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AET Transport and Mobility Forum: FREE Webinar 12 May 2022

Future Transport Technologies:

Trends, Challenges and Choices

FREE Webinar: Thursday 12th May 2022

11.00 – 12.30 CEST (10.00 – 11.30 BST/WEST)

This webinar from the AET Transport and Mobility Forum will explore some of the key innovation trends around autonomous, electric and shared mobility. It will consider the opportunities and challenges posed and investigate the choices which need to be made in balancing technological progress with broader public value and social equity.

The FREE webinar will be introduced by Jonathan Spear, Transport Policy and Planning Advisor at Atkins who will set the scene for how transport professionals should support the current transition to the so-called ’future mobility ecosystem’. This will be followed by four speakers and presentations as follows:

• Greg Marsden, Professor of Transport Governance, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds – Governance Strategies, Smart Mobility and the Public Good
• Dominic Taylor, Low Emission Mobility Leader, Arup – The Latest Developments on EV Infrastructure Planning and Delivery in the UK
• Carter Stern, Senior Government Affairs Manager, Cruise – Autonomous Vehicles and the Future of Cities
• Matteo Antoniola, Business Strategy Manager, 5T and MaaS Alliance - From Shared Mobility to MaaS: Connecting the Dots

For further details, please go to the AET Transport and Mobility Forum page and follow the link to register for the webinar.

Register here

European Transport Conference 2022: Early Booking Discounts

Early Booking Opens TODAY

Book early to secure your discounted place

We are delighted to announce that for the Conference's 50th Jubilee, the Association for European Transport will hold ETC 2022 in-person at the Politecnico di Milano, Bovisa Campus, Milan, Italy on 7-9 September 2022.

This year, key themes will explore:

• The Future of Cities: Emerging new travel and land use patterns
• Behaviour Change: The impacts of the climate emergency and COVID-19 on long term travel patterns
• Travel Data: When will new travel pattens be stable enough to inform modelling and forecasting?
• COVID Recovery: Funding and financial sustainability of public transport
• The Future of Aviation: Compatibility of recovery and sustainability

Keep up to date with more news on the Conference and the 2022 themes by following us on Twitter: @EuTransportConf using #etcMilan2022

NB: AET reserves the right to change the format or cancel the conference if required, in response to the emerging pandemic situation.

Discounts & Booking Info

Delegates are now invited to book their 3-day place at the conference to benefit from a 10% Early Booking Discount. Full price places for one, two, three days and rover tickets will be made available in July.

The Early Booking Discount applies to delegates booking 3-day attendance only, with payment received by 30 June 2022.

All fees shown are subject to 20% VAT.

In addition, a 50% discount will be available to:

• Delegates from member states of the European Union that joined in 2004, 2007 and 2013

Young professionals (under the age of 26 or those with less than 5 years’ professional experience)

BOOK YOUR DISCOUNTED PLACE

Promote your organisation at ETC 2022!

We welcome sponsorships for ETC’s Jubilee Conference and have numerous opportunities to promote your organisation including conference bags, badges, plenary or themed sessions, Conference Dinner, and Welcome Reception.

Check out our website for more details or email: sabrina.winter@aetransport.org

Confirmed Sponsors & Exhibitors for ETC 2022:

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AET Transport and Mobility Forum reminder: Webinar 07 April 2022

Don't forget our forthcoming Webinar:

THURSDAY 7 APRIL 2022
11.00 - 12.00 CEST (10.00 - 11.00 BST/WEST)

In preparation for the 50th ETC Conference in Milan in September 2022, AET Transport and Mobility Forum highlights one of the best qualities of ETC over the last five decades – hosting informed debates on topical transport themes.

Transport & Economy:

A glance in the rear-view mirror for shaping the future

The FREE webinar is organised as the sixth event of the AET Transport and Mobility Forum (previously AET Covid-19 Conversations) and will be chaired by Dr András Munkácsy (KTI, HU), member of the AET Council, featuring the following speakers:

• Prof. Gerard de Jong (NL) is a research professor at the Institute for Transport Studies at University of Leeds and a director of the independent Dutch research institute Significance. Gerard will speak on Simulating car cost changes using an indirect utility model of car ownership and annual mileage
• John Siraut (UK) is an Economist and director of Economics at the international engineering and consulting group Jacobs. John will address Regulation of the railways post-privatisation

The discussion will be moderated by Dr Elisabete Arsenio, from LNEC (PT).

This is an event in celebration of the 50th European Transport Conference (ETC, previously the PTRC Summer Annual Meeting and the European Transport Forum). Both speakers won the Neil Mansfield Award at a previous conference (Gerard de Jong in 1989, John Siraut in 1997), for the best paper by an author under the age of 35.

