29th Conference of Australian Institutes of Transport Research – CAITR 2007
The 29th Conference of Australian Institutes of Transport Research (CAITR) will be hosted by the Transport Systems Centre at the University of South Australia between from the 5th to the 7th of December 2007.
About CAITR
The Conference of Australian Institutes of Transport Research (CAITR) is
a forum that provides transport researchers and professionals with an
opportunity to present and discuss their work in an informal and supportive
environment and to meet with their peers and colleagues. The conference is
particularly suited to students undertaking research towards a postgraduate
degree or working on undergraduate projects in transport as it gives them a
chance to present work in progress, receive constructive feedback and
improve their presentation skills. Similarly, presenters with work in
progress and conceptual innovations and ideas are welcome and supported with
constructive feedback. Non-presenting participants are accorded a warm
welcome and invited to participate fully in the conference activities
including the conference dinner.
The conference itself will consist of paper presentations and a summary from
a representative of each transport research entity of their activities since
the last CAITR. For more information and previous CAITR proceedings, visit:
http://civil.eng.monash.edu.au/its/caitrhome
Prizes
The Robert L Pretty Memorial Prize (sponsored by Akçelik and Associates
Pty Ltd) is awarded to the best undergraduate student paper.
The Rodney Vaughan Memorial Prize (sponsored by The Urban Transport
Institute) is awarded to the best postgraduate research student paper.
Call for Abstracts
If you are interested in presenting a paper at the conference, please
submit an abstract of between 150 and 300 words to the conference convenor
(contact details below) by Friday 5th of October 2007.
Email submissions are preferred and may be sent to CAITR07@unisa.edu.au.
Please put ‘CAITR 2007 Abstract’ in the subject line of your email.
Submissions must contain the name, affiliation and contact details
(including address, telephone number and email) of all of the authors and
indicate who is the contact author.
Since the nature of the conference is deliberately less formal and rigorous
than most other transport research conferences, the abstract is in effect an
indication of:
(1) your intention to attend the conference to present a paper based on the
abstract; and
(2) the appropriate grouping of the paper for presentation sessions during
the conference.
Therefore you will not be ‘notified of acceptance of your abstract’ and
production of your paper is then contingent upon the information contained
in the next two sections.
Registration
The cost of registration is $140 in total. This includes conference participation, lunches, morning and afternoon teas but excludes other meals and accommodation. The due date for registration is Friday the 16th of November 2007. The conference brochure, including registration documents can be downloaded here.
Conference Program
| Day 1 - Wednesday 5 | |
| 0900-0930 | Collection of conference papers in the foyer outside the Conference Room C3-16 |
| 0930-1000 | Conference Room: Centenary Building, Level 3, Room 16 (C3-16)
Welcome to CAITR 2007 – Derek Scrafton Conference Matters – Nicholas Holyoak |
| 1000-1100 | Session 1: Transport Engineering and Freight Chair: Raluca Raicu 1. Analysis of Forward and Backhaul Truck Freight Rates in Terms of Long Run Marginal Cost and Composite Demand. John Taplin; Transport and Logistics Business School, University of Western Australia. 2. Study on Method of Urban Road Access Spacing. Chenhong Wangning; School of Highway, Chang’an University. |
| 1100-1130 | Morning Tea (provided in the foyer outside the Conference Room C3-16) |
| 1130-1230 | Session 2: Transport Emissions Chair: Rocco Zito 3. Impact of Emission Trading Schemes on Transport. Ivan Iankov; Transport Systems Centre, University of South Australia. 4. Environmental Cost of Travel Time Saved (ECOTTS) Model Developments from Work Journey Mode Comparisons. Stuart Cement; Transport Systems Centre, University of South Australia. |
| 1230-1345 | Lunch (provided in the Aroma Café on campus) |
| 1345-1515 | Session 3: Public Transport I Chair: Nikolaos Vogiatzis 5. Investigating Consistency in Passenger Arrivals – Insights from Longitudinal Ticket Validations. Daniel Csikos and Graham Currie; Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University. 6. Value of CityRail to the Community of NSW. George Karpouzis, Atiqur Rahman, Kerrie Tandy and Chris Taylor; Rail Corporation New South Wales. 7. Determination of Optimal Route Corridors for Bus Operations. Upali Vandebona and Chan Wirasinghe; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales. |
