CALL FOR PAPERS ***************************************************** XI PANAMERICAN CONFERENCE IN TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING ***************************************************** ----------------------------------------------------- 19-23 November, 2000 Gramado, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil ----------------------------------------------------- Deadlines: ---------- Submission of extended abstracts: 30 November, 1999 Notification of acceptance: 31 January, 2000 Submission of full papers: 15 May, 2000 The Conference: --------------- The biggest event covering Panamerican interests and problems in the field of transportation and traffic for professionals of private and public companies, researchers, lecturers and consultants. The 11th edition of the Conference will take place in Gramado (a touristic city at the mountains near the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre), state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It will be held during the major cultural-artistic event of the 'Sierra Gaucha', the Christmas' Summer Light Show. The Conference includes presentation of papers and posters, seminars with international funding agencies, a fair with exhibitors from the transportation industry and consultancy, and thematic meetings (i.e. one day satellite seminars) covering current issues of Panamerican and international interest. Scientific Committee: --------------------- President: Prof. Juan de Dios Ortuzar (Chile) Vice-presidents: Prof. Carlos Daganzo (USA) Prof. Juan C. Sanánez (Venezuela) Prof. Orlando Strambi (Brazil) Prof. Antonio González (Puerto Rico) Scope: ------ The Scientific Committee welcomes papers and posters in all aspects of transportation and traffic. Topics include: Transportation planning and economics Traffic engineering Public transportation Transportation and sustainability Transportation and land use Transportation and the environment Transportation infrastructure Freight transportation Logistics management ITS and information technology Road pricing Road safety Submission of Papers and Posters: --------------------------------- Authors are invited to submit extended abstracts (2 pages) for refereeing via home-page of the event before the deadline of 30 November 1999. For further details and sending abstracts, visit the home-page (http://www.ufrgs.br/panam) Languages: ---------- Abstracts (and later on: full papers and posters) can be written in English, Portuguese or Spanish. Presentations can be made in any of these languages. Proceedings: ------------ Papers presented at the Conference will appear in the Proceedings. Proceedings will be made available to registered participants. Pre-registration: ----------------- If you are interested in the Conference and wish to be kept informed on its organization and development, travel and hotel arrangements, satellite seminars, conference fees, social program for accompanying persons, before/after the conference tours in Brazil, please PRE-REGISTER (free) by visiting the home-page (www.ufrgs.br/panam). The home-page displays information that will be constantly updated. Organization: ------------- LASTRAN - Laboratory of Transportation Systems Department of Industrial and Transportation Engineering School of Engineering UFRGS - Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil in collaboration with, ANPET - The Brazilian Society for Transportation Research Further information: -------------------- Please access the home-page of the Conference: http://www.ufrgs.br/panam or contact, Dr. Luis Antonio Lindau President of the Organizing Committee e-mail: [log in to unmask] Escola de Engenharia/UFRGS Praça Argentina n.9 Sala408 90040-020 Porto Alegre, Brasil Fone: + 55 51 316 3596 Fax : + 55 51 316 4007 ************************************************************************ -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ Helena Beatriz Bettella Cybis mailto:[log in to unmask] _/ _/ Escola de Engenharia http://www.ufrgs.br _/ _/ PPGEP - LASTRAN _/ _/ Praça Argentina, 9 sala 402 tel: (55) 051 316 35 96 _/ _/ 90040-020 - Porto Alegre, RS - Brasil fax: (55) 051 316 40 07 _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%