, researchers, engineers and consultants
from all over the world to discuss advanced technologies and exchange views
and experience.

1. TECHNICAL CONFERENCE
1) Scope of the Conference:
The main objectives of the 8th AATT are to discuss and showcase advanced
technologies , advanced equipments, advanced skills and new materials. The
scope of papers for the Conference covers applications of advanced
technologies in all modes (highway transportation, water transportation,
railway transportation and air transportation). The typical topics covered
in the conference series are:
*       Intelligent Transportation systems
*       Real-time control systems
*       Transportation infrastructures management technologies
*       Advanced construction and maintenance technology
*       Advanced technologies in transportation safety
*       Information technology
*       Robotics and automation
*       Vehicle navigation and control
*       Material technology
*       Road pricing techniques
*       Computer-aided engineering
*       Standards for advanced transportation technology
*       Benefits and costs of advanced technologies
*       Communication systems
*       Education and training
*       Traffic management technologies
*       Modeling and prediction technology
*       Systems planning and management technology
*       Transportation and logistics
*
*       2) Schedule for Paper offers and Acceptance:
*       By June 30 , 2003 -- Two Copies of abstract of up to 500 words in
English are to be received by this date.
*       Your abstracts should be mailed to the Conference Secretariat
Office.
*       By July 20,2003 -- Acceptance of the Paper Abstract and the
Guidelines for Paper Preparation will be sent to the author(s).
*       By December 10, 2003 -- The accepted papers in English according to
the prescribed patterns are mailed to the Conference Secretariat Office. The
papers in English will be published by the Publishing House of the ASCE and
included in international data search system. The papers in Chinese will be
published by the Publishing House of Communications, China.
*
*       2. EXHIBITION
*       1.Categories of Exhibits:
*       A. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
*       Electronic Toll Collection Systems for High-grade Highway
Applications
*       Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) Systems
*       Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Systems
*       Management Information Systems for Transportation (MIST)
*       Traffic Management Information Systems (TMIS)
*       Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
*       Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
*       In-Vehicle Auto-Navigation Systems
*
*       B. Transportation Infrastructure Engineering
*       Planning and Design of Transportation Infrastructures.
*       Instruments and Equipments for Transportation Infrastructures Zone
Survey
*       Machines and Equipments for Transportation Infrastructures
Construction.
*       Auxiliary Installation for Transportation Infrastructures.
*       Transportation Infrastructure Maintenance and Rehabilitation.
*       Materials for Highways (Modified Asphalts and Modified Materials).
*
*       C. Traffic Engineering; Telecommunication and Navigation
*       Signs, signals and markings for highway, port and airport
applications
*       Lighting systems for highway, port and airport project
*       Surveying, monitoring, telecommunication and navigation systems for
highway, airport and harbor.
*       Safe facilities for high-grade highway
*
*       D. Vehicle, Locomotive & Stock, Ship & Vessel and Aircraft
Engineering
*       Various Vehicles, locomotives & stocks, ships & vessels and aircraft
with advanced technologies
*       Various materials and products for vehicle, locomotive & stock, ship
& vessel and aircraft manufacturing engineering and operations
*       Equipment and tools for vehicle, locomotive & stock, ship & vessel
and aircraft inspection and maintenance
*       Energy-saving technologies and alternative fuels for road, waterway,
railway and air transport
*
*       E. Environmental Engineering
*       Environment protection facilities for road, railway, port and
airport Projects
*       Road traffic induced noise and air pollution impact evaluation and
remedial technologies
*       Emission Control Technologies
*       The Recovery of Bio-environment and landscape

2. Business Promotion
Apart from the exhibition, technical seminars will also be arranged upon the
specific demands from the exhibitors. The seminars will normally last for
three hours each.

3. Advertising
The Organizing Committee will produce a souvenir publication of the 8th AATT
2004 Conference for distribution during the event.

Conference Secretariat
Address: Secretariat Office for the 8th AATT 2004 Conference
240 Huixinli, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, P.R. China
Tel: 010-64925562, 010-64914809
Fax: 010-64918204
Postal code: 100029
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Liaison persons: Mr. Wang Haiqing , Mr. Fang Hai



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Michael G H Bell
Professor of Transport Operations
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Imperial College, Imperial College Road,
London, SW7 2AZ
Tel: 0207 594 6091      Fax: 0207 594 6102
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More: http://www.cts.cv.ic.ac.uk/