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**EXTENDED** CfP: “the future of accessibility – integrating digital connectivity with physical proximity” CL6 and CL8 workshop

The Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environment (DECivil) of Insituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, through the research centre CERIS is organizing a joint workshop with Cluster 8 (Information and Communication Technologies) and Cluster 6 (Accessibility) of NECTAR (Network of European Communications and Transportation Academic Researchers).

The meeting will take place in Lisbon, Portugal (18-19-June 2025). This meeting will bring together researchers from different disciplines and countries in a friendly environment to debate recent developments in the study of digital connectivity as one of the three pillars of accessibility (along with (physical) proximity and mobility).

Therefore, topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
• Telework’s impact on travel behaviour
• Telework’s impact on residential and firm location
• E-commerce, last mile delivery and retail accessibility
• The role of socioeconomic and built environment variables in ICT adoption; spatial heterogeneity and social imbalances
• Accessibility indicators integrating digital (e.g. telework, e-shopping, telemedicine, banking services, e-government) and physical accessibility
• New mobility services, shared mobility hubs, and their inclusion on accessibility indicators
• Network connectivity and accessibility
• Modelling digital and physical accessibility
• Impacts of digital accessibility in land use/transport planning and its integration into planning policy
• Avoidance of physical mobility due to digital solutions and integration with physical proximity in the 15-minute city.

We seek an open discussion about each presentation. Young starting researchers are encouraged to deliver a presentation. Colleagues interested in presenting a paper are kindly invited to send an extended abstract of a maximum 700 words by email to João de Abreu e Silva (jabreu@tecnico.ulisboa.pt) and Rui Colaço (r.colaco@tecnico.ulisboa.pt) by 31 January 2025 15 February 2025 at the latest. Please indicate the title, author(s), affiliations, corresponding contact, and three keywords. A maximum of three bibliographic references is allowed.

Please see the updated call for abstracts below:

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CfP: “Tourism & Leisure Choices in Regional Science” CL5 special session

As part of the Annual Meetings of 2025 Western Regional Science Association (WRSA) in Henderson (Las Vegas Metro), NV from February 12 to 15, 2025, we would like to invite you to special session(s) for “Tourism & Leisure Choices in Regional Science” that NECTAR Cluster 5 is organizing jointly with the WRSA, TRSA, and TSI (Tourism Safety Institute) of UNLV.

The website for submission is now open in the User Area of NARSC website (https://www.wrsaonline.org/newsite/submit-paper/). Only full papers (also in draft format) will be reviewed for invitation to the Special Session. During your submission, do not forget to add that your paper is submitted for the Tourism & Leisure Choices in Regional Science. The deadline for the submission of papers is December 10th 2024.

Please, also send a copy of the submission to Karima Kourtit, Open University of the Netherlands, k_kourtit@hotmail.com and Luca Zamparini, University of Nevada Las Vega Università del Salento, luca.zamparini@unisalento.it.

See the full call for papers for additional details:

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2 fully funded PhD positions on mobility, accessibility and healthcare at the University of Twente

The University of Twente has two fully funded PhD positions. The positions are part of a research programme on the mobility and accessibility impacts of local and digital healthcare provision, funded by the Dutch National Science Foundation NWO. The transport and healthcare sectors are strongly connected, but researchers, planners and practitioners have so far hardly worked together. Our research project will involve collaboration between the University of Twente, Radboud University, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, and 10 partners from the mobility and health domains, aiming to integrate travel avoidance strategies in the organization of healthcare.

The first PhD project, Integrated Mobility and Healthcare Capacity Planning, examines the implications of local and digital healthcare provision on health care operations. It involves the development of a planning support tool to examine integral healthcare capacity planning incorporating travel costs of patients, healthcare and home care workers.

https://utwentecareers.nl/en/vacancies/1772/phd-vacancy-integrated-mobility-and-healthcare-capacity-planning

The second PhD project is titled Physical and Digital Healthcare Accessibility. The research should give insight in the mobility, accessibility, and wellbeing impacts of combinations of physical access to healthcare facilities (including hospital and local healthcare provision) and digital access (e.g., telemonitoring of patients at home, e-health services). An exiting new research area, with a huge social impact potential.

https://utwentecareers.nl/en/vacancies/1771/phd-vacancy-physical-and-digital-healthcare-accessibility

Deadline for applications is June 14, 2024. Information about the PhD position can be obtained from prof. dr. Karst Geurs (email: k.t.geurs@utwente.nl), professor of Transport Planning, Department of Civil Engineering and Management, University of Twente.

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Call for Abstracts: International Transport Economics Association Conference (ITEA) 2024

The annual International Transport Economics Association Conference (ITEA) in Honor of Richard Arnott and the ITEA Annual School on Transportation Economics for 2024 will be hosted by the Institute for Transport Studies (ITS), University of Leeds, UK. The ITEA Annual School will be held on June 24-26, 2024. The ITEA Annual Conference will be held on June 26-28, 2024. The 2024 Conference is dedicated to the memory of Richard Arnott, a prominent transportation scholar who passed away last year.

The call for papers ends February 25, 2024.

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35th International Geographical Congress (Dublin, 24-30 August)

The deadline (12 January 2024) for submitting abstracts and travel grant applications to the IGU Transport & Geography Commission (C.41) is approaching.

A wide range of topics and 16 sessions can be consulted here:  https://igc2024dublin.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Session-booklet-05.10.23.pdf (page 217-290). 

For the Call for Paper website and instruction Click here to access:  https://igc2024dublin.org/call-for-abstracts/#top

Call for Travel Grant applications:  The T&G commission provides travel grant awards to our members to apply for. Please find the detail via this link to our website:  https://igu-transport.org/events-2/ where the application form is included. To join as a member of T&G Commission, click here:  https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/3902/sites/50752717438583956/HHwn8p

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Special Issue in Transportation Research Part D: ‘Evaluating initiatives to combat injustice in transportation’

A Special Issue in Transportation Research Part D has been announced entitled “Evaluating initiatives to combat injustice in transportation”. Full papers will be due by 31 March, 2024. Detailed information can be found here:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/transportation-research-part-d-transport-and-environment/about/call-for-papers#call-for-papers-on-the-special-issue-evaluating-initiatives-to-combat-injustice-in-transportation

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NECTAR Conference 2024

The 17th NECTAR Conference will take place in Brussels, Belgium, 3 – 5 July 2024. The NECTAR conference will be organized by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and hosted on its campus. The focus of the conference is on how transport and communications research can support the different roles stakeholders take in transport planning: Stakeholder involvement in transport: Who, why, how and with what impact?

The conference website can be found under: https://events.vub.be/nectar-conference-2024

Abstract submissions have been closed. Registration is open until 30 April. 

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Lecturer and Post-Doc Position at the University of Gothenburg

The University of Gothenburg is offering a position as Senior lecturer in Logistics. The person hired for the position is expected to carry out research and teach in the area of logistics and freight transport and help strengthen our research and education concerning the role of transport and logistics for a successful transition to a sustainable society. 

https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1035/job?site=7&lang=UK&validator=9b89bead79bb7258ad55c8d75228e5b7&job_id=31804

The University of Gothenburg is offering Postdoctoral fellowship in Business administration specializing in freight transport purchasing. The candidate is expected to engage in purchasing related research to investigate strategies and ways to improve sustainability and efficiency of freight transport with a focus on purchasing of freight transport services.

https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1035/job?site=7&lang=UK&validator=9b89bead79bb7258ad55c8d75228e5b7&job_id=31812