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PRT Conferences in US
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April 2012: 84th Annual AAAE Conference and Exposition, April 20-May 2, Phoenix, AZ
Four days of discussions revolving around the current state of affairs of the airport industry will be supplemented by an exhibit hall with over 200 vendors ready to assist the industry in meeting its challenges with their products and services.
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January 2012: Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting, January 22-26, Washington, DC
The information-packed program attracts 11,000 transportation professionals from around the world to Washington, D.C. A number of sessions and workshops will address the spotlight theme for 2012: Transportation: Putting Innovation and People to Work.
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October 2011: ACI-NA 20th Annual Conference and Exposition, October 16-19, San Diego, CA
Join airport leaders, government representatives, and industry service providers and partners for this premier annual industry event. Be prepared to experience high quality educational programming and to hear from the industry’s best on the latest aviation issues. Visit the PRT Consulting exhibit, booth #807.
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September & November 2011: Airport Consultants Council Institute, Sept. 27 & Nov. 3, Webinar
How PRT Could Change Your Airport Plans. Airport planners and engineers will be introduced to the characteristics of personal rapid transit (PRT) systems. They will learn the pros and cons of PRT systems and what they can and cannot do. The emphasis will be on how PRT differs from conventional transit systems and automated people movers. Opportunities for new airport planning paradigms, enabled by PRT, will be introduced.
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May 2011: 83rd Annual AAAE Conference and Exposition, May 15-18, Atlanta, GA
Executives from some 300 airports, joined by corporate and government representatives, are expected to gather in Atlanta and exchange ideas that will benefit their airports and aviation in general.
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February 2011: ACC/AAAE Airport Planning, Design & Construction Symposium, February 23-25, Denver, CO
This unique technical event highlights the latest tools, methods, concepts and new ideas in airport development and operations. Visit the PRT Consulting exhibit, booth #7.
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January 2011: Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting, January 23-27, Washington, DC
The TRB Annual Meeting program covers all transportation modes, with more than 3,000 presentations in nearly 600 sessions and workshops. The spotlight theme for 2011 is Transportation, Livability, and Economic Development in a Changing World.
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November 2010: ACC 32nd Annual Conference and Exposition, November 8-10, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
This event, designed for leaders in the aviation industry, will focus on the future strategic direction for aviation leaders. Session topics will explore transportation trends of the future and airports’ role in multi-modal linkages’, among others.
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October 2010: Podcar City: Innovating Sustainable Communities, October 27-29, San José, CA
San José was selected to be the host for this international gathering based on the city’s leadership on innovative, solutions-based mobility projects, including plans to build a podcar system, to address today’s infrastructure and climate challenges. Visit the PRT Consulting exhibit, booth E.
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September 2010: ACI-NA 19th Annual Conference and Exposition, September 26-29, Pittsburgh, PA
This premier event allows the industry to examine successful strategies for moving toward the next generation of air transportation. We will hear from analysts and experts whose political and economic forecasts will provide a context for the industry’s development. We will have opportunities to discuss new approaches to aviation in North America. Visit the PRT Consulting exhibit, booth #211.
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August 2010: ACT International Conference, August 29-September 1, Indian Wells, CA
You'll want to join your transportation demand management colleagues and attend the intensive professional development training sessions and special sessions, visit vendors featured in the Exhibit Hall, and participate in the special TMA Summit conference. Steve Raney, Cities 21, will speak on "The Realities of Tomorrow’s Last Mile Solution Today: Personal Rapid Transit."
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August 2010: MnDOT Personal Rapid Transit Workshop, August 18, Minneapolis, MN
The purpose of this workshop is to share responses to the Mn/DOT Request for Information about Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) and to allow participants to discuss benefits of and barriers to the deployment of PRT in Minnesota.
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May 2010: 82nd Annual AAAE Conference and Exposition, May 16-19, Dallas, TX
Four days of discussions revolving around the current state of affairs of the airport industry will be supplemented by an exhibit hall with over 250 vendors ready to assist the industry in meeting its challenges with their products and services.
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April 2010: Advanced Transit Association (ATRA), Modern Mobility, April 23, Kansas City, KS
Designed for forward-looking architects, planners and engineers, this mini-conference will explore the advantages of PRT. Presentations and panel discussion will deliver cutting-edge
information on Personal Rapid Transit (PRT).
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February 2010: Airport Consultants Council/American Association of Airport Executives (ACC/AAAE) Airport Planning, Design & Construction Symposium, February 24-26, Atlanta, GA
Highlighting the latest tools, methods, concepts and new ideas in airport development and operations, this is a must-attend event for aviation directors, airport managers, operations managers and airport staff responsible for planning, engineering, finance, sustainability, information technology and legal aspects at public airports.
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January 2010: 2010 ATRA Technical Exchange Meeting, January 10, College Park, MD
What started as an informal gathering of ATRA members in Washington, D.C. prior to the yearly Transportation Research Board annual meeting, has evolved into an anticipated signature event.
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January 2010: Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting, January 10-14, Washington, DC
The TRB Annual Meeting program covers all transportation modes, with more than 3,000 presentations in nearly 600 sessions. The spotlight theme for 2010 is Investing in Our Transportation Future – BOLD Ideas to Meet BIG Challenges.
