Please see below for the call for abstracts for the Asia Pacific Cycle Congress, to be held in Christchurch from 17th – 10th October Call for abstracts Participants wishing to present at the Asia-Pacific Cycle Congress 2017 are invited to submit an abstract at http://apcc2017.com/apcc17/call_for_abstracts Key dates Submissions close: Extended until Tuesday 9 May Acceptance notification begins: From Tuesday 6 June Conference 17th – 10th October Key themes The theme of this year's congress is "GEARING UP - rethinking our communities for the future". We invite you to submit abstracts based on the congress theme and the sub themes: * Places for people (liveability, social issues, urban design) * Smart systems (technology, travel mode integration, network optimisation) * Bikenomics (tourism, economic development, cycleway costs/benefits) * Bikes for healthy lifestyles (health, environment, safety) Presentation options * Individual oral presentation (up to 30 minutes) * Workshop (60 minutes) * Lightning session (10 minutes = 8 for presentation + 2 for questions) * Poster presentation Format for abstracts * Abstracts must contain text only – graphs and pictures cannot be inserted and will not be printed. * Abstract must be written using Arial font, 12 pt. * Abstracts are to be between 200 and 250 words. * Abstracts must be submitted as a word .doc or .docx using the following template. Click here to download.<http://apcc2017.com/files/docs/apcc/apcc17abstracttemplate.docx> Dr. Angela Curl Lecturer Department of Geography University of Canterbury - Te Whare Wânanga O Waitaha Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand Room: Geography 504 Tel: +64 3 36 94104 ext. 94104 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.geog.canterbury.ac.nz This email may be confidential and subject to legal privilege, it may not reflect the views of the University of Canterbury, and it is not guaranteed to be virus free. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and erase all copies of the message and any attachments. Please refer to http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/emaildisclaimer for more information.