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ANNOUNCEMENT
Asian Logistics Round Table, Conference 2012
ALRT Conference 2012
Vancouver BC, Canada
June 14 - 15, 2012
University of British Columbia
www.alrt2012vancouver.org
The 5th ALRT Conference is being held June 14 - 15, 2012 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The conference is hosted by CTS – Centre for Transportation Studies, SAUDER School of Business at UBC.
The theme of the 5th ALRT Conference is “Managing Connectivity in the Supply Chain – Human Resources, Sustainability, and Security in the Presence of Global Financial Risk”
Please submit your title and abstract on one of the following themes to alrt2012@cts.ubc.ca and david.gillen@sauder.ubc.ca by November 30, 2011:
- International trade flow analysis
- Methods for the analysis of maritime and airline networks
- The application of game theory to logistics, shipping and aviation
- Measuring and improving intra-regional connectivity (e.g. short-sea, rail, etc.)
- Methodological approaches to port performance and governance
- Current methodological issues in aviation and logistics
- Gateway and corridor strategies and inland distribution
- Shifting trade flows with the current financial crises
- Blending governance structures in port/airport infrastructure provision
- Strategies for Sourcing in Sustainable Supply chains
- Underlying trends in cost factors that affect logistics costs
- How technology can enable shippers and logistics service providers to achieve security without sacrificing productivity and reliability.
- The logistics landscape in the interior of china or Eastern Europe and the potential for migration
- Infrastructure Development in Low Wage Countries: India, Vietnam and Eastern Europe
- Global supply chain risk management for 2nd and 3rd tier suppliers
- Human resource management and staffing for supply chain (for developed countries)
KEY DATES
Submission of titles and abstracts (maximum 1 page): November 30, 2011
Feedback from Conference Organizers on Acceptance: December 31, 2011
Submission of draft full papers: March 31, 2012
Reviewers’ feedback on draft full papers: April 15, 2012
Submission of final papers: May 1, 2012
Final acceptance of papers: May 15, 2012
Conference Participants will receive papers on CD and paper titles and abstracts in hardcopy at the conference
Conference: June 14 - 15, 2012
AUTHOR GUIDELINES
Please note:
Authors are advised to submit a short bio of max 200 words focusing on their major achievements and ongoing research.
Authors are requested to indicate whether they want their paper included in the conference proceedings. Authors will not lose copyright on their paper.
Papers need to be submitted following the listed guidelines.
1. Length: Papers should not exceed 8000 words inclusive of peritextuals and references.
2. Cover page: should include title, contributing authors’ full names and affiliation including contact information.
3. Abstract: maximum 200 words explaining purpose, objective, method and main findings of the paper.
4. Acknowledgments: if applicable, position at the end of text before references
5. Fonts & spacing: please use single-spaced Times 12 point fonts.
6. Margins: left 3 cm – right: 2.5 cm – top: 2.5 cm – bottom: 2.5 cm.
7. Structure: please use hierarchical section numbering and headings: 1., 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, etc.
8. Footnotes: authors are asked to minimize their use of footnotes. If need be, they must be chronologically numbered and use 10 point fonts.
9. Tables, figures and equations should be embedded within the text.
10. Tables and figures should be clear and self-explanatory with bold captions positioned at the top and sources given at the bottom. Label figures and tables as e.g. Figure 1, Figure 2, or Table 1, Table 2, etc.
11. Equations must be numbered and appropriately referred to from the text.
12. Visual or complex files: if large or unusual visual files are used, authors may attach and send files separately in addition to that used in the text to enable easier editing.
13. Referencing: please use indented form following the examples below:
- Journal articles:
§ Barnes T J (2001), Retheorizing economic geography: from the quantitative revolution to the ‘cultural turn’, Annals of the American Association of Geographers 91(3): 546-565
- Books and book chapters:
§ Yeung H W-c and Olds K (eds) (2000), The Globalization of Chinese Business Firms, London: MacMillan Press.
§ Carruthers R, Bajpai J N, Hummels D, 2003, Trade and logistics: an East Asian Perspective, in Eds. K Krumm and H Kharas, East Asia Integrates: a Trade Policy Agenda for Shared Growth, Washington: the World Bank, pp.117-137
- Conference papers and proceedings:
§ Chlomoudis C I, Karalis A V, Pallis A A (2001), Do ports enter into new worlds of production? Organizational adjustments to offer the new port product, unpublished paper, 8th Annual World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR), Seoul, July 2001
§ Midoro R, Parola F and Luzzio G (2004), The Evolving role of Mediterranean ports in the deep-sea trade patterns, Proceedings of the first International Conference on Logistical Strategies for Ports (ICLSP), Dalian, 22-26 September, pp.553-567
- Web resources: World Bank (2001), Port Reform Tool Kit, electronic format at http//:www.worldbank.org/transport/ports/toolkit.htm, accessed September 15th, 2002.
Previous conferences
The 2nd International Conference on Gateways and Corridors was held November 17-19, 2010 at The Sutton Place Hotel in Vancouver BC, Canada.
In 2007, at the 1st International Conference on Gateways and Corridors, Canada’s Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, took the opportunity to announce further investments under the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative and underlined the government’s determination to build Canada’s strength in the global market. In 2010, continued the dialogue. Global transportation and competitive efficiency are rapidly changing. The development and restructuring of global markets, trade and transportation, the slowing recovery from recession, environmental policies, continuing security concerns and emerging new technologies, institutions and logistics are creating new global platforms for the efficient movement of people and freight founded on new competitive networks of Gateways and Corridors. Our gateway strategy is beyond a trade strategy and is fundamental to our relationship with China and other countries. Conference speakers and participants will be global leaders in business, government, academia and research centers coming together to examine the significance of the emerging global trends for the future of Canadian transport policy and economic development and the role of the gateway and corridor initiative.
Please visit www.gateway-corridor.com for proceedings.
Prof. David Gillen
YVR Professor of Transportation Policy
Director CTS - Centre for Transportation Studies
SAUDER School of Business, University of British Columbia www.gateway-corridor.com
2009 British Columbia International Open Skies Summit, September 24 & 25, 2009
Many of our faculty participated in the Open Skies Summit in Vancouver. Their website contains presentations, materials and audio recordings of most of the days eventswww.openskiessummit.ca
International Conference on Gateways and Corridors
Pan Pacific Vancouver, May 2-4, 2007
CTS at SAUDER was the organizer of a conference exploring the economic and theoretical foundations of Canada’s Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor concept and providing a basis for future policy work. 32 renowned speakers from Canada, the United States, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, New Zealand, Australia, The Netherlands, Germany and the UK will present their related studies. www.gateway-corridor.com
CTS event Airbus versus Boeing: Who Has the Correct View of the Future for Aviation Markets?
Presented by David Gillen, December 5, 2005 at Robson Square.
Workshops on Airport Regulation, Demand Management and Slot Allocation
November 9 and 10th, 2005 at UBC.