To: |
All APTA Members |
From: |
William Millar President |
Date: |
October 26, 2010 |
Subject: |
APTA 2011 Rail Conference Call for Papers |
The American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) 2011 Rail Conference will be held June 12-15 at the Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, MA. APTA is pleased to invite its members to submit half-page abstracts by November 23, 2010 within these technical and educational tracks:
Track |
Subject |
1 |
Technical Forums |
2 |
Operations |
3 |
Safety and Security |
4 |
Planning, Sustainability & Finance |
5 |
Capital Projects |
6 |
APTA Theme & Initiatives, General Management |
Please note: We will be focusing on all rail modes: Urban Rail, Commuter Rail, High-Speed/Intercity Rail, and Multi-Modal.
To submit abstracts and review the session descriptions, please visit the Call for Papers section of the website. For questions or assistance with the online submission process, please contact David Bruening of APTA’s Finance and Administration Department at (202) 496-4825 or email dbruening@apta.com.
Planning Schedule
November 23, 2010 |
Abstracts due to APTA |
January 21, 2011 |
Author Notification |
April 4, 2011 |
Technical Papers due to APTA |
May 2011 |
Conference proceedings available online |
You are encouraged to share your professional expertise with transit industry peers and showcase your projects. By submitting an abstract, authors are proposing to prepare a paper of ten pages in length for the conference proceedings.
APTA plans to receive approval from the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), the professional institute of the American Planning Association, to award Certification Management credits tailored to meet the needs of new and experienced planning officials at the 2011 APTA Rail Conference.
If you are submitting abstracts addressing topics such as planning and sustainability, APTA is requesting that you also send to Cheryl Pyatt at cpyatt@apta.com a bio for you and any co-authors that are certified members of the American Planning Association.
If you have questions or want more information about the rail conference call for papers process, please contact Cheryl Pyatt of APTA’s Program Management and Educational Services Department at (202) 496-4875 or email cpyatt@apta.com.
We look forward to your participation and learning more about your work.
This opportunity is open only to APTA members. All authors must be members of APTA. For information about joining APTA, please contact Helene Brett of APTA’s Member Services Department at (202) 496-4837 or e-mail hbrett@apta.com.