| 1515-1530 | Afternoon Tea (provided in the foyer outside the Conference Room C3-16) |
| 1530-1700 | Session 5: Health and Safety Chair: Stuart Clement 8. Design Strategies for the Amelioration of Anti-social Behaviour on Public Transport. Selby Coxon; Industrial Design, Monash University. 9. A Research Framework on the Development of Malaysian Railway Level Crossing Safety Systems. Siti Zaharah, Wen Long Yue and Sekhar Somenahalli; Transport Systems Centre, University of South Australia. 10. Measuring the Health Impact of Diesel Fuel Use from Road Based Transport. Oz Kayak and Russell Thompson; University of Melbourne. |
| Day 2 - Thursday 6 | |
| 0900-1030 | Session 6: Traveller Behaviour and Network Vulnerability Chair: Mark Besley 11. PAYD to Reduce Risk Exposure. Simon Fifer; Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney. 12. Impacts of Telecommuting for Reduction of Environment Pollution. Son The Vu; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales. 13. The Assessment of the Regional Network Vulnerability: The Case Study of the Green Triangle Region. Susilawati and Michael A.P. Taylor; Transport Systems Centre, University of South Australia. |
| 1030-1100 | Morning Tea (provided in the foyer outside the Conference Room C3-16 |
| 1100-1230 | Session 8: Transport Information Impacts and Social Inclusion Chair: John Taplin 14. Matching a Message to an Audience - What Does this Mean? T.P. Hutchinson; Centre for Automotive Safety Research, University of Adelaide. 15. Research on the Traffic State Recognition System for Regional Highway. Chenhong Wangning; School of Highway, Chang’an University. 16. Car Ownership and Social Inclusion in Australia. Victoria Johnson; Monash University. |
| 1230-1345 | Lunch (provided in the Aroma Café on campus) |
| 1345-1515 | Session 7: Public Transport II Chair: Tony Richardson 17. Urban Spatial Structure and Travel Impacts: The Case of Jakarta Metropolitan. Ikhwan Hakim; Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales. 18. Route Bus Transport - Stakeholders, Vehicles and New Design Directions. Robbie Napper; Department of Design and Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University. 19. What do Passengers Need out of Public Transport Information Systems?. Syahriah Bachok, Wen Long Yue and Rocco Zito; Transport Systems Centre, University of South Australia. |
| 1515-1545 | Afternoon Tea (provided in the foyer outside the Conference Room C3-16) |
| 1545-1745 | Session 9: Transport Modelling and Simulation Chair: Branko Stazic 20. Modelling and Forecasting the Demand for Automobile Petrol in Australia, and its Policy Implications. Zheng Li; Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney. 21. Simulation and GA-Optimisation for Modeling the Operation of Airport Passenger Terminals. Doina Olaru and Stephen Emery; University of Western Australia. 22. A Review of Gap-Acceptance Capacity Models. Rahmi Akçelik; Akcelik and Associates. 23. The Application of Transport Micro-Simulation on Environmental Studies. Hong-En Lin, Rocco Zito and Michael A.P. Taylor. |
| 1900 | Conference Dinner: T-Chow Chinese Restaurant, 68 Moonta St.
Adelaide. $30 per person payable before the meal on the night; drinks not included. |
| Day 3 - Friday 7 | |
| 0930-1030 | Research Summaries Chair: Nicholas Holyoak (TBA – 10 minutes each) |
| 1030-1100 | Morning Tea (provided in the foyer outside the Conference Room C3-16 |
| 1100-1200 | Research Summaries Continued |
| 1200-1300 | Lunch (provided in the Aroma Café on campus) |
| 1305-1315 | Presentation of Awards 1. Robert L Pretty Memorial Prize for best undergraduate student paper (sponsored by Akçelik and Associates). 2. Rodney Vaughan Memorial Prize for best postgraduate student paper (sponsored by The Urban Transport Institute). |
| 1315-1330 | Conference Closure |
Contact
For more information, please contact the conference convenor:
Dr Nicholas Holyoak,
CAITR 2007 Conference Convenor,
Transport Systems Centre
University of South Australia
GPO Box 2471
Adelaide SA 5001
Ph: (08) 8302 1220
Fax: (08) 8302 1880
Email: CAITR07@unisa.edu.au
2007 SOAC Conference
Please note that the 2007 State of Australian Cities Conference will be held
in Adelaide shortly before CAITR from the 28th to the 30th of November 2007.
It will be hosted jointly hosted by the University of South Australia,
University of Adelaide and Flinders University. For more information visit
http://www.unisa.edu.au/soac2007/