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Dear All, Forwarded on behalf of Yoram Shiftan, IATBR (International Association of Travel Behaviour Research) Secretary, please find the call for papers for the 2009 IATBR in Jaipur, India. Erel Dr Erel Avineri Reader in Travel Behaviour Centre for Transport & Society Faculty of Environment and Technology University of the West of England Frenchay Campus Coldharbour Lane Bristol BS16 1QY, UK Telephone: 0117 32 83197 Fax: 0117 32 83899 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.transport.uwe.ac.uk/ *********************************************************************** Dear Colleagues: We are pleased to have the opportunity to bring the 12th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research, organized by the International Association for Travel Behaviour Research (IATBR), to the culturally rich city of Jaipur in India. The conference will be held from December 13th to December 18th, 2009. The IATBR conference series is well recognized as the flagship event for travel behaviour researchers from around the world, and this 12th conference in the series marks the first time that the conference will be held in the Indian subcontinent. It is indeed a very opportune time to hold the conference in a developing country of the "East", given the fast growing and emerging economies in this part of the world. We look forward to the sharing of ideas, leading-edge research and development discussions, networking, and collective learning among researchers with an interest in travel behaviour during an era of important global issues and challenges. In addition to the conference itself, we do hope you will use the opportunity to explore and experience the incredible and fascinating diversity/cultural heritage that is India. We will have planned cultural events during the conference, and will be working to provide guidance regarding possible travel itineraries and travel arrangements for those of you who may be able to spend some time in India before or after the conference. The conference web site is http://www.iatbr2009.org, which will serve as a one-stop site for all information and event details related to the conference. We will periodically update the information at the site. Please also find attached, for your convenience, a one page Call for Abstracts. Do note that the deadline for abstract submissions is October 31, 2008. We hope you will seriously consider submitting abstracts based on your ongoing travel behaviour-related research. Also, please feel free to share the call with friends and colleagues. For those of you interested in helping to support the conference through sponsorships, please see the section on "sponsorship" on the right side of the home page. Sponsorships will be used to support expenses, including subsidization of registration fees for student attendees, receptions and special events, and local transportation arrangements. A variety of sponsorship levels and corresponding benefits are available. We look forward to receiving your abstracts and seeing many of you in Jaipur. Sincerely, Chandra Bhat and Ram Pendyala Co-Chairs, IATBR 2009 *********************************************************************** Chandra Bhat Adnan Abou-Ayyash Centennial Professor in Transportation Engineering Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712 Tel: (512) 471-4535 Fax: (512) 475-8744 E-mail: [log in to unmask] < http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/bhat/home.html This email was independently scanned for viruses by McAfee anti-virus software and none were found