For further details, please go to the AET Transport and Mobility Forum page and follow the link to register for the webinar.

Register here

AET Transport and Mobility Forum: Webinar 07 April 2022

Webinar: Thursday 7 April 2022

11.00 - 12.00 CEST (10.00 - 11.00 BST/WEST)

Transport & Economy:

A glance in the rear-view mirror for shaping the future

At this event, two senior experts of transport economics present their research from the 1980s and 1990s in the context of the time passed and with an outlook to the future. Participants will be invited to join the discussion about how changing trends and new methods have affected the estimation of the impact of changes in car costs on car ownership and use, as well as what expected and unexpected phenomena have influenced the regulation of the railways sector after privatisation.

• Gerard de Jong: Simulating car cost changes using an indirect utility model of car ownership and annual mileage
• John Siraut: Regulation of the railways post-privatisation

The FREE webinar is organised as the sixth event of the AET Transport and Mobility Forum (previously AET Covid-19 Conversations) and will be chaired by Dr András Munkácsy (KTI, HU), member of the AET Council, featuring the following speakers:

• Prof. Gerard de Jong (NL) is a research professor at the Institute for Transport Studies at University of Leeds and a director of the independent Dutch research institute Significance.
• John Siraut (UK) is an Economist and director of Economics at the international engineering and consulting group Jacobs.

The discussion will be moderated by Dr Elisabete Arsenio, from LNEC (PT).

This is an event in celebration of the 50th European Transport Conference (ETC, previously the PTRC Summer Annual Meeting and the European Transport Forum). Both speakers won the Neil Mansfield Award at a previous conference (Gerard de Jong in 1989, John Siraut in 1997), for the best paper by an author under the age of 35.

For further details, please go to the AET Transport and Mobility Forum page and follow the link to register for the webinar.

Register here

AET Transport and Mobility Forum: Webinar 03 March 2022

Webinar: Thursday 3 March 2022

11.00 - 12.00 CET (10.00 - 11.00 GMT/WET)

Let's Talk Women & Transport:

Needs, Barriers and Success Stories

In celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, this webinar discusses the current challenges women face at work, their use of public transport, and promotional channels of knowledge and experience. Presentations and discussions from key experts will inform and stimulate the debate on the cause of gender-based struggles in public transport and employment, promoting gender diversity and knowledge of future implementation in transport planning and policy practices. Speakers will discuss topics that can assist women’s societal progression - engaging and stimulating equality:

• Gender Smart Mobility and Diversity in Transport. Concepts, Methods, Practices.
• Mentoring program towards Gen Y and role models in the automotive field.
• Addressing women’s needs as users and employees in mobility service – DIAMOND’s white paper.

This FREE webinar is organised as the fifth event of the AET Transport and Mobility Forum (previously AET Covid-19 Conversations) and will be chaired by Gisela Gräfin von Schlieffen, member of the AET Board, featuring speakers:

• Dr. Chiara Maria Leva is a Lecturer at the Technological University Dublin and an Associate Principal Investigator in the Science and Technology in Advanced Manufacturing Research Group at Trinity College Dublin. She is also the Co-Chair of the European Safety and Reliability Association’s Human Factors and Human Reliability technical committee.
• Dr. Hilda Rømer Christensen - is Associate Professor and head of the Coordination for Gender Research at the University of Copenhagen. She is the scientific coordinator for the Horizon 2020 project: TINNGO (Transport Innovation Gender Observatory) addressing gender, transport and smart mobilities in the EU. By 2022 she will be head of the project Green transport – technology and diversity in Danish municipalities.
• Elisabeth Young is Vice President Global Accounts at DEKRA Group and Founder and President of WAVE (WoMen and Vehicles in Europe). She is a graduate of the Lyon School of Management (EM Lyon) where she specialised in Finance and holds a diploma as a chartered accountant.

For further details, please go to the AET Transport and Mobility Forum page and follow the link to register for the webinar, or register direct using the button below.

Register here

European Transport Conference 2022: Call for Papers Deadline - MONDAY

ETC 2022 Call for Contributions

Deadline for Abstracts: 07 February 2022

With less than a week to go before the deadline for Abstract Submissions, don't miss your opportunity to present at the European Transport Conference in 2022. This will be the 50th ETC and the conference will be held at the Bovisa Campus of the Politecnico di Milano, Italy, from 7 to 9 September.

The European Transport Conference (ETC) attracts papers that address themes of relevance to the transport agenda in Europe and worldwide. The Conference provides a great opportunity for all delegates to network and form career-spanning professional relationships.

