Announcement of TLOG 2018 conference (7th International Conference on Transportation and Logistics)
Dear EASTS members,
This is an announcement of TLOG 2018 conference (7th International Conference on Transportation and Logistics).
Date: September 8-10, 2018
Place: Dalian, China
Conference theme: Regional Coordination & Cooperation in Transportation Logistics, and the Belt & Road Initiative
Host organizer:
Professor Qiang Meng, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Professor Haibo Kuang, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, China
Professor Zhijia Tan, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, China
Conference website: http://tlog2018.cicts-dmu.com/
Call for Papers: This Call for Papers invites submissions for The Seventh International Conference on Transportation and Logistics (hereafter, T-LOG) on the “Regional Coordination & Cooperation in Transportation Logistics, and the Belt & Road Initiative.”
Due to world trade liberalization and global logistics operation, world cargo volume has been increasing in an unprecedented fashion for the past several decades, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. This exceptional grow path has raised a necessity of regional cooperation and coordination. Additionally, with the increasing prevalence of “the Belt & Road Initiative,” the issue of how to establish and improve transportation/logistics networks in Asia-pacific regions has also become important. As an excellent platform to facilitate interactions among transportation and logistics professionals, T-LOG 2018 will be hosted by Dalian Maritime University in Dalian, a city known as the Northern pearl in China. The conference will serve as a great opportunity for both academics and practitioners to exchange their information and knowledge as well as to work on the issues and problems associated with transportation and logistics.
Paper Award:
In memory of Dr. Yoshio Takeuchi, the first President of OCDI (The Overseas Coastal Area Development Institute of Japan), conference papers will be evaluated and awarded on the basis of their potential application to a practical field of logistics.
Journal Publication:
The organizing committee is targeting at the possible journals – “Transportation Research Series”, Asian Transport Studies and “Journal of Systems Science and information” for the special issues of the conference
Submission System:
Abstracts for academic papers must be received no later than 31 March 2018 and be submitted through the conference website: tlog2018.cicts-dmu.com or directly send to tlog2018@sina.com
(Deadline is extended)
Important Dates (Academic track):
March 31, 2018: Abstract submission
April 15, 2018: Notification of abstract acceptance
May 14, 2018: Full paper submission
June 15, 2018: Notification of acceptance
June 29, 2018: Notification of acceptance
July 31, 2018: Author early registration
August 15, 2018: Final paper/presentation material submission
September 8~10, 2018: Conference
Important Dates (Practical and non-review track):
May 14, 2018: Full paper/presentation material submission
June 29, 2018: Notification of acceptance
July 31, 2018: Author early registration
August 15, 2018: Final paper/presentation material submission
September 8~10, 2018: Conference
Contact information:
For enquiries, please contact tlog2018@sina.com. Further information can be found in the conference website: tlog2018.cicts-dmu.com
T-LOG International Scientific Committee:
Dr. Kim HASSALL (University of Melbourne)
Prof. Dr. Kuancheng HUANG (National Chiao Tung University)
Prof. Dr. Tomoya KAWASAKI (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Prof. Dr. Qiang MENG (National University of Singapore)
Prof. Dr. Raymond ONG (National University of Singapore)
Prof. Dr. Mingyao QI (Tsinghua University)
Dr. Hong Seung ROH (The Korean Transport Institute)
Prof. Dr. Jittichai RUDJANAKANOKNAD (Chulalongkorn University)
Prof. Dr. Ryuichi SHIBASAKI (The University of Tokyo)
Prof. Togar SIMATUPANG (Bandung Institute of Technology)
Prof. Dr. Mikio TAKEBAYASHI (Kobe University)
Prof. Dr. Daisuke WATANABE (Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology)
Prof. Dr. Haibo KUANG (Dalian Maritime University)
Prof. Dr. Zhijia TAN (Dalian Maritime University)
