Congress Theme and Topics
 
The theme for SITCE 2013 is 'People-centred Mobility for Liveable Cities'. We welcome submission of abstracts on the topics mentioned below:
 
Topic 1 – Mobility and the City
  • Connecting the last mile of the journey
  • Dealing with socio-economic impact in transport choices for the city
  • Demographics impact on mobility shift and choice
  • Formalisation process of informal transport
  • Impact of digital lifestyle on urban mobility demand and expected services
  • Institutional and legal frameworks
  • Integrated mobility planning
  • Integration of public transport and urban planning
  • Integration of the station and interchange in the city
  • Providing appropriate infrastructure for walking and cycling
  • Sustainable urban transport financing
  • Urban transport policy and strategies
 
Topic 2 – Communicating with the Traveller and Enhancing Travel Experience
  • Actions and strategies for awareness raising and involvement of travellers in public transport
  • Enhancement of the interchange experience of the traveller
  • Measuring customer satisfaction quantitatively and qualitatively
  • State-of-the-art tools and analytics to monitor and enhance service quality
  • Understanding customer perceptions and offering quality riding experience to travellers
 
Topic 3 – Public Transport Management
  • Demand management and forecasting
  • HR strategies for delivering staff and customer satisfaction
  • Industry structure and regulation for public transport
  • Integration of bus/rail network and ticketing systems
  • Modal choice and mobility analysis
  • Revenue strategy
  • Strategic marketing, product development and segmentation
 
Topic 4 – Rail Infrastructure Development and Management
  • Challenges of transport infrastructure alignment in urban setting
  • Construction challenges
  • Electrical and mechanical systems
  • Electromagnetic compatibility
  • Fares and ticketing technologies
  • Fire safety strategies
  • Passenger information system
  • Power and traction system
  • Project management
  • Rail system specification
  • Rolling stock and trackwork
  • Signal, communication and control
  • System integration
  • Tunnel ventilation system
  • Tunnelling and mining challenges
 
Topic 5 – Environmental and Health Management
  • Energy friendly transport infrastructure
  • Environmental management
  • Environmentally sustainable transport
  • Green designs and technologies
  • Traffic emission and health
 
Topic 6 – Efficient Operations of Land Transport Systems
  • Asset management and asset replacement strategies
  • Earmarking local charges for public transport
  • Operation and maintenance
  • Upgrading of infrastructure and systems
 
Topic 7 – Security, Safety, Risk Management and Procurement
  • Emergency plans and strategies for increasing preparedness for natural disasters and service disruptions
  • Good practices in contract management
  • Lifestyle cost/calculations of rolling stock and infrastructure
  • Procurement strategies and processes of construction contracts and rolling stock
  • Programme management of mega construction contracts
  • Public transport security strategies and technologies
  • Risk management and insurance
  • System reliability and assurance
 
Topic 8 – Road Infrastructure Development and Traffic Management
  • Bridge and road tunnel designs
  • Bus priority schemes
  • Car sharing and combined mobility
  • Construction challenges in road projects
  • Electrical and mechanical systems of road tunnels
  • Integrated cycling infrastructure
  • Integrated pedestrian infrastructure
  • Intelligent transport systems and telematics
  • Project management of road projects
  • Taxi operations and management
  • Technologies for road pricing
  • Tunnel ventilation system in road tunnels