AET reserves the right to change the format or cancel the conference if required, in response to the emerging pandemic situation.

Conference Themes for 2022

We now invite Abstract Submissions for the 2022 European Transport Conference.

The major theme of the conference will be:

Behaviour Change – the impacts of the climate emergency and COVID-19 on long term travel patterns

The seminars of each Programme Committee will reference the theme. Emphasis will also be placed on:

• Covid recovery: funding and the financial stability of public transport
• The future of cities: emerging new travel and land-use patterns
• The future of aviation: compatibility of recovery and sustainability
• Travel data: when will new travel patterns be stable enough to inform modelling and forecasting?

These are just a few of the highlighted areas in which we are interested. In addition to these themes, papers that fit within Programme Committees’ areas of interest are also very welcome. Their Calls for Papers are available from the AET website.

In addition, we would like to hear from anyone who is interested in utilising ETC 2022 as a platform to hold their final project dissemination event in a parallel co-located stream.

Keep up to date with more news on the Conference and the 2022 themes by following us on Twitter: @EuTransportConf using #etcMilan2022

Your opportunity to present at the most established transport conference in Europe!

You are invited to submit an abstract based on one of the above themes or on one of those suggested by the Programme Committees. The deadline for abstract submission is 7 February 2022.

Submissions may be made via the Association's website. You will need to register once as an author and then you can submit as many abstracts as you wish. Authors can request a peer review of their papers and a selection of reviewed papers is published online or in special issues of journals. More details are available as a download within the Call for Papers brochure and on the AET website

REGISTER & SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT

Don't forget to: #etcMilan2022

AET Transport and Mobility Forum: Webinar 03 February 2022

Webinar: Thursday 3 February 2022

11.00 - 12.00 CET (10.00 - 11.00 GMT/WET)

Increasing the sustainability of freight transport

This FREE webinar is organised as the fourth event of the AET Transport and Mobility Forum (previously AET Covid-19 Conversations) and will be chaired by Thierry Vanelslander, Professor in the Department of Transport and Regional Economics at the University of Antwerp and Chair of the European Transport Conference Freight and Logistics Programme Committee. It will focus on two aspects of increasing the sustainability of freight transport:

Shared e-fleets for communal services - a way to reducing urban transport emissions. Dr. Verena Ehrler - researcher at the University Gustave Eiffel, FR and a lecturer at the Wildau Institute of Technology, DE:

• Cities are under growing pressure to reduce transport related emissions, in order to reach air pollution as well as climate targets. Shifting municipal fleets to electric vehicles is one approach that can contribute to such an emission reduction. In a project carried out in Berlin, municipal services - water supply management, waste management and public transport services - pilot shared electric vehicles for their service units. The presentation maps out how such shared fleets can contribute to greening urban transport.

Freight modal shift: economically feasible and environmentally beneficial?

Axel Merkel and Inge Vierth - Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), SE:

• Modal shift of freight from road to more energy-efficient modes of transport is seen as a tool to help reduce emissions from the freight transport sector. Despite high ambitions, policies for a modal shift in Europe have largely been unsuccessful. This presentation offers a comparison of mode choice elasticities examined in the context of Swedish maritime freight flows, demonstrating the inelasticity of Swedish maritime freight flows.

For further details, please go to the AET Transport and Mobility Forum page and follow the link to register for the webinar, or register direct using the button below.

Register here

European Transport Conference 2022: Call for Papers

ETC 2022 Call for Contributions

Deadline for Abstracts: 07 February 2022

With 1 month to go before the deadline for Abstract Submissions, don't miss your opportunity to present at the European Transport Conference in 2022. This will be the 50th ETC and the conference will be held at the Bovisa Campus of the Politecnico di Milano, Italy, from 7 to 9 September.

The European Transport Conference (ETC) attracts papers that address themes of relevance to the transport agenda in Europe and worldwide. The Conference provides a great opportunity for all delegates to network and form career-spanning professional relationships.

AET reserves the right to change the format or cancel the conference if required, in response to the emerging pandemic situation.

Conference Themes for 2022

We now invite Abstract Submissions for the 2022 European Transport Conference. The major theme of the conference will be:

Behaviour Change – the impacts of the climate emergency and COVID-19 on long term travel patterns

The seminars of each Programme Committee will reference the theme. Emphasis will also be placed on:

• Covid recovery: funding and the financial stability of public transport
• The future of cities: emerging new travel and land-use patterns
• The future of aviation: compatibility of recovery and sustainability
• Travel data: when will new travel patterns be stable enough to inform modelling and forecasting?

