With apologies for any cross-posting.
TORG are pleased to announce their Wednesday lunchtime seminar programme for semester 1 of the new 2010/11 academic year:
Wednesday 6th October
"Making Sustainable Travel Work: Smarter Choices for Transport in Tyne and Wear"
Mr Stephen Psallidas, Smarter Choices Project Manager, NEXUS
Wednesday 13th October
"Analysing Transport Data for Free"
Dr Graeme Hill, Research in Transport, Newcastle University
Wednesday 20th October
"Enhanced Street Design - Pedestrian and Traffic Modelling of Shared Spaces"
Mr Chris Oakley, Director, Crowd Dynamics
Wednesday 27th October
"Delivering Value for Money"
Mr Simeon Butterworth, Divisional Director, Jacobs Consultancy
Wednesday 3rd November
"High Speed Land Infrastructure - Dream or Reality"
Matt Caygill, PhD Student, TORG
Wednesday 10th November
"Air Quality Monitoring and Management: A Local Authority Perspective"
Mr Jon Tubby, Technical Advisor (Environmental Protection) Health & Environmental, Action Service, Leeds City Council
Wednesday 17th November
"New Build Home Zones - Benefits and Problems"
Mr Neil Frier, Team Leader Traffic Projects, Gateshead Council
Wednesday 24th November
"Fares and Ticketing on Britain's Railways"
Mr Alex J. Nelson, Director and Stationmaster of Chester-le-Track
Wednesday 1st December
"Social Marketing and Sustainable Transport"
Mr Geoff Gardner, Independent Consultant in Social Change and Climate Change
Wednesday 8th December
"Does Quality Really Satisfy Passenger's? An Ordered Logit Approach to Evaluate How Quality Affects Passenger Satisfaction"
Mrs Norhayati Yahya, PhD Student, TORG
Wednesday 15th December
"Rail Service Planning at Greater Manchester PTE"
Mr Roy Chapman, Rail Services Planning Officer, Greater Manchester PTE
Please note that for this semester, all seminars will take place in Cassie Room 1.01 and not 2.32/2.33 as in previous years.
More detailed information about each individual seminar topic and speaker will be sent prior to each seminar.
The Cassie Building is building number 49 on the Campus Map<http://www.ncl.ac.uk/about/visit/printablemaps/map-campus.htm> and is about a 5-10 minute walk from Haymarket metro/bus interchange or Jesmond metro station. Haymarket and Jesmond are both are easily accessible from Newcastle Central station or Newcastle International Airport. Car parking in and around the University campus is limited, but Park and Ride options are available from seven metro stations within Newcastle - please see the Nexus website<http://www.nexus.org.uk/home> and their Metro Map<http://www.nexus.org.uk/sites/nexus.org.uk/files/images/metro/Metro_Map_3rd_A4.jpg> for more travel details.
The TORG seminars are intended to disseminate ongoing research and encourage detailed discussions of a diverse range of transport topics in an informal environment. The seminars are part of a wider programme within the School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences<http://www.ceg.ncl.ac.uk/seminars/index.htm> all of which are free of charge and open for external guests to attend. Please let Miss Emma Simblett<mailto:[log in to unmask]> know if you wish to attend a TORG seminar to allow names of external guests to be noted.
For further information on the TORG seminars, please contact Dr. Dilum Dissanayake<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or Mr. Gareth Evans<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
We look forward to seeing you.
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