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October 2009: Visit the PRT Consulting exhibit, booth #721
ACI-NA 18th Annual Conference & Exhibition, October 11-14, 2009, Austin, TX
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March 2009: Carbon-Free Mobility conference
"Carbon-Free Mobility" is the theme of a one-day conference in Oakland, California, March 6, 2009. Keynote address by noted land use planner Peter Calthorpe
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International PRT Conferences
September 2011: Podcar City, September 6-8, Stockholm, Sweden
The aim of PCC5 is to lay the foundation for the next generation of urban mobility. Join hundreds of professionals, entrepreneurs and policy-makers, from all over the world, for a working conference focused on advancing an already growing PRT industry.
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May 2011: APM-ATS 2011, May 22-26, Paris, France
The Paris Conference will be the biannual international meeting for all people involved in the actual and future development of fully automated People Movers and Urban Transit Systems. The conference will also include, as part of the APM sessions, discussion of the exciting possibilities of PRT. Researchers, manufacturers, consultants, operators, urban planners and project developers will all gather to share their experiences.
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May 2011: Smart Mobility for Better Cities, May 12-13, La Rochelle, France
CityMobil is celebrating the end of its five year programme on the development and demonstration of innovative transport technologies for cities with a major international conference in La Rochelle (France), a city well known for pioneering innovative sustainable mobility solutions. Results from the three large-scale implementations (Heathrow, Castellón and Rome) and from the industrial and academic research will be presented together with general analyses on the advantages and difficulties of introducing new transport technologies.
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March 2011: Passenger Terminal Expo 2011, March 29–31, Copenhagen, Denmark
The 17th annual Passenger Terminal EXPO will bring together CEOs, senior airport and airline executives, architects, engineers, key decision makers, suppliers and buyers from all over the world to pool information and exchange ideas about the future development of the airport industry. The conference program includes PRT & APMS AT AIRPORTS AND BEYOND, a look at innovative new forms of moving passengers around airports and cities, reviewing current projects and
exploring what can be achieved in the future.
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February 2011: Unlocking Transport Innovation, February 8, Daventry, Northamptonshire, UK
This international seminar aims to raise awareness of innovative public transport, specifically Personal and Group Rapid Transit (PRT/GRT). It will disseminate the results of Daventry’s involvement in the NICHES+ (www.niches-transport.org) European Commission project and promote the position of Daventry as the site for an innovative pilot implementation in the UK. This one-day seminar will feature leading figures in European and UK transport policy and innovation.
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September 2010: PRT@LHR 2010 Conference, September 21-23, London, UK
This conference, to be held at Heathrow Airport, is designed to demonstrate how PRT can move forward to become a major force in transport and the urban environment, as well as celebrate its success as a key addition to airport transport networks.
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April 2010: Airport Terminal Capacity, April 13–15, London, UK
The world’s airports are operating at close to maximum capacity despite economic conditions. In the long-term, air traffic will continue to grow, fuel prices will rise and security will remain strict. This places a huge demand on passenger terminal operations. Airport Terminal Capacity 2010 is designed to help airports overcome these complex challenges, bringing together heads of terminal operations and baggage and passenger handling.
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March 2010: Passenger Terminal Expo 2010, March 23–25, Brussels, Belgium
Passenger Terminal EXPO provides the most significant opportunity for airport and airline industries to debate current issues and form business relationships on a global scale. 2010 will be the 16th international conference and exhibition for passenger terminal design, management, security and technology.
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December 2009: Podcar City: COP 15 - Sweden
This international gathering in Malmö, Sweden, December 9-10, will explore alternatives to car-dependent mobility which will significantly contribute to the evolution of sustainable cities.
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April 2009: ATRA Heathrow Conference
ATRA is hosting a Euro-ATRA event at Heathrow Airport on April 21-23, 2009, where the ULTra PRT system will be operating.
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November 2008: City Logistics Expo Second Edition
City Logistics Expo Second Edition will take place from 27 to 29 November 2008. After the successful first event, City Logistics Expo
extends its horizons even further. This task involves sustainable logistics to increase efficiency and improve the environment.
Two expositions in one.
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May 2008: 10th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation
The importance of the 10th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation (AATT 2008 )
to the World's Economy has been deeply and fundamentally affected by the development of new generation systems. Systems
that are largely based on emerging technologies and that integrate transportation technical innovation as an essential step
toward improving transportation infrastructure and providing more efficient advanced transportation operations. It is important
to meet the dynamic challenges of growing demand in modern day transportation. The Applications of Advanced Technologies
in Transportation (AATT 2008) Conference series provides a unique stage for sharing and exchanging research ideas, engineering
practice and creating synergies between research and practice, practice and research.
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April 2008: PTS Conference, April 2-3, 2008, Amsterdam
IPTS (Intelligent Public Transport Systems) will be holding its 2008 Conference in Amsterdam in April 2008.
It embraces all electronic systems and associated technologies that make travelling by public transport safer,
more efficient and more comfortable for passengers and public transport operators alike.
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October 2007: International PRT Conference, Uppsala, Sweden, Oct. 1-2, 2007
A BREAKTHROUGH IT WAS. A massive gathering in Uppsala and an intense exchange of ideas, experiences and contacts...
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