These are just a few of the highlighted areas in which we are interested. In addition to these themes, papers that fit within Programme Committees’ areas of interest are also very welcome. Their Calls for Papers are available from the AET website.

In addition, we would like to hear from anyone who is interested in utilising ETC 2022 as a platform to hold their final project dissemination event in a parallel co-located stream.

Keep up to date with more news on the Conference and the 2022 themes by following us on Twitter: @EuTransportConf using #etcMilan2022

Your opportunity to present at the most established transport conference in Europe!

You are invited to submit an abstract based on one of the above themes or on one of those suggested by the Programme Committees. The deadline for abstract submission is 7 February 2022.

Submissions may be made via the Association's website. You will need to register once as an author and then you can submit as many abstracts as you wish. Authors can request a peer review of their papers and a selection of reviewed papers is published online or in special issues of journals. More details are available as a download within the Call for Papers brochure and on the AET website.

REGISTER & SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT

And don't forget to:
#etcMilan2022

European Transport Conference 2022: Call for Papers

ETC 2022 Call for Contributions

Deadline for Abstracts: 07 February 2022

The Association for European Transport (AET) announces the start of the preparations for ETC 2022. This will be the 50th ETC and the conference will be held at the Bovisa Campus of the Politecnico di Milano, Italy, from 7 to 9 September.

The European Transport Conference (ETC) attracts papers that address themes of relevance to the transport agenda in Europe and worldwide. The Conference provides a great opportunity for all delegates to network and form career-spanning professional relationships.

AET reserves the right to change the format or cancel the conference if required, in response to the emerging pandemic situation.

Conference Themes for 2022

We now invite Abstract Submissions for the 2022 European Transport Conference.

The major theme of the conference will be:

Behaviour Change – the impacts of the climate emergency and COVID-19 on long term travel patterns

The seminars of each Programme Committee will reference the theme. Emphasis will also be placed on:

• Covid recovery: funding and the financial stability of public transport
• The future of cities: emerging new travel and land-use patterns
• The future of aviation: compatibility of recovery and sustainability
• Travel data: when will new travel patterns be stable enough to inform modelling and forecasting?

These are just a few of the highlighted areas in which we are interested. In addition to these themes, papers that fit within Programme Committees’ areas of interest are also very welcome. Their Calls for Papers are available from the AET website.

In addition, we would like to hear from anyone who is interested in utilising ETC 2022 as a platform to hold their final project dissemination event in a parallel co-located stream.

Keep up to date with more news on the Conference and the 2022 themes by following us on Twitter: @EuTransportConf using #etcMilan2022

Your opportunity to present at the most established transport conference in Europe!

You are invited to submit an abstract based on one of the above themes or on one of those suggested by the Programme Committees. The deadline for abstract submission is 7 February 2022.

Submissions may be made via the Association's website. You will need to register once as an author and then you can submit as many abstracts as you wish. Authors can request a peer review of their papers and a selection of reviewed papers is published online or in special issues of journals. More details are available as a download within the Call for Papers brochure and on the AET website.

REGISTER & SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT

AET Transport and Mobility Forum: Webinar 06 January 2022

Webinar: Thursday 6 January 2022

11.00 - 12.00 CET (10.00 - 11.00 GMT/WET)

Did COP26 Mainstream the Implementation of Sustainable Transport?

The 26th United Nations Conference of Parties for Sustainable development was held in Glasgow in November 2021. It was hailed as a last chance summit for progress on sustainability. Emissions associated with transport continue to be one of the greatest areas of concern so what can we now expect as a result of COP26?

The headline agreements from COP26 talk about collaboration and cooperation agreements, enhanced transparency on reporting, and making zero-emission vehicles the new normal. What will these mean in practice?

To start the AET webinar series in 2022, we will be considering this topic broadly by looking at what is technically achievable, politically achievable and likely to be achieved. To offer this range of perspectives, we have arranged for experts to talk informally about their hopes and expectations for 2022. We have a professional at the front line of managing the changes in a large city authority, an academic setting out options and possibilities, and a politician seeking to optimise the art of the achievable (invited, name to be confirmed).

• Deborah Paton – Glasgow City Council – Deborah is Group Manager for Connectivity at the Council developing the sustainable approaches for the city in which COP26 was held.
• Carey Curtis – Professor of Sustainable Transport Melbourne and Curtin Universities Australia – In 2020 Carey Curtis edited the International Handbook of Sustainable Transport.

The webinar is organised as the third event of the AET Transport and Mobility Forum (previously the AET Covid-19 conversations) and will be chaired by Derek Halden, from the AET Transport and Mobility Forum.

For further details, please go to the AET Transport and Mobility Forum page and follow the link to register for the webinar.

Register here